- We explored parts of Cudjoe Bay in our boat this morning. We were fortunate to see two manatees right outside our canal. We made sure to give them plenty of room but we stopped to watch them for a few minutes. The one was at least 10′ but the second one was slightly smaller at about 8′. We are only in a 17′ boat so they looked very big in comparison. In the video link below you can see the manatee better than in the picture.
Thanksgiving 10/22/2018
Traveling like we are means that we will not be with our family on holidays, birthdays, etc. That is the only thing i worry about with our 2 + year travel plans. Even though this year was different on Thanksgiving, I still enjoyed the holiday.
Continue reading “Thanksgiving 10/22/2018”Manatee in the canals
I did not take these pictures but a neighbor in another one of the canals was lucky enough to see 4 manatee in their canal. We saw some last year in our canal, but so far have not seen any this year 
Picnic Island 11/20/2018
Big Pine Key: Blue Hole 11/17/2018
Blue Hole is the only freshwater lake in The Florida Keys. It is located on Big Pine Key. It was formed from a rock quarry used for nearby road fills and Henry Flagler’s Overseas Railroad. The water comes from the collection of rainwater only. It is not connected to any stream or river. The Blue Hole is part of the Florida Keys National Wildlife Refuge and the National Key Deer Refuge. I think the endangered Key Deer are only found on Big Pine Key and a few other Keys close by. Blue Hole is one of the few places in the Keys to see alligators. Prior to Hurricane Irma we always used to see two alligators near the viewing platform, but so far this year we have only seen one. I was glad to see the one as we did not see any last year on our visit to the Blue Hole. I do not know how the deer survived the flooding from Irma, but also glad to see they also survived.
ShowHauler Truck Conversion Unit #1723
I am always getting asked what the interior of our RV looks like, so here are some pictures.
Dirt Yacht Adventure
Several years ago we started talking about retirement plans and what we would do. We knew we wanted to travel extensively so we started looking at various motorhomes. Randy liked the truck conversion motorhomes so we finally decided on a ShowHauler. It took us almost a year to finalize our design and for our “Dirt Yacht” to be built.
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