Off the beaten path: feeding Tarpon

Sometimes there is nothing better than a perfect, clear Sunday afternoon in the Keys. Most people in Miami will drive to Tikki Bar (which we did later) or, if adventurous, will drive to Key West.

We stopped in Islamorada for lunch, and ended up driving a little more south to feed Tarpon, under the recommendation of El Hombre's cousin, and it was definitely cool. Admittedly I was pretty disgusted with touching dead fish, but quickly got over it.


NOTE the evil bird in the background. I was enthralled with them until I turned around and had two pelicans less than 2 feet from me, flapping their wings and following me, trying to beg for fish. Not cool. Especially since I am a little terrified of birds. Especially big ones. And FYI, throwing a fish way out in the water does not make them go away. I tried.



Not exactly something you want to be surprised from. But the fish feeding was cool. Essentially you lay down on the dock and wave the fish over the water and the tarpon will jump out of the water from them.

Check it out:

A perfect end to a perfect weekend

This was a much-needed weekend. I had to work a couple hours yesterday, but afterwards I hung with el hombre. We chilled out outside on the sidewalk like kids, playing with the cats, walked to the grocery for veggies and ground beef, and made dinner before heading out to the art walk.

ISM was closed, so we wandered around to galleries we haven't been before, and there's alot of new places that I really liked. And it was packed. Last month was dead, but apparently this was the start of the season. I love to see that this thing is so popular because it gives some hope that Miami will become a more cultural city. Anyway, pics to come in a later post.

After the art walk we scoped out a local indie bar for a bit (mainly to get water and AC... it's still HOT at night) before heading over to see the Spam Allstars play.

We completed the weekend by heading with M's cousin down to the keys for tasty lunch at the Islamorada Fish House, then went to feed tarpon (some of those fish were bigger than me!) and then to Tiki Bar to swim in the ocean and get some sun.

All this to come in a massive picture post later. But for now, I leave you with a dingy from a keys trip, a few weeks back

Keys photos to tide you over

So it's been crazy because I've been moving. But I was in the keys for an event a few weeks back and have a couple pics to share....



This guy is great. He is holding a one-winged, one-eyed, one-footed parrot (he looked at me like I was an idiot for exclaiming that the parrot was a pirate.) He works for the wildlife conservatory, and this is a great example of a true conch.




And what's a day in the sun without a turtle on a leash? Really