Fun Day with New Friends in Fiesta Key

We had a fun, relaxing day today visiting friends of Wayne and Patti's from Ohio. They are camping in Fiesta Key, a 10-minute drive from Marathon.

Dale and his friend, Rodney, picked us up in Dale's van this morning. Dennis and Barbara from Noble House, who are also from Ohio, took their vehicle with their golden retriever, Abby, and the guys, while Patti and I took our dogs with Dale and Rodney.

The campground is right on the water and there were some beautiful views from there. We munched on lots of snacks, including homemade guacamole that Barbara made. It was delicious!

We spend the better part of the day sitting around talking.

Chuck and I took a walk along the waterfront. There were lots of fish floating and dying because of the weather change. The cold is really affecting the fish and even the manatees. It's really a shame. Here's a photo I took of an octopus that died.

We drove back to the marina around 4:30 or so and took the dogs back to our boats. Dennis and Barbara came to our boat to see the inside, then headed over to Bum's Rest.

We then went to Hurricane, a restaurant just down the street from the marina. The food was delicious. I had snapper stuffed with crabmeat and Chuck had barbecued ribs. I brought half of mine back to the boat for lunch tomorrow.

It was a nice, relaxing day and warm compared to the weather that's coming. It reached the high 60s today. They are talking wind chills in the 30s tonight with record lows on Monday. Ugh!

Guess I'll be digging my Uggs back out!