Destination Reached

Destination Reached - Key West -FL

Feb 13, 2010 Saturday- Day 12- Very Windy 62 degrees

We awoke to sunshine and high winds this am., we also cold, about 57 degrees. We were all hooked up, so we left our campsite and drove down the road about 5 miles so we could dump and fill our water tanks, ready for “dry camping” tonight. This took about an hour to do all of this; however, it gave us a nice place and time to check things on the RV before continuing our journey.

We again traveled route 41, which is the same route I became familiar with in Venice, called Tamiami Trail and the same name continues all of the down. We passed by active Miccosukee Indian Villages, with thatched roof homes, many people out fishing and many airboats in this area of the Everglades.

As we changed route and followed 997, which was 142 miles from Key West, we saw HUGE field of tomatoes, sweet corn and green beans. Sprinkler systems like I have never seen before and we saw bananas growing, which I have never seen before.

We stopped at Homestead for lunch and gas. I quickly picked up Hot wings for Lou and I had chicken breast along with some wonderful potatoes. For desert we enjoyed fresh oranges…

We enjoyed the drive over the extended bridges coming into Key West, it is amazing that such bridges could be engineered. We arrived at Key West at 4:30 pm and are at Sigbee Naval Housing for the night and tomorrow we will move over to the main camping area; however, it will still be dry-camping, but we will be within walking distance of the city of Key West. I am so excited to think I will get to see the museums and such.