Blogs from Long Key, Florida, United States, North America

We were celebrating Carolina's B-day and all she wanted was, an RV and head down to the keys so we embarked in our journey! What a great place we found, the name... Fiesta Key. We got there at night and found our instructions next to the guard house, after set up we looked at what seemed to be the horizon (it was dark) and witnessed a beautiful show of lights! there was a big storm going on. Lobstering was great but unfortunately not all people respect the laws (so me people were taking small lobsters - below legal size) In all we had an amazing time with our great friends Christiane and Tom and can't wait to get back!... read more

The alarm went off at 6:30 and jolted me out of a really deep sleep. I had to get ready to go fishing. Today was the day for real that it was going to happen. The Tuesday trip was cancelled because of rain and high winds but today is calm and promises to be 77 degrees. I arrived at the boat on time to see a line-up waiting to register. A beautiful day brings out the crowds so good for the ship owners. My seat was up front and I was happy for that so I didn't have to breath the exhaust of the engins. We were given a pole already rigged and a small pail of bait that 2 people shared and instructions on how to operate the rod and reel. So when the engine ... read more

It was a really hot and muggy night and sleep was unsettled. My alarm was set for 6:30 because I was scheduled to go fishing on a party boat and I had to be there by 8 am. Since morning is not my most productive time extra time was needed to wake up, walk Oscar, make my lunch, get the cameras ready etc. I was at the dock at the stroke of 8 but the parking lot was almost empty, bad sign. The weather was stormy but forecasters said it would clear by 9:30, and don't fish bite better in the rain? Too many had cancelled and they didn't have enough to meet the quota so the morning run was cancelled. I rescheduled for Thursday morning and went on to plan B. I got back home, ... read more

I am combining 2 days since I did the same thing both days. Just hung around the campground and enjoyed the show. Saturday was the old car show on the beach picnic area and Sunday the kite surfers were incredible. The car show was not a big deal but interesting and the boy scouts were selling a fund raiser coupon book and the volunteers for the park were selling hot dogs and hamburgers to make some money, so I felt good to contribute. We had nice walks but most of the two days were spent on the beach photographing the kite surfers or reading my book. The weather has been incredibly beautiful but windy so the surfers love it and we get to watch them perform. There are random shots of birds that caught my eye. ... read more

I decided it was time to see sunrise so today was the day. A little bleary-eyed walking down the beach, I met one of the workers here and she told me there was a sting ray laying eggs in the sand if I wanted to see it. Dah! Here was a sing ray a few inches from the edge of the water, just enough water to be submerged, and she was "flying" with her body to create a hole in the sand under her. She got down a few inches and then must have deposited her eggs there. There is a picture but the sun was not up yet so the lighting is not the best, but then she might be noticed by a predator. That woke me up! As the sun started to brighten the ... read more