Back to Reality

We left Key West last Thursday, April 28^th and drove to Naples. As we were driving through Key Largo, Julie saw the sign “Leaving The Florida Keys – Key Largo – Back to Reality”. We knew then we were no longer on “island time” and would miss the keys until we return in the Fall of 2017.  

 

We enjoyed two nights in Naples and even made a trip to Costco and Walmart (none in the Florida Keys).

 

Last Saturday we headed up I-75 towards Seffner and the Lazydays RV Park. We enjoyed dinner on Saturday night with an old friend Bill we hadn’t seen in 15 years and his wife.

We went to Safety Harbor on Sunday and took Julie’s Aunt Jo out for lunch and a nice visit. We did a little shopping and then went to my sister Cathy’s house in Palm Harbor. We had a nice visit with her, my nephew Ben and niece Brittany before we left for dinner. We went to Kobe Steakhouse in Clearwater to celebrate my nephew Tyler’s 20^th birthday. The food was very good and we enjoyed seeing my nieces and nephews.

 

On Monday morning we met our friends Carol and Mike and they took us out on their pontoon boat. We launched the boat from Fort Desoto and traveled to Egmont Key to see the lighthouse and walk on the beach. We also visited several bays near St. Petersburg beach where we spotted dolphins.

 

We departed Seffner yesterday and returned to Low-Key Hideaway Motel and RV Resort in Cedar Key, about 150-miles north of Tampa. We’re here for three nights and are enjoying the sunsets, as well as their little tiki bar.

 

Steve & Julie Cornelius