With a good start this morning, we headed south to the Keys. Our intention was to drive down, have lunch, and be back before dark. It did not quite work that way. Things have not changed much along the way until you get south of the seven mile bridge. That is where the eye of Hurricane Irma (2017) made landfall. While new construction was well underway, you can see a lot of empty lots, and even more possibly abandoned buildings. I suspect those who had good insurance have rebuilt quickly while others are still waiting.

Dipping my toes into the Ocean

We started with a lunch at The Grand restaurant.

Followed by a walk down Duvall Street. We even came across the place we stayed with Elizabeth and Mike Olsen. It is called Olivia by Duvall.

Olivia by Duvall

We checked out the rest of the pier before we headed north back to the campsite.