THE FLORIDA KEYS

4th Jan  Siesta Key ($57) - We arrived on the Keys and found an RV campground right on the water.
They do pack them in though on these private parks you not exactly secluded. The sunset was to die for (see picture).
5th - 7th Jan - Long Pine State Park ($43) - This campsite is right on the Atlantic Ocean protected by a reef so shallow, flat water. We went tandem kayaking and I have discovered I (Jan) am great at going in circles. Adele kept us on the straight and narrow.  Great views and lazy days right on the sea.
7th Jan - to date - Bahia Honda State Park ($43) - Lucky to get into this state park, it is always full. This has the Gulf of Mexico on one side and Atlantic on the other. Went on a 20 mike bike ride to No Name Key, that was a test with a headwind on the way back. I have discovered I have a phobia of bridges which isn’t good on the Keys. I am okay as long as I keep my head down and don’t look down at the water. Have a 7 day bus pass to Key West. Our first trip took in the main drag, Duval Street and the harbour area, great margaritas and 2 for 1 deals. So many bars and restaurants, great people watching etc and the bus crowd were interesting too. Some previous felons so was hard not to eavesdrop. Apart from the locals, the Keys are full of Americans on holiday fleeing the Winter in most the other states, not many other Nationalities around apart from Canadian. The Keys seem to be busy whereas some of the other places in Florida seem to be a bit rundown, closed shops, recession hit basically. The amount of Latinos here is astounding, did not think the US had such an immigrant problem. Spanish will be the most prominent language in US by 2035! We are trying to pick some up, dos cerveza wont get us to far in Mexico. Anyway we are off to Key West again and then off to a Seafood festival in one of the parks in Key West on Sat.