The weather today has been iffy so we iffy’ed our way out of the
motorhome and decided to take a brief ride to Key Largo. Taking US 1 to Kay
Largo leads us through the most eastern edge of Everglades National Park, where
mangrove swamps and sawgrass rivers border the fence line and stretch out as
far as the eye can see.
The brackish waters we see are not hospitable for
alligators, but crocodiles live to tell the tale in these
waters. Noted sadly are the place-markers of those who were fatally injured in
accidents. Florida has markers that read, “Drive Safely” with the deceased name
included on the signage. There are too many to count. We did the usual
visitor center stop and learned there are no maps for Key Largo, but if you
would like to book a day on a boat or go snorkeling or swim with the dolphins
there were plenty of people to take our money. NOT! So, we aimed for a few side
streets on the bay side; some were not of the caliber expected with a mailing
address of Key Largo. And then we found the area off Laguna on the oceanside,
where million dollar homes lined the canals with just as expensive sea yachts
moored at their backyards.
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| Card Sound Bridge |
At the northern end of Key Largo on route
905 is an exclusive, may I say again, exclusive resort, Ocean Reef Club is
located on a peninsula with one road leading into the club. Not to be name
dropping, but really am, Kathie Lee Gifford reportedly has a mc-mansion in this
very secluded, very private enclave where real estate prices start at $300,000
for some of the docks and condominiums and intensify to over of 15 million. To
accommodate your yacht, if it is like up to 160 you will be spending between 2
and 4 million. But I guess if you have a “boat” half the length of a football
field then the dockage fee is probably small change. There is a lovely home
with an asking price of 10 million…would be worth considering BUT property
taxes tally at 70K per year! Thanks, we will travel in our motorhome
Don’t forget your Keys! Great sign that we read when at the
toll booth on Card Sound Road on the way back to camp after a leisurely drive
in and around Key Largo. The toll is all of one dollar-wondering what they do
with all that money? Is there a Save the Croc Society? From the crest of the
Card Sound bridge you can see for miles and miles. Miami skyline is to the northeast
and Florida Bay to the southeast, with its thousands of islands dotting the
waterways.
The week rounded out to more precipitation, so we hunkered down
and stayed nearby. On Sunday we watched a Super Bowl game that was similar to a
Roman gladiatorial contest.
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