Linda woke up early. Remember at the beginning of the trip how she would rise at 5:30 and go out for a walk. Unfortunately, it didn’t take long for that habit to die and her idea of getting up early is now 8:00. Well, with new resolve she headed out this morning at 6:30. It was a gorgeous morning so she headed for the 7 mile bridge. She walked an hour one direction, then turned around and came back. By that time, Gerry was wondering where in the heck she was. He was about to head out on the bike when she returned.
We decided today was dinghy cleaning day. Gerry took the dinghy down and pulled it over to the ramp. We had some Captain Phab dinghy cleaner that we had bought in Canada. We had used most of it earlier, but were able to judiciously use the rest to get the dinghy pretty darn clean. It is great stuff. Unfortunately you can only get Captain Phab in Canada. We bought some other cleaner recently, but it’s not nearly as good. Once the dinghy was clean we applied UV protection. Then it was good to go …… so off we went for a dinghy ride. It was a beautiful day to be on the water. We explored many of the places we had been to by land. Things actually look must better from the water. After being out for an hour or two, we noticed what looked like a fog bank moving in. Sure enough, within a few minutes we were shrouded in fog. It was very strange. Locals said it never gets foggy here …. Just another case of unusual weather.
We spent a few hours in the afternoon working on taxes. Michael is helping us with them and we needed to supply him with additional information.
We had a very nice sunset tonight. We walked the dock taking a few pictures and then headed down the street for Mexican food. Great food again … a nice ending to a nice day.
This is the way the water and sky looked just before sunrise. Early morning is a great time of day, especially here in the Keys
... and here comes the sun. Didn't take long for the temps to rise. Linda was pretty sweaty by the time she returned from her walk.
Walked the old 7 mile bridge down to here -- Pigeon Key. The old bridge was built by Henry Flagler as part of a railroad system starting in 1905. The railroad stretched from Miami to Key West. Pigeon Key was used as the construction base camp for the the bridge. The railroad to Key West never really caught on and when a hurricane destroyed the Islamorada portion in the 1930's it was never repaired. The old bridge was subsequently turned over to the Federal Government who refurbished it as an automobile bridge. In 1982 a new bridge was finished and the old 7 mile bridge became a walking, hiking, biking, fishing bridge.
Is that a new dinghy??? Sure looks like one after a few hours of scrubbing
... and one more view (too bad we didn't have a "before" picture so you could see the difference)
Here's Gerry out for a quick run in the dinghy. Needed to make sure everything was working properly before heading out
This egret was right at home on the small boat next to where we had cleaned the dinghy
This is a shot of the pier next to the Tiki Hut where we meet for happy hour in the evenings. Who wouldn't be happy here!
Out and about we went by Keys Fisheries. Not much to look at, but the food sure is good (this is where we ate a few nights ago)
Hundreds of birds on some pilings and an old breakwater wall
I believe this pelican was just napping in the sun ... it was that kind of a day
A shot of the old 7 mile bridge (this is where Linda walked this morning)
A jellyfish in the water. These are very different looking from the jellyfish in Maryland. We saw several of them floating on the water. Didn't get a very good picture, but the camera battery died, so couldn't get a better one.
Just before sunset .... perhaps this is the same bird from the earlier picture
Sunset ... looking through the trees 
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The "jellyfish" floating on the water is actually a Portuguese Man-o-War". Similar to a jellyfish but with a much stronger sting.
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