Thursday, December 26, 2024

Christmas in the Keys

 Our home base for 5 days was Islamorada - our happy place as it puts us walking/biking distance from great restaurants, galleries, bike trails.

Shark Valley, Everglades bike ride to tower



Everglades sea of grass

always amazing sunsets!



found Tampa! at Keys Brewery

Christmas tree nestled with palms

Santa and his iguanas!!



surfin' Santa

Santa Gator!























Flamingo nuzzles!





Christmas Flamingos

and, of course, flamingo umbrellas

















US Border Patrol - 4 350hp engines

enjoying the day

Turk with birds flying out of his back











































Boats damaged in last hurricane-Irma!



Ong Key park mangrove





















King of Long Key Park!



from early 1900s building Keys RR

Ties uncovered in Irma surge