KEY WEST!!

My oh my..there are those days that just make it worth going through all of it and today was one of those! Anyone remember the "Kokomo" song from the Beach Boys..you know the one I'm talkin' about! I can hear the snickers in the background, but you remember!

We had a grand time in Key West today. Took us 5 hours to get there from Ft. Lauderdale, but was it worth it! Our first stop was the southern most point in the US, photo op included above. It's 90 miles to Cuba from this spot..anyone up for a swim??

From there, the group split up, with some headed for historic tours and shopping while others headed for LUNCH at Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville. Cheeseburgers in paradise all around, with many trips to the side store. After lunch, it was a walk down the historic streets of Key West, with many stops in the local shops for some goodies :)

Most of the group settled in a the local favorite hot spot to watch the sun go down; we were joined by our comrades just in the nick of time to see this amazing event. I don't think any of my words can do this sunset justice; ya'll really need to check this out, should you get the chance.

I have to back up a day and go over Saturday too..we were supposed to spend the day down at Key Largo and Pennekamp State Park, but the team decided to call it a free day in order to "decompress" and relax. Turned out to be a good decision as it was really windy and really cool on Saturday (conditions not exactly conducive for trying to paddle a canoe in!); there's a chance we may go this upcoming Saturday, so I'll keep ya'll posted! Most of us met for breakfast Saturday AM at this great little local favorite called St. Bart's Cafe..they have GREAT coffee. From there, some hit the Galleria mall and afterwards, we all met up at the movies to catch an afternoon flick. I went to see "Glory Road" and had the movie not messed up in the middle, it would have been a good movie (it really was a good movie, we just saw a mixed up version). I recommend it.

So, tomorrow we're at one of the local state parks for a day of teambuilding activities and a BBQ, put on by the team. I hear there's an opportunity for some paddling there too, so maybe the wind will hold off another day..we'll see!

I hope everyone is doing great and I'll post again soon! Take care!