Saturday, August 9, 2008

We really LOVED the Keys!

Wow, we just loved the Keys and Key West way more than we expected! We hit the beach hard, snorkeled, took in some live music, mixed it up with the locals, and drank. We got wondering if this was a place we could settle down in...hmmmmm.

Roosters in Key West:
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Tropical Vacationland!
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Gorgeous sunsets every night (these shots are from Mallory Square: "The World Famous Key West Sunset Celebration!")
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Rainbow Pier in Key West:
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Begining & Ending:
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The Green Parrot Bar. Seems to me to be the best bar in the historic district of Key West. Weheard an aweome band play here and drank it up with a mostly local early evening crowd who were there to hear the band do a "sound check."
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Purty:
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The Southernmost Point...I wonder if we're going to end up in the Northernmost Point out there in the Seattle area?
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Bahia Honda: absolutely without any doubt the most beautiful beach in FL and possibly in the USA. If you are in the Keys, please GO HERE! The remaining pics are all from Bahia Honda park.
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Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Visiting the Fam in New Smyrna & PSL!

We spent a couple nights over at JB's --

At JB's in New Smyrna Beach, FL

in New Smyrna Beach, FL

Heron in New Smyrna Beach, FL


Bubbles!

Bubbles Bubbles


Pops and bubbles in New Smyrna Beach, FL

Carson in New Smyrna Beach, FL

Lots of great sunsets, as always:

Mom, Dad, and sunset in New Smyrna Beach, FL

Awesome lighting on the docks at JB's:

Carson at JB's in New Smyrna Beach, FL

Carson at JB's in New Smyrna Beach, FL

JB's in New Smyrna Beach, FL

Sunset in New Smyrna Beach, FL

Playing hopscotch in the sand:

Carson on the hopscotch

Happy yet?

Mom and Dad in New Smyrna Beach, FL

Momma:

Mom in New Smyrna Beach, FL

Pops:

Dad in New Smyrna Beach, FL

Dad grillin' in New Smyrna Beach, FL

The many moods of Doug:

The Borg in New Smyrna Beach, FL Dad in New Smyrna Beach, FL


Dad in New Smyrna Beach, FL

Momma:

Mom in New Smyrna Beach, FL

Sunset at JB's in New Smyrna Beach, FL

Carson got very close to several Manatees:

Manatee in New Smyrna Beach, FL Carson & Manatee in New Smyrna Beach, FL

Most of these great sunsets shots are from JB's. These shots were taken about 15 minutes apart. One focuses on the lamp and the other on the clouds (I think it is better on the lamp, since the clouds are more about the sunset colors, but oh well):

Sunset at JB's in New Smyrna Beach, FL Sunset at JB's in New Smyrna Beach, FL

The moon is out during the sunset:

Sunset Moon in New Smyrna Beach, FL


The Confederate rebel battle flag, and a symbol of racism to all but the insincere, all over as I travel across the south...

Flea Market in Daytona Beach, FL Flea Market in Daytona Beach, FL


New Smyrna Beach, FL

Uncle Bud:

Uncle Bud in Port St. Lucie, FL
Granny:

Granny in Port St. Lucie, FL

A close in crop of the moon taken with a stabilized 200 mm sigma lens on my Canon 40D, and a sunset:

The Moon, Port St. Lucie, FL Sunset in Port St. Lucie, FL

Got a little golfing in with Pops, he nailed a par on one hole:

Golfing in Port St. Lucie, FL

Golfing in Port St. Lucie, FL

Hanging at Shrimper's in Stuart:
At Shrimpers in Stuart, FL