We finally took possession of our motor home and have moved down from Central Florida to the Florida Keys. The motor home feels luxurious after months travelling around in a small van and living in a tent or small hotel room. Even domestic chores like cooking are fun … sure the novelty of this will wear off soon.
We are staying in John Pennekamp State Park, which is focused around the reef some mile or two offshore – so most of it is under water (at least the campsite is on terra firma). Our camp site is quite cosy but unfortunately it is right next to pond which is an ideal breeding spot for all types of unpleasant bugs – the worst of which are affectionately known as “no-see-ums”. The creatures are horrible, biting bugs – which are cover you with little bite marks which itch like crazy. Also they don’t seem to be put off by most insect repellents. Fortunately there are lots of creatures like lizards and spiders around to eat these beasts – but not enough to kill off the populations of bugs. We have seen plenty of wildlife including some land iguanas – which are about 4 feet long and plenty of white ibis and other bird life.
One of the main reasons for being here was to go out onto the sea – or, more accurately ,to go in and see what is down under the water. We have bought ourselves some snorkelling equipment and have tried it out off the beach at the park so we could get used to it. Fortunately the water is still warm this time of year (mid 70s – which most Floridians think is cold) so we didn’t come out suffering from hypothermia.We wonder what Laura will make of snorkelling and kayaking!She is flying in on Tuesday and we are all looking forward to spending time with her again.
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