Blame it on the Bosa Nova or Some Person's Low is another's High

Above: Pool and Tiki Bar in center -Wayne at Tiki Bar by the Pool
Below: Canal Walk and African Queen - Bahia Honda

Just before Robyn came down to visit us, the Hurricane Season began to move into full swing. Tropical Lows were a daily discovery, accompanied by daily torrential rain and very windy conditions. Our Florida friends, Karen and Eric and Susan and I decided to head for the Keys for some quality snorkeling. We booked ourselves a room in Key Largo and took the long weekend down to the Keys. Susan and Karen had scheduled Kayaking, Snorkeling trips and we hit the road. Tropical Lows in the Bahama's threw us 20 mph winds gusting to 30. Key Largo is just an hour and a half from Delray Beach - we hit the Kayak outfitters only to be told that it was too windy - we headed to the hotel to try for an early check-in. We checked in and headed for the pool - complete with Tiki Bar. Karen, a Penn State grad and devoted fan, settled into the Penn State football game that was on the tv at the bar. Susan read by the pool, while Eric and I settled into the pool and frozen Rum Runners. The tropical low turned into a poolside high. The evening was spent at Coconuts, a local restaurant along the canal behind the hotel. The snorkeling trip the next day was blown out, so we loaded up the Trooper and headed to Bahia Honda. The visibility was really murky, but, we had fun anyway. Susan volunteered as Designated Driver and we started with beers at Lazydays Bar overlooking the turquoise water of the Ocean. Then Karen directed us to a restaurant to watch the sunset on the Gulf. As we were eating dinner, the waitstaff started feeding the fish. One of the highlights - Sharks, Tarpin, and other varieties of fish competed for dinner. We continued back to the hotel, stopping at the World Famous Tiki Bar one Key down, and found ourselves at Sharkies Pub- a local pub along the canal behind the hotel and we settled into a group of Chicago ex-pats watching a Bears game. Our trip continued to be a recognisance trip for future ventures as we hit a winery that makes marvelous fruit wines- good snorkel outfitters, and future Kayak rentals. I forgot to mention another discovery - the original "African Queen", Bogart's beloved boat from the same movie was nestled among the Dive Boats next to the Hotel. We had a fun week-end, discovering the marvelous Florida Keys. until next post