We are now camped in John Pennekamp State Park in Key Largo. Pennekamp is known for it’s coral reefs. So far, we We have done two dives and the diving is much better than the lower keys. There is more coral and fish. We plan on diving more later in the week. We have also snorkeled several times and were lucky enough to see a spotted eagle ray on two different days. We got to swim around with it for several minutes. Yesterday, we went for a kayak, and today went birding and saw our first ever White-Crowned Pigeon. For bird nerds like us, it was exciting.
Holidays on the road are always a little strange. We went birding and snorkeling on Thankgiving Day and had pasta for dinner. I did buy a pumpkin pie, but that was going to be the extent of our traditions. We were surprised when our friend’s Ian and Kristen called us up and invited us over to Ian’ sisters house in Miami Beach on Friday. Not only did they let us crash their (day-late) Thanksgiving Dinner, Ian’s dad gave us great seats to see the Florida Panthers play the Toronto Maple Leafs. Candied Yams and hockey, it turned out to be a great time. It was fun to see friends in the middle of the winter, even for just a quick visit. The keys are being good to us.
