We stopped by Biscayne National Park on the way to the Florida Keys after leaving the Everglades. We saw just a teeny tiny piece of it since 95% of the park is underwater. We visited the Dante Fascell Visitor Center. We visited the museum, watched the movie and our kids completed the Jr. Ranger Program to earn their last National Park badge on this trip.
We spent 3 full days in Marathon, Florida. Our first night, we had dinner at Keys Fishery on the water. We had no idea it was going to be so chilly, but the delicious fish made up for it. Kat had fish bites, Kane had grouper sandwich, Scott snapper sandwich and I had hogfish sandwich.
It rained on and off the first day, so we hung out at the RV. During one of the breaks, Kane helped Kat rollerblade. It was so sweet watching them together!
Our second day, we headed to the Sea Turtle Hospital. This was the first sea turtle hospital in the world. It was started in 1986. It was so informative! Most of the sea turtles injuries are caused by marine debris(ex:strings from balloons, nylon ropes, fishing line), water pollution, boat strikes. They had 36 patients when we were there(13 permanent(can’t be released into wild) and 23 other patients). They have 30 Green, 4 Loggerhead, 1 Kemps Ridley and 1 Hawksbill turtles.
Scott took our kids fishing off the bridge in Marathon on our last day there. They were so excited! Unfortunately, it was a day for fishing, not catching.
Kane cooked dinner with Scott’s help after they got home. He made spicy honey chicken, mushroom & barley soup, potatoes and fruit salad for dinner. It was delicious! Kat who does not like mushrooms even liked the soup! Way to go, Kane!!
