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last week L and I ran away for a week in the keys.
yes, that's right, a week. 7 whole days.
that's the nice thing about living somewhere where the sun is always shining. if it always feel like summer, why not take vacation any time you want?

anyhow, we did a lot... including the following:
parasailing
jet skis
snorkeling the reef
snorkeling long key
kayaking (ocean and mangrove trails- mangroves are why I am covered in tiny pink polka dots of bug bites)
swimming (pool and ocean)
sunbathing
bike riding
sailing (on a catamaran , I'm in love!)
powerboat ride
a trip to the ER (for me- I'm a dork with a nearly a kidney infection- dumb me.)
watching the sunset
random stops along US-1 (including adding to our koozy collection)
taking pictures
bar hopping
camping
and loud music.

Course the "highlight" was our ride on the banana boat with the out of control driver..... We ended up falling off and tumbling into the ocean. not too bad if you don't count me kicking L in the nose on the way off resulting in a profusely bleeding nose. yup. followed by two black eyes. she looks really tough. it would be really funny if she didn't look so bad.

doesn't that look lovely?

that's not fog.
it's not smog.
(we're not back in LA. sad, I know.)

it's smoke.
really.
see, that's apparently what it's like when you live down here.
there are wildfires clear on the other side of the state but magically the smoke is covering all of the Miami area.
thickly. 1-2 mile visibility. ash drifting in the air. and everything smelling like campfires. only without the s'mores.
yup. crazy, huh?