Our
first and last stop in the Keys was at John Pennekamp Coral Reef
State Park in Key Largo. It is the first undersea park in the US.
There
were no waterfront sites like we had elsewhere in the Keys, but it had both laundry and full hook ups
(which are uncommon for state parks).
The park
offers quite a few water activities focused on exploring the reef and marine sanctuary. We had
hoped to be able to take a snorkel trip here but the weather again
would not be on our side. It was sunny and pretty but the wind was
strong, resulting in large swells so the trips were cancelled.
We were at least able to go out on the glass
bottom boat. We saw sea turtles, a couple of puffer fish, barracuda, a ginormous brain coral, and many other fish around Molasses Coral Reef.
The
park also had a small aquarium with a 30,000 gallon tank,
Key
Lime groves to walk through (I honestly had no idea that's where the
name came from)
beaches,
and
geocaching opportunities.
Jacob
found these cool upside down jellyfish. I would have thought they
were some kind of plant had it not been for him noticing that
they were moving.
And
this huge iguana stayed near our site. I have never seen one this
big!
While
in this area, we also visited the library a couple of times where
Jacob enjoyed some computer time and reading and Jordan exercised her
imagination with the many toys they had.
Some
friends from the rally were staying fairly close so we were able to
meet up with them one day at a park. The kids had a great time.
And
lastly, we went out fishing. Check out this awesome catch!
If only we had caught it! Ha ha! We just got to take a picture with it. BUT it was fun to watch the guy who really did hook it, bring
it in. I caught nothing and Jordan gave up pretty quickly.
Jacob caught this one fish and Greg caught an eel!
After a wonderful month in the Keys, we will head back to Orlando and then begin our journey north!
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