Keys

Well another travel destination can be crossed of our list.  We headed to the Florida keys yesterday to explore.  It didn't rate super high in our travel log though....The tides currently are super high, the winds are still blowing super fast making for the adventure we were seeking a little more disappointing.  The beaches seem null and void and the one we did find wasn't really directly into the ocean or bay.  We also couldn't get on the water in boats or kayaks as the wind gusts were just too strong.  Meaning no snorkelling adventure either.   I do think we may have to try the keys again....but i don't think it will be any time soon.

We did enjoythe sunshine finally coming out full force.  So we went from base tans to a little burnt or darker....

The green ocean waters were pretty fascinating to see in the keys.  The wind and waves did make it fairly murky though, so i can't say if that was its true colours???

The iguanas we saw by the ocean were cool.....the snake that slithered by, not so sure???



The lack of beach behind me

See the greens of the water.....





We did enjoy a delicious piece of key lime pie while in the keys.....those 2 just go hand in hand right?



We hung out in the keys for the day and headed into south beach for a walk along the ocean and dinner as close to the beach as possible.  It's not every day that the palm trees are blowing behind you while you're eating...(ok besides for the people who live here).



Today we're off to hunt down the alligators.....I've yet to see one, but with an air boat tour we should be successful.

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