The pool at Ocean Reef Club
Looking out to the saltwater and mangroves
Lisa enjoying the pool
Stacy at the pool
A boat heading out
Mangroves and birds
Looking in toward the marina
Balancing act
Shoreline and nice houses
The channel out to slightly deeper water
Mostly pelicans
A very mellow lizzard
Down on the ground
In the new board shorts
Small saltwater lagoon. May contains ocean creatures!
Mangrove channel
One of many OR cats
Heading back to the house
The budding mixologists assemble
Studying up ahead of time
Hydrate first
Legacy and chump
Sampling the "low alcohol" martini
Up at the bar again
Adding the bitter
Mixing station
Back in our seats
Getting a little tipsy
Fourth and final
Appetizer pairing for the beer-mosa
We survived!
Heading out for the morning
Taking refuge in the kitten room
Defensive posture
Rack of cats
Sleeping, go away
Chaos at the cat shelter
Grooming
Stacy's parents' place
Orchids on the trees
Front drive
Bougainvillea
Man and dog, out for a drive
Under construction
Another estate going in
Empty lot
Still left from the initial build-out
Fun little car
Just your typical mailbox
Spiny orbweaver - crazy looking spider
Runway at the airport
More aircraft
Non-extreme bocce
Tarpon Lane
Another orchid
Figs getting closer to ripe
Prepping for pickleball
View from bridge
Solar-powered bikes
Buccaneer Island
Electric vehicle lineup
Looking north from the bridge
Ibis prowling around
Moving in unison
Time to take off
The inaugural voyage of the new boat
The other boat
Boats must have punny names
Prepping for departure
Underway
Mangrove cluster
Looking for breakfast
Heading out to the reef
Enjoying the sun
Not yet at full speed
Bait
The fishing begins
First catch - yellowtail!
Reeling it in
Porgy, big enough to keep
Grouper breaking the surface
Bigger than the last one
Hogfish, soon to be dinner
Another grouper
Snapper (I think)
Fish!!!
Hogfish for Tom
Resetting the timer yet again
Smooth skinned pufferfish
Porgy
Flopping on the deck
Victory beer
On the ride back
Back to Ocean Reef
Some very big boats
Oceanfront houses
Big houses
Very big house
Lazy return home
Crusing through the channels
Touring the neighborhood
Gear
Fancy clip
Another fancy clip
Donnie, our stallwart captain
Pelican paddling by
Passing through
Return to the house
Wearing my new shirt
Lisa in front
The day's haul
Looking for handouts
Fighting for scraps
Gulp
Cleaning the catch
Lounging on the newly restored seawall
Being amused by the pelicans
Kitchen
Pool and hot tub
TV room
Living room
Bar
Sprouting in the framing
All clean and ready for another outing
Another spiny orbweaver
New Year's Eve
Adding the photographer to the mix
Stone crab
Hogfish in the pan
The first wine
Plated and ready to serve
Down at the beach, pre-fireworks
All lit up
Looking like trouble
8:30PM fireworks show
The finale
Dancing it out
Showdown
On the run
The point - members only!
Looking back toward the neighborhood
Last day in Key Largo
Down at the water
Aww
Cartful of troublemakers
Plenty of carts
Ferrari in the driveway
Return to pickleball
A blistering return
Final game
New Year's Day
Alternate angle
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