Whelan's Wheels (go round and round, round and round): Some sights from Tavernier and Plantation Key

Monday, January 19, 2009

Some sights from Tavernier and Plantation Key

So that you know I am still capable (well, maybe) of posting ... here are some pictures from the area ... sorry, kind of boring I know, but like I've mentioned we haven't been doing much! And these are in NO particular order for sure.

Above is looking from the empty space next to us (pretty close sites huh!) at us and the water (aka Arlo's playground) It's close isn't it!

Above, is what Sir can do to a coconut he finds in the water ... boredom has set in for him too I guess.

Some of the beautiful bougainvillea that is so prevalent in these parts. That particular one went up the stairs and was woven through the railing on the right side of the porch.

Another of the "fun" things in these parts is mailboxes ... we noticed it, um obviously, when we were first down here seven or eight years ago. Above is a dolphin.

Here is an iguana - apparently he was injured in some way. We were driving down this road so Rick could see the "airport" (which was really a grass strip and a house with a plane under it. Anyway, there were three people standing next to this guy and I hadn't seen one this large (three feet or so) so I got out to do a couple photos - the people said one of his eyes was bleeding (I didn't confirm it!). But when we went by it again the people had left and the iguana was heading to the trees - after having eaten the lettuce they left for him!

More of the pretty flora in these parts (above and below)

More mailboxes - this time mommy and baby manatee above and single below (what a crummy picture huh!!) WOW where did the color go?).

Not to mention a seahorse.

Birds outside the Cuban cafe - above is a bunch (five I think) pelicans in the water and a Great White Heron (??) on the fish cleaning table! I have no clue what the guy below is but I liked his yellow eye and beak.

The gorgeous landscaping and fountain outside what seems to be my home away from home ~ Mariner's Hospital.

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Anonymous said...: Hi Tracey,
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This is our story ~ and we're sticking to it.

Our attempt at a blog - quite scary isn't it?

We left MA in early October, 2007 after I (Tracey) retired September 5 as an executive assistant for a software developer and Rick retired from his job on October 1. We passed papers on our house September 28th and off we went. We traveled down the east coast to the Florida Keys ~ where we planned to spend three nights but 17 nights later had to leave our site because someone had reserved it a year prior! We then stayed in northern FL for another month and headed off to meet our Marine returning to the San Diego area after his second tour "over there". We spent several wonderful weeks realizing why grandparents get tired easily! After the San Diego area we headed to the "low desert" (certainly a new phrase for us) of CA and into western AZ .. and decided it was finally time to start the blog we'd talked about since August or so!!

So many wonderful things we saw along the way. And the people, oh the people. I have said so many times to Rick the best part of this journey has been the people. So, so many people with so many interesting stories. Think about it - think about the stories YOU have and multiply that by the many many people we must have met along the way ~ particularly a social person like Rick .. we met a rattlesnake milker in Sweetwater, TX, we met the camp hosts in the Keys who summer back in NH ~ talk about the best of both worlds! We met the female police Sgt. at the Sweetwater Elks whose son was also in Iraq at the same base as my son. We met people in Slidell, LA who survived Katrina and had a great attitude and a smile on their faces and were proud to share their local cuisine with us. We saw the Blue Angels, purely by chance, in El Centro, CA. Or the "campground" where within an hour of arriving our house had been hit three times by golf balls! Or the Elks lodge in Indio ~ the sweetest, bike riding, bartender ~ I just wanted to pack her up and bring her along on our adventure. Not to mention the aerial tram while we were there, the warplane museum for Rick who does NOT do aerial trams! The Salton Sea ~ WOW just WOW. We stayed in the lovely little town of Wilcox, AZ - there was just something about that town. How about Pensacola, FL where the Elks Lodge on the beach is now built high, very high, off the ground! Or what about Huntington Beach State Park in Murrels Inlet, SC - talk about beautiful. What a great place that was to spend our first Thanksgiving on the road with good friends - that was something to be thankful for, for sure. Our first Christmas and New Years in the Keys!! WOW. The love and support of a dear friend in FL while Rick had to fly back to Boston and we dealt with all that entailed with unexpected follow ups back in FL .. how fortunate were we through all of that. Not to mention having the new trailer outfitted in Myrtle Beach and staying at what a week or two a year is the Broken Spoke? Or the kind and soft spoken LA Police Detective who is on the gang unit? So many people, so many stories. And there is so much ahead. The people .. did I mention how wonderful the people have been - all different walks of life .. so many personalities, so many stories! I have said many times ~ I need to pinch myself every morning to be certain it REALLY is happening to US! We are so grateful.

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