Our last morning in the Keys started with another brilliant sunrise as I sat and tapped out these words
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| Navigator at work |
for all to read. It is comforting to sit and watch the day begin with a cup of coffee in hand looking out over the water and thinking of the great friends we have been connecting with in our travels. This has been a trip of discovery and rediscovery as we travel around and meet new people and meet up with old friends. As we do this the realization that it is the people that make our country great comes to light and a greater appreciation develops. Mark Twain once said "Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow mindedness" and we agree as we have met so many good people on this trip of all political views, religions and ethnicities and they have all been good solid people with whom I am happy to share my life. One of our big disappoints of this trip was not visiting with our dear friends Brian and Judy. Brian is ill and Carol has come down with a cold so after a bit of discussion with Brian, we chose to continue to move on. These two were our next door neighbors for 25 years when we lived in Rehoboth, MA. We shared every holiday and vacationed together and have too many shared memories to count, we are truly saddened that we could not make the stop, and Brian buddy, get well
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| Over the bridge to the mainland |
soon, you live in our hearts. So it was over the bridge from Key Largo and northward, we have made the turn and are beginning our slow climb back up the east coast. We traveled the Florida Turnpike for a while and then moved over to Route 95 and then mover over to Route 1. Route 1, although it had a lot more to see was a slow and tedious route with lots of stoplights but we did pass several anchorages where we had stayed when we did
our loop around the eastern half of the country by boat. So after a while we were back on route 95 and heading north. We decided to stop at Cocoa Beach, a town with shared memories with our children. No visit to Cocoa Beach is complete without a stop at Ron Jon's Surf Shop. So we plugged it in
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| Ron Jons |
the GPS and calm guy took us to the door. Our kids loved this place back in the 80's when we were all down here. And even though I am sure there is some really good surfing stuff here, this store is the world tribute store to self promotion, it seems as if everything in the store has the Ron Jon logo on it, and that is what makes it fun. We ended up texting back and forth with our son in Portland to make sure we got him just what was needed and to
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| Logos on everything |
make the perfect fashion statement. We love this place. While Carol continued to shop I found a good wifi signal in the parking lot and sat on a rock with my computer and found us a place for the night that wouldn't break the bank. We worked our way to the Motel 6 and settled in, after which we took a late night walk down to the beach and watched the surf roll in and the boat traffic offshore. The day had cooled and for the first time in days it seemed chilly. Carol was smart enough to bundle up a bit and I ended up being a bit cold but had brought my camera along so was still having fun. I was able to steady the camera enough on a handrail of the beach walk to get some long exposure photos. I am loving my camera and as always
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| Carol watching the boats |
wish that there was more time in
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the day just to spend
shooting pix and editing but I am finding just enough to to make me want more. After the walk, we hopped in the car and found some late night treats to munch on before bedtime. As Carol zonked out I watched tv for the first time since the Inauguration I think and found a movie on HBO - Batman vs Superman. I love comic book movies, but came away very disappointed in this one. Certainly not worth staying up to midnight for. . .
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