Day 315, 15 May 2013, South Beach, Miami (Florida). It was 0-600 hours when the alarm went off - in the words of Robin Williams in the movie "Good-morning Vietnam" - "What's the "0" stand for? Oh my god it's early!" It is the essence of sunrises however that they never occur at sensible times of the day. We pulled on some clothes and strolled to the water and we had timed it perfectly. No sign of the sun. We had a walk along the shore. We paddled, we checked ...

Day 314, 14 May 20, Airboat ride through the Florida Everglades - saw the 'Gators. Also saw turtles, herons, egrets and gallinules... known collectively as 'Gator Food! James and I have what some people would call a bucket list. As we travel we try to do things each of us have yearned to do and we definitely do things both of us have yearned to do. Airboating in the Everglades was one of those "definitely" things - probably as a result of far too many Miami V...

Day 313, 13 May 2013, Robbie's Marina, Isla Morada / Cabana Breezes Beach Club, Key Colony Beach. Groovy day in the Keys. There were actual clouds in the sky today. Although they didn't amount to actual rain, they provided a change of scenery and made it a tiny bit cooler. We headed to Robbie's in the late morning - a self-made Florida Keys institution - you go, stand on the dock and can feed massive Tarpon fish that live near his dock. They live there for ob...

Day 312, 12 May 2013, Plantation Key. Possibly the easiest day of our one year of travels thus far. Did almost nothing. We know, right, alert the media. Almost nothing happens almost never. The highlight of the morning was driving to the supermarket for a roasted chicken to fend off the lunch and dinner hungry monster. Next highlight was an afternoon snooze that literally took all afternoon. Big day indeed. Just to keep this entry from actually causing you...

Day 311, 11 May 2013, Plantation Key, Florida Keys. All Day. Laundry Day. Yay! It's been over a month since the gear has had anything more than a hand-wash. Mind you, so much was left in ragged piles in New York and we acquired new things... so not too bad. Still, pretty much everything needed attention. We went to work with stain remover, detergent and fabric softener - with my tropical white linen outfit it was either going to turn white again or dissolve i...