Well people, it’s Sept 17, and I haven’t written a post since the Everglades. So, summer 2021 is going to get only a quick recap. It’s been the busiest summer EVER, and it feels so good. Masks were off, (Back on now because people are dumb)things were open, and we took full advantage. Perhaps the…
We had to get up “early” to make sure we had enough time to pack in all the things we wanted to do in the Everglades. We stopped at Robert is Here for smoothies. I chose strawberry key lime—not delicious. So I went back for a banana chocolate coconut milkshake. Definitely more delicious. Rusty’s mango,…
We had all been eagerly awaiting our chance to go to Robbies and feed the Tarpons. The dock worker told us it was the “cheapest adrenaline rush in the Keys.” She was right! Dangling your arm down in the water while waiting for a giant fish to lunge at your bait was an adrenaline rush…
Thursday was time to check out of our cudjoe key place and head up to John Pennecamp for our snorkel tour and stay at a houseboat. On the drive up we stopped for a scenic pic of the 7 mile bridge. It’s pretty cool to just dive over nothing but ocean for 7 miles. The…
While Halle was off hanging out with Dolphins, the rest of us were hanging out at Star Fish Haven. Rusty and Josh went out on the paddle boards and kaykas, and Blake and I rode our bikes around and stopped for a soda at the little general store. We also grabbed Yatzee to play from…
Halle here–I had the opportunity to do the Researcher Experience at Dolphin Research Center, and it was so fun! There could be four people there at one time, but it was just me which was especially awesome as they could really make it special for me and made me feel like one of their team….
We all slept in and took our time getting ready for Key West. Rusty and I even tried paddle boarding in the waves. It was very windy and we didn’t last long. We were trying to avoid the worst of the heat by leaving a little later in the day. Spoiler alert—we didn’t. Our first…
Theater of the Seas and Sombrero beach Rusty and I woke up and snuck out for a bike ride along the beach. Renting the bikes didn’t go as smoothly as we would have liked, so we didn’t have a ton of time. But it felt good to get out snd enjoy the morning air before…