November 30, 2020

Key Largo

John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park Key Largo, Florida

Welcome to the world Guy Joshua!!

Today was moving day. I had one last walk to Florida Bay.

We took all morning getting tanks cleaned out and driving back through the Everglades. We really do love it here. I know it will always be among my favorites places.

We stopped at Roberts again for mangos, papaya, and avocados.

A picture as we crossed the water into Key Largo.

We are camped at John Pennekamp State Park. When we first decided to come to the Keys, we couldn’t find any available camping spots in the state parks. One evening, I decided to look again and we were fortunate to find a site here for five nights. This park is mostly underwater. It protects the only living coral reef in the continental US. Lots of people come here to scuba dive or snorkel. Many of the boat tours and the aquarium are shut down because of COVID. There is a small beach area and the campground sits right on the Straits of Florida.

We were able to accomplish the mission of finding a new motor for our retractable steps. We found it at an RV dealer here in Key Largo.

We also found some amazing looking fresh tuna at the Fish House.

We took our dinner down by the water. Luckily, we sat in a pavilion as the rain fell around us.

After dinner we went for a drive. Harry Harris Park was destroyed by Hurricane Irma 3 years ago. It has been restored and we enjoyed a short walk as the sun was setting.