It's hard to believe we've already been back for a week, but again, time flies. Our trip to the Florida Keys was excellent. I'm not a huge fan of hot and humid, so a March vacation is just prefect to me. The first day we arrived in Key Largo it was fairly warm and muggy, but then a nice cool front moved in for the rest of the week. The only disadvantage was that it brought with it a lot of wind. Which is not so cool while in a glass bottomed boat 45 minutes from shore trying to spot colorful fish in a coral reef. We held off from taking the glass bottomed boat ride until our very last day, hoping that the water wouldn't be so choppy. Turns out it was more than choppy.
Danny was the one who begged and begged to go on this special boat and was so delighted when the boat zoomed off with 60+ passengers to head out to a reef. But then things really started to rock and roll so to speak. The boat just rolled with each huge wave. Through incredible luck, none of us got sea sick but plenty of people did. They had to go up on top of the boat and be sick (as Benji would say "eewww!") I ended up sitting inside the cabin holding both boys for most of the trip. Danny was so scared he was shaking. Susanne fortunately was able to scoot on down to the bottom to see some fish, but for the most part, it was was just one very expensive rocking chair for the duration of the trip. Of course when we got back to land, Danny's revisionist history took over and as he remembered it, the whole trip was AWESOME. Right ;-) But I love his enthusiasm.
We frolicked in the ocean, fed fish, built sand castles, saw animal shows, and also spent a day in Key West. Overall, a very good time for all. Here are a few pics that describe better than I can our adventures. Ciao! -Monica
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| Benji shakes hands with a sea lion! |
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| This is Twister. Or Simon. Cool dolphins at the Theater of the Sea just south of Key Largo. |
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| We were so proud when Danny volunteered to play with the dolphins. Diagnosis? Slimy! |
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| Did I mention it was windy? Benji's face (er... hair) says it all. |
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| Look! A parrot! Apparently wanted a cracker. |
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| Speaking of parrots, this is called a Parrot fish, named for its "beak". They are not very attractive... |
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| In Key West with Su's mom and the boys in this pic. Happy Birthday to you too Nana! |
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| Where it all begins. At least Route 1. |
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| A gorgeous shot of the setting sun. Thanks Susanne for taking such great pictures! |
1 comment:
Beautiful pictures and a beautiful family. Too bad about the boat ride. I love Danny's resilience and excellent attitude. If he felt it was awesome that means it was! (Notwithstanding the facts). Happy Birthday to Nana. Love you all. Talk soon.
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