Crab Festival

You can't be in a hurry in the Keys.  Everything moves slower here.  US1 is the only road.  It goes all the way to Key West, and the speed limit most of the way is 45 mph.  There is usually a long stream of bumper to bumper cars, and it takes several minutes just to find an opening to pull out into traffic.  If you're on foot, and want to cross both lanes, bring your lunch.   The laid back lifestyle seems normal to a retired old coot.  For example, I have a self-winding watch.  No batteries--the movement of your wrist keeps the watch wound.  Several days lately, it has stopped mid-day. 

Beautiful day today.  Should have gone fishing, but..........................Pam wanted to go to the Key Largo Stone Crab and Seafood Festival.  Which turned out to be more carnival than anything else.  When we drove up there, cars were parked up and down US 1 for miles in both directions.  We had a combo platter that included stone crab claws, lobster, shrimp, beans and slaw.  (You don't go to a stone crab and seafood festival and order fried chicken.)

The carnival included these giant plastic balls with kids inside floating around in pool.  They put the kids in through a zippered opening, then inflate the ball with a leaf blower.  It surprised me how many moms let their kids climb inside a deflated plastic bag under water.  What could possibly go wrong?

Here's a video.  If you get my posts by email, and couldn't see the video of the pelicans yesterday, go to the website to view the videos..  http://tonic-cruises.blogspot.com/

There's an amphitheater here in Founders Park. This evening, we walked up and enjoyed a nice concert. (My favorite kind, a four letter "F" word--FREE.)