After seven wonderful days at Grove Isle Marina, we moved to Miami Beach to meet with friends and see the Miami Boat Show.The weather at our 11:30 AM departure was partly cloudy and 80 degrees with wind out of the east at 15 to 20 MPH.&n…
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Coconut Grove Adventures – Day 134 to 138 – Miami, FL
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Local history discovered – Day 133 – Miami, FL
The temperature at 7:30 AM was 72 degrees under cloudy skies with a 50% chance of showers. Chicago was 12 degrees.I volunteered to take Kodi for her morning walk. We walked across the bridge to an open lanscaped lot right across the street …
Welcome to Coconut Grove – Day 132 – Key Largo to Miami, FL
Our day began by checking the weather. The temperature in Chicago at 8:00 AM was +1 degree with a windchill of -9 with a forecast of snow for tomorrow. Key Largo was 73 degrees at 8:00 AM with the 30% chance of showers and a …
We move further north – Day 131 – Islamorada to Key Largo, FL
Our goal is to be in Miami Beach on February 16 to meet lots of friends and attend the Miami Boat Show. Friends who we will connect with include Pam Rose, Jim, Heidi and Michael Kargman, Ron and Linda Markovits, Dick and Cathy Hoffman and Mi…
Kodi’s Adventure – Day 129 & 130 – Islamorada, FL
Diana announced yesterday that it was time to renew two of Kodi’s vaccinations and made an appointment with a local vet for today at 11:00 AM. We decided that it would be great fun to dingy over to the vet who was located just three miles so…
Islamorada Vacation – Day 127 to 130 – Islamorada, FL
It seems strange to refer to our stay at Holiday Isle Resort and Marina as a vacation but that is what it is; a vacation within a vacation.Partial view of the holiday Isle Resort and Marina While not on a par with Captiva’s South Seas Island Resor…
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The long awaited “Key West Adventures” article has finally been completed. Enjoy!The article is five below this one. Reference “Days 112 to 116.”Next article will be published tonight. Tentative title: Islamorada Vacation. Stay …
Fun in the sun – Day 126 – Marathon to Islamorada, FL
Time to move on. Our goal today was Islamorada some 43 mile east of Marathon. This move puts us within 60 miles of Miami Beach. We have reservations at the Miami Beach Marina for the Miami Boat Show.Again we awoke to PERFECT…
Turtle soup anyone? – Day 124 – Marathon, FL
The day started with our morning ritual; checking the weather in Chicago with Weather Underground and the news with Yahoo. Needless to say the weather in Chicago reached the level where you would write home to mother. Heavy snow overnight a…
