The Keys

The past few days have been amazing.  We were less than impressed with the Key Largo area.  Snorkeling was fun, but John Pennekamp park was a mad house of people and that's just not our thing.  Once we got to Marathon we were much happier.  The park where we are staying is super nice and everyone and extremely friendly.  We are located about a quarter mile from the 7 mile bridge which is a very historic area for the Keys.  Outside of the fact that our steering column in the truck is broke, all has been going well.

Our first night here we watched the sun set from the bridge and it was simply breath-taking.  Today, we road our bikes across the bridge to Pigeon Key.  It was a neat little island they now use mainly for educational purposes.  

We all tried our first green coconut at Pigeon Key.  We found some laying on the ground and an intern told us to try the milk from them because they are particularly sweet.  It was so delicious!  The meat isn't good in the green coconuts but the milk is amazing.  It's just the opposite as they sit longer and turn brown. 

Yesterday, we rode our bikes a total of about 10 miles since we have to wait for the truck to be fixed.  We rode to the beach and ate lunch.  There was a cool park there too.  The white sand and blue water is beautiful, but there are no waves!  I also expected more beaches. It seems like there is plenty of water access but not many beaches. 

Last night we enjoyed an amazing dinner at Sunset Grille.  I got a mahi grilled in jerk seasoning with a mango salsa and garlic mashed potatoes.  It Rocked!!!! The kids swam in the pool and we listed to music as we sat on the deck and enjoyed our meals.  A totally cool place to say the least!


Today we went for a drive to see the other keys and we made it down to Key West.  It was a cool place to see.  We didn't stop or stay very long, but we were there long enough to notice all the roosters roaming around the town.  Key West seemed like a cool place to go if you don't have the kiddos along. 

When we got back to the campground, I took the kids over to their game room to join in the Easter egg painting.  Tomorrow they are planning and Easter egg hunt for the kids.

We are all enjoying ourselves very much and we would definitely come back here.  I think, after driving through the other keys, that we made the best choice by staying in Marathon.  Islamorada also looks pretty nice and I would consider checking it out sometime.  Camden is particularly fond of it here and is already asking when we can come back.