Coral Cove Park 10/09/2009

Today we snorkeled the shoreline of Coral Cove Park. It was fabulous because only a few people were at the park and the water was relatively clear. We saw a variety of fish. We met the boss, a 4' Barracuda, that followed us for a few minutes. It was another relaxing day!

The speck on-top of the closest rock is David

Crabbing 10/05/2009

This afternoon, Debbie invited Liz, David, and myself to assist her in setting some crab traps. Being that I am always open to new things, I decided to add this to my list of experiences. Debbie placed pig feet in each of her 6 traps. We loaded the traps onto her pontoon and were off to place them in sea grass for harvesting. We simply tossed them into the water with their painted bouey's tied to a rope (for identifying).

This adventure also landed us at Beer Can Island, where the locals go to lounge in the shallow waters. It was a fun and a relaxing afternoon! Did I mention that it was stress free? Ah, the perks of being on vacation!

Debbie, Liz, and David

Liz and I getting ready for some hard labor!

That is taxing! HAHA ;)

Where do we sign up?
Beer Can Island

Nancy Forresters Secret Garden 10/05/2009

This AM, we met Scott at Nancy Forrester’s Secret Garden, in Key West. This is a beautiful garden that was covered with lush, tropical foliage. The foliage was so thick that the majority of the property was completely shaded from the canopy. The Garden is also a shelter for parrots. Unfortunately, due to the low lighting, the pictures of the parrots were too dark.

(Stag Horn Fern (above))
Philodendron
Haliconia
Philodendron
Bamboo
An angelic shot of David
Bamboo Palm nuts
Licuala Palm
Hyacinth Macaw
Hawk Head Parot


Philodendron
Philodendron
Fan Palm



Bamboo
Buffoon Macaw
Ginger
Haliconia
Bromeliad

Licuala Palm
Tree Fern
Bamboo
Alamanda