Category: USA travel

We joined the Lake Ashton Travelers Club for RV folks – just before the COVID pandemic took hold so we have not done any rallies with members. We’ve been looking forward to this trip for a year. We went to Marathon Key for five days. We stayed in a nice park – Jolly Roger RV Park – not fancy but adequate with over a hundred sites – a mixture of motor coaches, 5th wheels, campers or trailers and a boat launch and docking area.

Here there are couples, families , young adults and retired folk enjoying a weekend getaway or winter in the Keys.

Located on Marathon right on the water with a dock and boat ramp, the amenities include a pool and roped off ocean swimming area, boat ramp as well as a gathering place pavilion.

We have a few scheduled events such as breakfast and dinners together as well as a visit to a local unique aquarium with plenty of free time for pandemic weary members. Time was set aside for folks to visit Key West – the Conch Capital – south of Marathon.

A good time was had by all. We’ll definitely do another rally when we get back from our summer on the road.

Theater of the Sea visit

Midway Cafe – we had an awesome breakfast of pastries, Quiche, scones provided by the Midway Cafe – a fabulous local place we love.

Boat stuck on a sand bar – end to a lovely day -not so much…… thin water in the Keys!

Hard to believe it’s been a full year. The year that was stolen from us by an errant virus set lose on an unsuspecting world unprepared for its impact. Billions of people infected, three million dead worldwide. In United States where we live – over 600,000 have died, stopped breathing, ended their earthly adventure and transitioned. Beyond sad are all of us. Looking forward to a full day with no tears in my eyes; no waves of loneliness or pain brought on by the empathetic reaction to seeing so much loss.

I write a blog on RV travel and use photographs to illustrate the where and when. For most of 2020 we have not traveled much. Two trips to the Keys – only internal state travel and we went to a county where we felt safe. There mask wearing and social distancing was and still is vigorously enforced.

We plan on leaving here for a trip back to the northeast in May since we have both been fully vaccinated. We have family and friends to see and hug for the first time in a year. Our next blog post will be from the road again.

Till then ❤️

We planned to spend the month of November in the keys, but after a week we ran home because of Tropical Storm Etta. We will wait a few days but hope to return to our happy place for the rest of the month. It’s so nice to be on the road again. The pandemic put a serious Ho,d on all our activities since March a d as we are over 70 we did not feel comfortable traveling much. We visited the Keys for two weeks in late June and early July and thought a month in November would great. Thanksgiving in the Keys makes sense and avoids any exposures. Monroe County is very serious about masks and social distancing so we feel safe to eat out here and shop the many craft stores and galleries. So much art to explore and being at the beach is rejuvenating.

I’m sorry for not posting much in the last six months. I do plan to review photos I’ve taken and share them with you all. Now that the election is over and we can breathe a sigh of relief I think I’ll feel better about blogging again. Feeling hopeful helps. Be well all of you and let’s enjoy every minute of each day.

More pics when we return mid week. Hugs to all.

Photos to take your mind off the news and blues

Well I guess we picked the right time to buy a house in a golf course community and build a pool in our backyard. Life has been weird since our March 15 quarantine began – alone together in a community of 1000. We like much of the world have been staying home at the new house except for golf cart rides, walks and golf. We have been playing golf a few times a week. Our course are open to members so it has been a good time to learn the game and have something to get you out of the house.

We actually enjoy playing golf more than we thought we would. It gets us out in fresh air, offers some exercise and a way to compete with yourself to get better on every round. And we get to cool off in our pool after 9-18 holes – delightful!

We’ve worked on wrapping up many projects in and around the new house – hanging some curtains, pictures, refinishing some furniture, and outside we have been planting flowers and herbs. Also I’ve completed more than a half a dozen quilts with two more in the planning stages since lockdown. It makes me happy to design and complete a quilt for someone I love.

Below are some photos of the house interiors followed by a sampling of completed quilts.

Quilts Galore!

I hope you are all staying healthy and that you’re being careful. Thanks for following us. We hope to be back on the road in July. In the meantime I’ll be posting from Lake Ashton and next post will focus on our local birds and water fowl who are now in their mating and new baby season. Such a joy!