Holiday over :o(

So where was I.... after the everglades we got our hire car, very nice, although it didn't have a proper gear stick, only seemed to go up and down and not from side to side... anyway it was a comfortable chevy so can't complain. We drove all the way throught the florida keys, over the 7 mile bridge (6.9 miles ;o) ) to Key West - the hip hop and happenin' key of the florida keys. we did a nice long tour of Key West and stopped off at the southern most point of the U.S. although there are more southern points of Key West but they were man made... we didn't stop to argue.

I must share with you this photo which Liz took of me at southern most point, nice beard...


Key West is famed in the keys for having really pretty sunsets, and it did not dissapoint - photo below


After Key West we drove to Marathon which is a big city for the keys on Grassy Key. We went to the dolphin research center where we saw loads of dolphins and actually swam with one :o) Liz liked this a lot! The dolphin we swam with was Flippers grandson... well, thats what they told us anyway ;o) After that we went to the sea-turtle hospital to see some baby turtles and older ones who have had flippers amputated and all sorts. One was called bubble-butt. Yes, this did make Liz laugh like a little girl!

Finally we went to Key Largo which is where all the 'watersports' takes place. There was loads of snorkelling /diving/fishing/spearfinsing etc to do, we initially booked snorkelling and diving, but liz had a problem breathing though her mouth. I guess, she normally breaths through her nose, in case she needs to talk quickly. As useful as this is, its quite a hinderance under water. We both enjoyed it lots tho. We both saw a big baracuda - must have been about 6 ft easily, and later I saw a nurse shark! Initially I was scared, but once my fear bubbled away from me, I decided to stay and watch him swim away as the divers got too close for its liking!

One final photo is a photo we bought which is of me and Liz in parrot jungle with a baby bengal tiger and chimp as our friends... not sure if I mentioned this before or not but here's the pic... (I'm holding the tiger)


So thats it! We're back now. Jet-lagged and tired, just finished first day of work and been shopping. Watching Stoke v Barnsley.... not that interesting or good, hence me blogging :o)

Hope you all enjoyed our travelling story! :o)

Si