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The Conch Republic, Key West 2019
I wonder how many visitors to Key West realize they are visiting an island that was once a foreign nation. According to my local friends, the US Border Patrol, in 1982, set up a roadblock and inspection point on US-1 … Continue reading
Reflections on Key West – Jan/Feb 2018
Key West is our favorite place to spend the winter. Staying at the Sigsbee Island RV Park (part of Naval Air Station Key West) is a unique, fun-filled, and fulfilling experience. Every year we get to expand our circle of … Continue reading
Selfless Service – Key West, FL Jan-Feb 2018
Our country’s military services have sets of values that guide the behavior of their members, whether they be Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Coast Guardsmen, or Marines. The Army Values contain a value of “selfless service” and the Air Force describes this … Continue reading
Volunteering on the Most Decorated Cutter in the Coast Guard, Key West, 2017
We have spent four of the last five winters in Key West. As fulltime RVers, my wife and I can choose to stay in a warm, sunny place while our friends deal with the snow back in Michigan. There is … Continue reading
Key West, FL – February 2015, Part One
While we were in Tampa, we got word that, for the first time, the RV park on Sigsbee Island was turning people away. However, one of our friends checked it out and found that if you arrived at Sigsbee Island, … Continue reading
Key West, FL
When we started our new life as full-timer RVers and we told people we were going to live in our fifth wheel trailer, many would ask, “What are you going to do in the winter?” Bob’s standard response was, “February … Continue reading



