Florida Keys

The Florida Keys were beautiful. We wished we had more time in Key West. Especially as the day we left was REALLY hot and sunny. We took advantage of it and had a nice lunch looking out at the Seven Mile Bridge and went to the Dolphin Research Center. Margot and I both really wanted to swim with the dolphins, but in exchange for frolicking in the water with them, they ask for 7 million dollars, your left arm, a toe, and half of your nose. We decided we didn't want to cut off our noses to spite our faces, so we passed on that.

I'm a sucker for tourist traps, so while we were in Key West, I wanted to get a photo at the Southernmost point in the continental USA. That was pretty cool....New Zealand is pretty far south too....Must be way cooler...HA HA HA HA!!!

Yesterday we did the big six hour drive to Sanibel. We drove along the i75 which is also called the Alligator Highway. It's one looooooong stretch of road that pretty much cuts through the entire width of Florida east to west. Quite an amazing drive actually. We felt like we'd crossed over into South Africa when we looked across the everglades. So much wildlife to check out along the way. The sun was setting as we came to the end of it, and that was amazingly beautiful.

Today we have another mammoth seven hour drive to Tallahassee, but before we hit the road, we're going to check out Sanibel Island......this could be the last sun we see for a while!