Feb 13, 2014    We are all settled in at Fiesta Key Campground.  It is crowded here. People are saying they have never been to Florida (any part) and seen it this crowded.  Traffic is horrendous.  The mainland is much worse than here, but when anything happens on U.S. 1 gridlock occurs quickly.  David tried to go out to the parts store today in Islamorada and turned right  around and came back.  Something had happened and traffic was at a standstill.   The weather is not any where near as nice as I’ve experienced in the past.  tonight we went to Bingo at the rec hall and it’s long pants and sweatshirt weather.  The wind is blowing at least 25 knots.  David said the winds may be close to gale force.

This afternoon John and Nancy took me shopping for a new bike.  The cold and wind really limits you to what you can do and shopping is always fun.   We’re headed into Marathon and I thought it would be fun to take them to walk through the garden at The Church of San Pablo. It’s one of Marathons hidden treasures here.

I really want to be particular about what kind of bike I buy and my choices here are very limited. I considered a bike rental, but they average about $15 a day.  I need a bike for the rest of the trip. We end up at KMart and I get a 15 speed Huffy for $102.00.  It’s a pretty blue so I’m cool with it.

We walk the garden at The Church of San Pablo and it’s so pretty.  Flowers are in bloom and we even see a small barracuda in a pond.

Tomorrow we are going to the Flea Market in Big Pine and having lunch at The No Name Pub.   We’ll cruise around a little looking for some Key Deer. We are creatures of habit when we’re here and do a lot of the same things over and over, year after year.  It’s always fun and never boring.