Exploring Sunshine Key

Well, this is more like it!  Today (Friday, February 1), the temperature got as high as 74F, and, once the morning clouds were swept away by the brisk 20 mph winds, the afternoon was brilliant and warm.  We decided to take a walk along the ocean-side beach of Ohio Key.  Here's one of several bleached trees lying alongside the water:

Assorted floats and other items showed up on the beach:

More driftwood decorated an interior pond:

Jane and Kathy decided to wade along the beach (or, as Jane says the Brits call it, "paddling"):

The tide was ebbing, leaving a variety of tide pools.  Some of the pools held colorful life:

We ended the day with a beautiful sunset, before returning to the RV with a scrumptious dinner of boiled shrimp, homemade crabcakes and steamed brocolli a la Chef Kathy: