2/1-3/1 - Fiesta Key RV Resort, Long Key, FL

We are in the middle of the Keys, here.  On one side is the Atlantic Ocean, and on the other side is the Florida Basin.  The water is a beautiful blue, and about 4 feet deep for miles!

vultures were everywhere!

Anhinga in the usual wing-drying posture

We took a trip to the Everglades National Park, which is north from here!  It is not a swamp, but a free flowing river about 30 miles wide and 2 feet deep!  Just a few inches of land makes a difference in what grows here, from sawgrass to cypress to pines.  Lots of wildlife!

Anhinga

28 gators

gator close-up

peek-a-boo crane

Poser!

he was a foot from the path and didn't look real until he opened his eyes

tree root (Steve thought it was a snake!

they built the walkway around the rocks

We also went to Biscayne Bay National Park (which is mostly under water!)

Beautiful!

 We also took a trip to the Dry Tortugas National Park, 70 miles off the coast of Key West!  We had to be there by 7:30 am and we were 70 miles away, so up in the dark for a motorcycle ride!

loggerhead turtle skull

 t shirt on our trip

Our transport to the island

entryway over the moat

inside

cannon brace

stairs to top floor

looking out from a cannon port

beautiful beach!

on the walkway

on the top "floor"

view inside the fort from the top

We also took a separate trip to Key West to see the sights.

southernmost point in the US

Sunset Celebration at Mallory Square

Beautiful Sunset!