The Florida Keys - March 2011



Emmy and Michael invited us to accompany them on a spring break trip to the Florida Keys. Jon Nelson gave us lots of good advice about Marathon Key and vicinity. We had a wonderful week watching Thalia grow.

1 (of 87) Sitting on the steps of our front porch

2 (of 87) Our condo (marked *)

3 (of 87) Our view, straight west, from the porch

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10 (of 87) Each evening we gathered for the sunset

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19 (of 87) Michael had a lifelong dream to swim with the dolphins

20 (of 87) This is at the nearby Dolphin Research Center

21 (of 87) getting acquainted....

22 (of 87) There they go!

23 (of 87) Michael gets a kiss

24 (of 87) Time for swimming lessons

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36 (of 87) No biting insects at all

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38 (of 87) A strong storm appeared out of nowhere one afternoon

39 (of 87) Sombrero beach

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45 (of 87) Bahia Honda - the railroad (below) built in 1910, destroyed by hurricane in 1935, with highway built above afterwards

46 (of 87) Portuguese man-of-war

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53 (of 87) Crane Point Nature Preserve

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64 (of 87) Pelican at Crane Point bird rescue center

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69 (of 87) Six months old today (10 March)

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72 (of 87) The EVERGLADES!

73 (of 87) Anhinga Trail

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85 (of 87) Joan pets cormorant

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87 (of 87) Gumbo Limbo Trail