Home from Key West, time to tell the Thanksgiving Tales.
I was on the road before 6 am Thanksgiving morning. Stopped at John Pennekamp State Park in Key Largo for the first time. Intended to kayak, but once I saw the east wind blowing the waters from Largo Sound through the narrow launch area, I decided it was not a good day to explore Pennekamp. Back on the Overseas Highway.
35 miles later, I stopped at Long Key State Park. Figured the trail in the shallow lagoon "Long Key Lakes"
would be a good windy day paddle. In the water around 11:30.
I saw a few distant white shapes as I launched, unknown ibis or egrets, a few kingsfishers, cormorants, and an ibis. No photos. Had to take a pic of one of the vultures circling the nearby landfill just to get a wildlife shot.
I was approaching the launch site when investigated those distant white shapes.
The white shapes were snowy egrets. With blue and tri colored herons.
Ibis, too.
For a paddle that had no birds for 90% of the trip, it ended up well.
Landed about 1, 20 minutes later, was driving across the Seven Mile Bridge.
On Big Pine Key, I saw a Key deer on a side street as I drove on US 1. First one I've seen other than on Long Beach Road and Coupon Bight. I think I got to Key West and Bill Rowan's open house, pot luck, about three. I brought beer and pie. Those of you reading this for kayaking Tales, I now move on to family photos.
I had turkey, ham, stuffing, mashed potatoes, stone crab, oysters and a clam. Had to save room for desert. Brownie and blueberry pie.
Afterwords, I hung out at the Santa Maria, with my sister Clare and family. Nice place, but Jets fan Aidan needed a place to watch the game, and the hotel does not have the NFL Network. Arlo and Evan suggested Jack's Flats. I wonder if the name is from all the flat screen TVs. Great place to see a game.
I spent the night at Arlo's and Ashley's. Rested up for day two of my four day Turkey Day weekend.
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