Blogs from Keys, Florida, United States, North America - page 15

Last two days went by so quickly. Dinner with the officers was very nice and the wine flowed! Defended our title on the last sea day for progressive and we had to turn the trophy over to another team! We lost by one point but did win a free drink from Julie for winning 3 out of 6 days. The behind the scenes tour was fascinating- can't imagine the size of the main galley and they way they do laundry. there is a machine that dries and folds the sheets! Backstage was also fun to see all the costumes, feathers and beads- we got some beads from the wardrobe master for our trophy. Spent the last day getting pics with the staff - they were all so nice - i will really miss my home away ... read more

Gilles Labruyere sent another nice cartoon - it summarizes my trip completely accurate: icebergs are everywhere. But here in Key West, they melt faster. I plotted in the meantime my trip so far, and we are by far on the most Southern point here (24'33"), and DDN is closer to the equator than ever. And the most Northern point so far was Ilulissat (69'14"N), so we have changed latitude quite a bit. Today we start heading back North, Regina finds it too hot here. But apparently, Key West is one of the colder spots in the US at the moment, a heat wave seems to be in the mid-west. We'll see... ... read more

We Drove...and drove...and....opps...ran out of land! We drove down and across the Florida Keys. The Keys are a set of islands south and west of the tip of Florida. Many of them are connected by bridges, 48 bridges actually. The bridges were originally built by a guy named Flagler. He had them built for trains. His idea was that if he could get people to the islands, they would spend money and they did! Unfortunately, a big hurricane took out some of his bridges. When they were rebuilt, they were built for cars and trains. So, his plan worked and people came, and people spend money! Many wealthy people fell in love with the islands and built beautiful homes on the islands. They also built many hotels along the beaches. One of the keys, url= http://www.fl ... read more

May 22, 2011, 2011 Hello again, Looks like they changed the blog. You have to scroll down to see all the picutures. There are 9 pictures attached to this Blog :). We are sitting again in Boot Key Harbor. Florida Keys. We had crossed over to Sandy Point in the Abacos and then tried to cross abound “Hole in the Wall” at the south end of the Abacos and ran into big waves coming off the Atlantic ocean. We went from 2’ seas to 10’-12’ chop (Carol’s version is growing to 15’-20’). As they say, the boat can take it be we humans cannot. So we turned and ran back to the Berry islands. We spent about a week there gathering conch, snorkeling and preparing to make our next passage. There are two islands there that ... read more

Lange haben wir gezaudert, ob wir uns das antun sollen. Uns schreckte schon der Gedanke an Metropolen Floridas wie Palm Beach oder Miami ab. Außerdem wussten wir, dass solche Walmart-Hopper wie wir auf den Parkplätzen im feudaleren Süden nicht gerne gesehen sind. „Entweder haste Geld und gibst das in Florida aus oder zieh wieder von dannen!“ war eine wiederholt gehörte Meinung. Doch da waren die Everglades und eine Fahrt an das äußerste Ende der Keys nach Key West lockte ebenfalls. Also sind wir an der Westküste des Florida-Zipfels nach Süden getourt. Wir wollten die Reise natürlich nicht auf der Autobahn abrasen, sondern nahmen den gewöhnlichen Highway 19. Da wurde es dann richtig stressig – eine Stadt nach der Anderen, ein Shopping-Center wechselte mit dem Nächsten. Dazu keine grüne Welle – nervtötend. Südlich von St. Petersburg gaben ... read more