It seems odd (but consistent with blame climate change) that I’m posting about dealing with extreme heat here in the Everglades without electricity while folks in Texas are suffering from extreme cold without electricity. Of course I’ve chosen to live off the grid, and I’m not truly suffering. Just sweaty. I think of this post […]
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Back in the Everglades Again
Out where a friend is a friendWhere the big mosquitoes feedAnd the lowly hikers bleedBack in the Everglades again. Here we are, for the third time, because this place is worth it. We spent Thanksgiving at the large campsites of Big Cypress, as a quick stop between reservations in Tampa and Naples. Then we had […]
Bahia Honda and Airstreamers
I have a half hour to put this post together in the free time I have before Friday morning’s email goes out. Wait, you heard that right: I don’t have much free time because … [drumroll] … we’re walking over to have happy hour with two Airstream couples in a bit. In real life! People! […]
Scrap Photos
At the magazine where I worked last, the designer and I would keep folders of images we had permission to use but hadn’t used yet. Here are my scrap photos from this week. Sunrises and Sunsets from the Campground Hiking on Big Pine Key The geology of the lower keys is unique, with a very […]
Misfortune in Dark Holler
What happened a couple of days ago to our neighbors is the RVer’s worst nightmare. They’re (or I should say were) in the big Class A motorhome parked right beside us, and they’re a big family from Michigan: three generations staying in two adjacent RVs for the full winter season, and they’ve done so for […]
Day to Day in Paradise
I was going to lay off posting for a while because we have three more weeks here and we’re settling into a slow routine that’s not exciting, not blog-worthy. But last night I spoke with my friend Susan who complained about her cold weather, and yesterday Toby said on Instagram that he has Keys envy, […]
Come Tour the RVs at Sunshine Key
Hi there! Come along with me as I walk through the RV park here at Sunshine Key. I’ll show you around. We have 400 campsites here! So there’s lots for us to ogle as we walk along the rows and imagine life in all these RVs. The Fancy Ones All RV parks in the Keys […]
Photo Update on Sunshine Key
I’ve felt this strange way before, when the outside world is in utter turmoil, and here I am on vacation. This is another aspect of full-time RV life I will get used to. So I’ll resort to blogging as I have in the past in these situations, with photos and just short descriptions. Pictured behind […]
First Impressions of RV Life in the Keys
We arrived at Ohio Key (known by the name of the RV park that’s on it: Sunshine Key) yesterday afternoon, and I’m writing this our first morning here, so it’s waaaay too early for an assessment of what life will be like here. But I have all these interesting photos I must share! Beautiful Views […]
Sunrise Service c/o the Everglades
We’re camped just a quick walk from Florida Bay—in fact, if we swam directly out we’d end up on Big Pine Key for our next reservations. If only the Airstream floated. 🙂 This morning instead of walking out to see the sunrise, I rode my bike. (Banjo is a little freaked out by this place, […]
