We were blessed with a breezy night which definitely helped cool us off. I think the coolest it got was about 78 degrees, so the breeze really did make sleeping manageable. We didn't have to leave our campsite until about 1 and we only had a 45 minute drive further down The Keys to our next spot, so we decided to just chill out (so to speak) and swim. The only problem was that it was low tide so we had to walk about a couple hundred yards to get in waist deep water. It was ridiculous. The plus side was watching all the shorebirds show up and checking out the tide pools. Our big destination for the long weekend is Bahia Honda State Park. It is consistently rated as one of the best beaches in Florida. We reserved a spot last October, and still only had a choice of two sites that were left. Our expectations were pretty low. Our campsite isn't so bad, not on the beach like last night, but at least we have some vegetation to keep us cool. We spent the rest of the day swimming and snorkeling at different beaches in the park. The snorkeling is so so, nothing like Hawaii, but still fun. The biggest excitement I had was seeing a sting-ray. Yes, it definitely scared the bejesus out of me! A park concessionaire offers snorkel tours out to some coral reef so we are definitely considering doing that later on. I think tomorrow we'll head down to Key West and see what's happening at the southern most point in the US. Today's pics - Posted using BlogPress from my iPad
Location:Bahia Honda State Park
