Embracing the spectacular day, we boarded our sailboat and went out in Buttonwood Bay.

After a wonderful morning, we went meandering through the local Keys.
The Florida Keys Memorial commemorates the 1935 Labor Day Hurricane which was the strongest and most intense hurricane to make landfall in the United States and the Atlantic Basin in recorded history. This obelisk houses the remains of many of those who perished and memorializes the World War I veterans and civilians who perished in the devastating hurricane. Sad.
This is a man's dream, an off shoot of Bass Pro Shops. We delighted in the history within the store. Hemingway's 'Pilar' boat and an exceptional museum of Zane Grey in a lounge, named after him. The Lounge, itself, is a tribute to the Long Key Fishing Club, which the legendary Zane Grey founded in 1917 in the Florida Keys.  


Evening, back at the Key Lime Sailing Club. Yes- a great day.