Everglades

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,…

Teaky Key

Blake here. My mom is making me do this. She told me I had to write 10 sentences. I wrote 15! We paddle boarded and kayaked to an island. It was small and had a swing. In the water we saw shells. The shells turned out to be hermit crabs! We grabbed some and had…

Robbie’s Tarpons and Parasailing

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…

Snorkling at John Pennecamp

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…

Theater of the Seas and Sombrero Beach

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…