The weather here in the Keys has been nice and warm- in the mid 80s for the most part (sorry all you friends out there in Q who are freezing your butts off!)
Stop and think a minute about the Keys. They are essentially a bunch of small islands, connected by a highway. Over time, the old roads are replaced by newer roads, allowing for better traffic flow. 
We walked the 2.5 mile stretch of the Old 7 mile bridge that is walk able. The view was amazing. The water here is so beautiful to me. I could stare at it all day long. 
We drove up to Bahia Honda State Park, intending to snorkel for the afternoon, but the wind was blowing so hard, we just lazed on the beach for the afternoon. Bahia Honda is one of the best beaches on the Keys. Of course, because of the coral etc. the Keys are not really known for their beaches at all.
We discovered our new favorite restaurant in the Keys. It’s called Sunset Grille and Raw Bar. It has a pool and is one of the nicer places to see a sunset in the middle keys. But it also had something else we were very interested in…..
… Multiple big screen TVs to watch the Patriots beat the Texans. Sadly, after installing the Sensar Pro to boost our TV reception, we only went from not being able to see the channel much at all, to being able to see the channel sporadically. Definitely not good enough to watch a playoff game. This restaurant worked out perfectly for us. We told the hostess we were there to see the game and she seated us right in front of a TV. We told the waitress we were there to eat dinner and see the game, so she paced the evening accordingly. Great service- which is awesome, because I think we’ll be back on Sunday to watch the Patriots play against the Ravens.
Sombrero Beach is about 8 miles from the campground we were staying at- a perfect distance for getting there by bike. We rode the 8 miles, lazed on the beach for a couple of hours, then biked back home again.We haven’t done any snorkeling or boating since we’ve been on the Keys, but we still have a few weeks to do that. This coming week however, we’ll be quite busy. Tomorrow afternoon my brother and sister-in-law arrive, and will stay with us on Key Largo for a week. I already have a list of things we can do but it’s their vacation, so I’ll let them choose. They may just want to lay on a beach all day! They live in MA and got 5 inches of snow the other day. Yesterday it was 18 degrees up there, so Dawn is ready to head south!
