January has been highlighted by a visit by good friends Beth & Bryan from Syracuse.
After a day for them to settle in (and for us to enjoy the car they rented) we left the dock for a short sail to Bahia Honda State Park (http://floridastateparks.org/bahiahonda/). The anchorage there is quite nice but unique in that it is nestled between the old railroad bridge and the new US 1 bridge; you enter it through the open span on the old railroad bridge. I am quite sure that it is the first time we have anchored accompanied by highway noise.
The railroad bridge does create a classic foreground for a sunset picture:
After returning to Harbor Cay Club, we drove to Key West for the day. The highlight of trip was the Butterfly House (http://www.keywestbutterfly.com/) which houses hundreds of butterflies of numerous varieties. We had first heard of this place from a very friendly Lower Keys bus driver who said that it was his favorite place in Key West.
Purely by luck we arrived in late morning at a peak activity time (the butterflies must warm in the sun before they can fly). The butterflies were everywhere, even landing numerous times on us. Near the exit they had a mirror, so you could make sure you didn't carry one out.
A leaf on a rotting banana? Nope, look carefully for the legs - it's a buttefly!
Most fascinating fact - after the larvae enters the cocoon, it's body is transformed completely into a liquid protein, which is then reconstructed into the butterfly - amazing!
Tom
Harbor Cay Club
Marathon
Monroe County, FL
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