They left April 19 and thankfully the trip was uneventful. No wind, so pretty boring, but the Florida Strait can be a disaster area, so no complaints either. Meanwhile, I had driven from Colorado to Atlanta, then to Orlando, FL to my friend Elizabeth's house. We drove to Key West and met Steve and Chris on April 21 when they checked in to U.S. customs and immigration in Key West.
We had lunch at Sloppy Joe's (farewell to $1 beers) and shared stories about our trips. Two days later, Chris left and Elizabeth and I boarded Litha to head for Miami.
Steve says the air is much dryer and cooler here in Florida than in the tropics where he's been the last 3 months. But Key West was a zoo of tourists and airplanes, cars, bikes, mopeds, noise. And very expensive. Welcome back to the U.S.A.
