Islamorada

On  Saturday morning we left Banana Bay and headed up the Gulf side of the Keys some 38 miles to Plantation Yacht Basin and the Islamorada City Marina.  What a great place with a pool,  tennis courts, band shell,  soccer and baseball fields. It also had Good showers and a clean laundry facility. The rate was  3 dollars a foot which included water and electricity.  We hope to spend a Month here next year. Their monthly rate is not too bad.  Islamorada is by far nicer than Marathon.

Easter Sunday was very different, first we could not find a church close enough by, and cabs are very pricey.( more on that latter)  Our friend Dick had looked up a cousin he had not seen in 30 years and on Sunday afternoon we were all invited  to attend a fund raiser for hospice.  This took place at the Safari lounge , it is also called the dead animal bar because of all the African animal mounts on the wall.  What a joint, they had live music and charged $5 dollars for a ham dinner and a buck for Jell-O shots. It turns out Dicks cousins husband was the past mayor of Islamorada.  We were  treated like visiting dignitaries, what a hoot.  Great people and we had a great time.

Today we spent doing  chores including getting Cody the most expensive doggy haircut we could imagine. Cab fare was $20 each way for a 15 minute ride.  Cab , grooming, and tip came to $126!
We are leaving in the morning (weather permitting) for Key Largo and the John Pennycamp State Park Mooring field where we might stay for a week. We will post from there in 4 or 5 days.