Other events here include cooler scooter races. Yep, you heard that correctly. A plastic cooler is fitted with wheels, handle bars and a battery driven motor. It speeds along about three miles an hour and seems to have about a five mile range. The first official race was for Memorial Day. They raced up and down the street in front of Coco Plum Beech Yacht Club. Most of the residents of the marina managed to duck out of the way as the cool scooters rushed past. This was an informal event and the committee forgot to anounce the race schedule and course.

Check out the stickers on the side!

Memorial Day also included a pork roast and yummies. It is always fun when this group gets together to eat. The evening was crowned with a gorgeous keys sunset. The group broke up about 9:00 PM. The tropical life style calls for ending the day early and rising early. It is commonly called Marathon Midnight when it is only 9:00 PM on the clock. Works for me... I have usually had enough activity by 9:00 PM.

Weather here has been very dry. We have not had rain for months. I believe the last measurable rain was Feb. I say measurable because we get a few large dots of water but not enough to get the ground wet. It is strange to have the same weather month after month. I remember in Michigan that the same weather did not last through the day. You could wear everything from a bathing suit to a coat in the same day.