Steve and I just returned from another wonderful week long trip to the Fl Keys. This is our second annual trip with a wonderful group of friends. We spend the first part of the week relaxing, fishing, touring the lower keys and wishing it would not rain. 48 intense hours on Wednesday and Thursday were spend lobstering, during the mini season. Steve and I did slack on the night trips this year. Well I really slacked and Steve went one night and got caught in a crazy rain/thunder/lightening storm.
The following pictures are in random order. Feel free to post comments if you have questions about the pictures. ~ Kelly & Steve
Gulf view from the rocking chair at World Wide Sportsman.
Chocolate covered key lime pie on a stick... to die for!
Fish medicine cabinet in our bathroom
Floating at the sandbar.
Jim and Steve
Relaxation!
Palm trees
Lobsters for surf and turf dinner
Steve's plate
tails
clothes line
Kelly and the hotrod rental car.
Steve and the Dodge!
Steve and the sign outside our room.
Kelly
What to do today?
I really hope I do not fall off!
Capt. Steve!
View of birds from the boat dock.
Steve and the spiny lobsters!
My ocean hair!
Three Amigos going fishin'.
Gotta' love that view!
Gulp are great for ladyfish!
My key lime pie in Key West!
We were chilly and had a bonefire beside the ocean.
Wonderful!
Steve's first redfish on a fly rod.
Woo hoo!!!!
The weather was not great leaving Miami and heading south...
Sometimes we (Steve) could hardly see to drive!
Jim and his trout that he let me reel in for him.
(I had to show him how to do it!)
Steve fly fishing
No yard trout here, just ocean trout.
Sunrise
Lobster traps
Lobster traps on the dock waiting to go out next week, when commercial season begins.
"World Famous Islamorada Fish Co. Restrooms"
I thought they were just normal.
Ohhh, how sweet!
Gotta love that view!
Smile!
Steve and the key lime tree outside our room.
My surf and turf dinner plate (minus the turf).
What a feast!
Smile Steven!
Tarpon at Robbies
Measuring the lobster to make sure they are of legal size.
Diver down!
Lynn and Julie ready for a hard days work!
lobster
more lobster
Steve with lobsters
Steve bringing a lobster to the boat.
measuring the lobster
The body must be 3 inches in order to keep.
It can not have eggs attached and you can keep 6 per day per person during mini season (aka sports season).
I love to snorkel!
Kelly on the boat looking for lobster.
drying our always wet clothes.
Sunset from the hut at the pier.
Hold on tight, Kelly!
Look everyone, Jim found it over there.
Capt. Tony's
Lunch at Sloppy Joe's!
Key West cemetery
Kelly at Key West Bait and Tackle.
Kelly and Mr. Booty a former local fisherman in Key West.
Kelly and Steve at the Key West Marina.
American flag and a cloudy sky.
Kelly's bar and grill!
We had an awesome trip and can not wait until next year. Well back to reality! Today is a teacher furlough day, tomorrow is the first day of pre-planning and the kiddo's come back on Friday.
Although Summer 2009 was short (due to Piedmont classes) it was wonderful!
