Good-bye, Florida Keys

After spending 12 days in Marathon area of the Keys, it is time to move on. We signed up for a Newmar Rally being held at Sunshine Key RV Resort. We quickly found out that we were the youngest members of the group. It was fun to reconnect with Tom and Cheryl, another younger couple whom we had met a year earlier in Michigan. They have since become a married couple, and it was fun to catch up and find out where their lives have taken them. Apparently at the last minute, the rally had been handed over to a new couple to plan and they did the best that they could to plan in preparation. Being new to the role, activities were few. So, Tom, Cheryl, Rick, and Kathi ventured out. We went to a Christmas boat parade, followed by supper at Lazy Days Restaurant. We went on a 20 mile bike ride to check out the Turtle Hospital and the Dolphin Research Center. After a lunch, the decision was made to go back to the Dolphin Center where we laughed and enjoyed all of the "trained" dolphin acts. The weather was unseasonably warm, and even the locals commented that it felt like summer!