The Most Dangerous Place To Drive?

Florida in winter is a frightening place to be on the highways. It was pointed out to me years ago on a business trip and still holds true. First, there are the elder snowbirds who drive 40 mph on the highways. It is easy, at highway speeds, to come up on them abruptly, as they wander along the interstate. Then there are the speed demons. South Florida has been a play zone for young, well to do males for many years. they are still coming here. Amidst the slow pokes and "normal" drivers you have the mega horsepower, mega money sports cars, flying by at something far exceeding the speed limit. Then there are the weavers. It is quite popular here, to pass on the right, cut across lanes, pass on the left, cut across lanes, pass on the right. That makes the far right lane a more comfortable choice...until you come up on a 40 mph Mable or Horace putzing along in la la land. Careful, is the operative word.

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Grassy Key, Marathon, Florida

We finish our two week stay here tonight and the skies were nice as day closed.

Then, one of the very plentiful local pelicans cruised by against this evening sky.
We did not have pelicans in Napa Valley...

Marathon Key Bike Bouquet

Went out for a ride on this wonderfully comfortable 81 degree breezy day. January 13th. 81 degrees...
If you have been reading this blog for awhile, you may remember many comments about the cold experiences we had trying to avoid last winter in the AZ desert. Florida has been a much better choice this winter. On the bike ride I was inspired to pick a few things from the natural flora roadside in our place here in Marathon Key.

A Drive Down The Keys

We took a drive on Harry Truman’s US 1, The Overseas Highway that runs the length of the Florida Keys from our campsite mid-south on the chain at Marathon Key, and went 60 miles further south to Key West. At Key West we visited the “Little White House” that Harry used numerous times during his time as president as his retreat from DC. Key West is a unique part of the US but has become too touristy for our tastes. We did enjoy our drive through the Keys and found many with great names. Take Tur which is where many folks spend their Thanksgiving. We went by the twin Oh and Doh, which are very agreeable Keys. There is Off, where the singing is not so great. We went by Mon, with its jungle like feel. There is Don with its sign saying “Do not be what you see”.  Then there is Mur, with a sense of intrigue about it. Oh yes, we went by Kanka, with the road sign that says Illinois, 1400 miles. There are others, but I do not want to exceed my groan quotient for this blog entry.

A Gusty Time In Marathon Key

Nasty local weather here. 55 degrees and howling steady winds.  It is the type of thing that freaks out the local Floridians. Given what conditions are like in other parts of the US at this moment, this is okay. No freakout for Cathy and I, but I think we are hunkered down for the duration.

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