Happy 2012!

For the first post of 2012, we are in the Florida Keys!  We are visiting Marathon, FL, and our good friends Jim & Bettye Chaplain whom we met on our Alaska Tour.  

It's been a busy time since our last posting.  After working at Scout summer camp, we joined friends for an Alfa Rally at the 40th International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque and then went to the Grand Canyon.

After the Grand Canyon, Wayne and I went to Hebert Springs, Arkansas for a Workamper Rendezvous.  Then we were off to Coffeyville, Kansas, where I worked for Amazon.com as one of the season workampers.  It was fun and a great experience.  

Then we headed towards Georgia with stops in Missouri, Kentucky, and Tennessee.  We spent a week in Atlanta visiting Walter, Jennifer, Kelsey, Jake, Hailey, and Zoey.  It was a great time! 

Then we headed south toward the Florida Keys and the weather has been amazing.  Upper 70's in the daytime and mid 60's at night.  The sunsets here have been gorgeous.

It's great having Bettye and her font of knowledge of the area (she has lived here for over 60 years), and to get the background of the area.

We'll be leaving here on the 30th and heading to Everglades National Park for two nights and then to Seffner, Florida, for the Alaska Rally. 

I will be better about posting this year!  I've taken tons of pictures, but here are a couple of the area where we're staying.