2019 August found a lot going on for us this year, beginning with a vacation, followed by a break down and then resumed vacation. Upon returning home to Titusville, it was not long thereafter before we were running off again getting out of the way of Hurricane Dorian.
The initial goal was for Kathy & I to join our good friends Pam & John at John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park in Key Largo on Aug 5th.
Whereas our friends stayed on schedule and arrived on the Aug 5th ....
Kathy & I were delayed and we traveled / arrived on Aug 6th.
Aug 6, Tues, The morning found us hooking up the car to the rig and getting under way ...
Aug 6, Tues, ...about 6 hours later we were crossing the causeway from Homestead FL, entering Key Largo.
Aug 6, Tues, FL State Parks are generally great and this one also lived up to our expectations with one exception...the teeny weeny rv site.
20190806_FirstBikeRides.mp4Aug 6, First things first, upon arrival we all went for a bike ride!
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20190807_EarlyMornBikeRide.mp4Aug 7, Dennis does a morning bike ride in Park
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Aug 7, Wed, We all go Kayaking...
Aug 7, Wed, ...in about 30 seconds Pam (in lead) gets knocked into the water by a branch. I'm thinking the guy steering was to blame (grin)
Aug 8, Thur, Denny does early morning 10 mile bike ride.
Aug 8, Thur, morning bike ride begins...
Aug 8, Thur, Caribbean Club, site of scenes in the Humphrey Bogart Movie Key Largo.
20190808_GoPro_Snorkeling_Kathy_Heading_Out.MP4Aug 8, Thur, Bought a GoPro & Kathy heading out to try it Snorkeling.
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20190808_GoPro_Snorkeling_Kathy_Fish.MP4Aug 8, Thur, One of several clips Kathy takes while on her snorkeling trip.
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20190808_GoPro_Snorkeling_Kathy_Quick_Story.mp4Aug 8, Thur, The GoPro app will auto assemble multiple clips into a single video, complete with music. Pretty slick.
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20190809_GoPro_BIke_Ride_All_4_My_QuikStory.mp4Aug 9, Fri, We all go for a lengthy Bike Ride. Now using the GoPro everywhere.
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20190810_GoPro_Kathy_Denny_Early_Morn_Walk_QuikStory1.mp4Aug 10, Denny & Kathy go for Early Morning Walk.
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Aug 10, Kathy & Pam go Kayaking.
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20190810_GoPro_Kathy_Pam_Kayaking.MP4Aug 10, Sat, Key Largo Fisheries Backyard Cafe
Aug 10, Sat, Holiday Inn Key Largo
Aug 10, Sat, Holiday Inn Key Largo, "The" African Queen
Aug 11, John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park....Museum
Aug 11, Sunday, John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park...beach
Aug 11, Sunday, John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park...beach
Aug 12, Mon, Trip to the Caribbean Club. Famous for Humphrey Bogart. (PS: He never stepped foot in the Keys)
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201908012_Carribean_Club.mp4Aug 13, Tue, ...up at 5 am.
Aug 13, Tue. As previously mentioned, we had to deal with a breakdown...sort of. Upon arrival at John Pennekamp, as is typical, Kathy gets behind the wheel to do the parking, while I get outside to do the directing. THAT is when I walked to the rear of the rig and heard the engine making a horrible screeching sound. That also is when I knew to find a place for repair and head straight there upon leaving this park. The original plan was for the two couples to depart here and head further South to Lazy Lakes near Key West. John and Pam did just that however on Aug 13 Kathy & I traveled back North to a CAT Service Center in Ft Lauderdale. (ugh). Diagnosis on Tuesday afternoon: A/C compressor needs replaced. Will not be ready until tomorrow. Not our first Rodeo being broke down.... time to get a room.
20190814_Markham_Bike_Ride_QuickStory.mp4Aug 14, Wed, Spent last night in a hotel and this morning went for a bike ride at Markham Park, while waiting on rig repair to finish.
Aug 14, Wed, Late Arrival at Lazy Lakes RV Resort
Aug 15, Thur ...Woke up to our morning view backed up to the lake.
Aug 15, Thur... Much Fun playing Keyboard with the Lazy Lakes Trailer Trash Band.... Thanks Sandy, Richard and Debbie
Aug 15, Thur... Din Din at Bahama Mama's
Aug 16, Fri, Kathy, Denny, John & Sandy go for Bike Ride on Blimp Rode.
20190816_GoPro_BikeRide_Kathy,Denny,_John_Sandy_Blimp_Road_QuickStory.mp4Aug 16, Fri, Kathy, Denny, John & Sandy go for Bike Ride on Blimp Rode.
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Aug 17, Sat, John Takes Denny Fishing from the Bridge
Aug 17, Sat, ... John's homemade bait trap...got the bait.
Aug 17, Sat, ... John's home made cart...going to the bridge.
Aug 17, Sat, ... Now we are catching.... Mangrove Snappers
Aug 17, Sat, ... .... Done ...enough for din din.
Aug 17, Sat, ... Back at the campground....John knows how to clean em....then tosses the guts in the lake...wait for it...
20190817_Bait_Sucking_Shark.mp4Aug 17, Sat, ... From storm Irma, there are a few sharks stuck in the lake...they instantly know when fish are being cleaned.... and come for the left overs...
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Aug 17, Sat, ... Thanks John for a great time....first fishing I have done since I was a teenager 50 years ago.
Aug 18, Sun... A day in Key West... Ft Zachery
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20190818_GoPro_Key_West_Fort_Zachery_Beach_QS.mp4Aug 18, Sun... A day in Key West...
Aug 18, Sun... A day in Key West...
Aug 18, Sun... A day in Key West... Dante's Key West Pool Bar & Restaurant
Aug 18, Sun... A day in Key West... Schooner Wharf
Aug 18, Sun... A day in Key West... Hog's Breath Saloon
Aug 18, Sun... A day in Key West... Sloppy Joe's Bar
Aug 20, Tue ....back to home...
20190822_321_Liftoff.mp4Aug 22, Thurs..... 3,2,1, Lift Off.... PS: The Titusville Area Code is ...321 (grin)
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Aug 27, Tue.... frequenting our old hangout...New York New York
20190829_GoPro_morning_bike_ride_QS.mp4Aug 29, Thurs .... morning bike ride
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Aug 30, Fri...Initially the Storm was tracking straight for us, so we jumped North to Georgia for two nights. Fri Aug 30, Sat Aug 31