Not much has happened since our last post. The weather has been lovely until yesterday. We're experiencing winter in the Keys...daytime temps in the high 60s and night temps low 60s. Of course there is a pretty stiff breeze so it feels cooler. But that didn't keep us from riding our bikes to church this morning.

Most of the past week we've battled plumbing problems on the boat. First the fresh water pump was cycling on when no water was running. Then the drain line under the sink cracked. As usual God provided an answer, we have made friends with a guy from Wrightville Beach, NC and he's very knowledgable about plumbing/electrical/ac on boats. So he went through the boat and took care of all our problems.

In the Florida Keys there is no name for famous than Henry Flagler who built the world famous Overseas Railway in the early 1900's. Called the “8th wonder of the world”, this amazing ribbon of steel and concrete forever changed the history of the Florida Keys.

Yesterday, we attended the Centennial celebration of the completion of the railroad. It was held at Pigeon Key, a five acre parcel of land that housed as many as 400 workmen during construction. Now it is home to the only authentic museum documenting construction of the Overseas Railway.

We had to ride our bikes about 5 miles in a stiff wind to get to the site. But it was worth it to be part of a historic celebration and to ride on the Old Seven Mile Bridge that may be closed to the public soon.

There were many volunteers dressed in early 1900s attire adding to the feeling of stepping back in time. After visiting all the old buildings and sampling seafood chowder, molasses cornbread, and mango crisp we had to ride 5 miles back to the marina.

This is how they cooked the seafood chowder, the cornbread and the mango crisp...just like it was done back in the day.

Here's Phil with our new friends, Stu and Chuck from Norfolk, VA.

This is the Old Seven Mile Bridge with the middle span removed so that boats can go from the Gulf of Mexico into the Atlantic Ocean without going all the way around Key West.

And this one is just to prove that we really were at Mile Marker 0 at the southern end of US 1 in Key West.

Even though there was play-off game last night on TV we were too pooped to ride a half mile to see it. Remember, we have no TV here in the marina after the office closes at 5:45. The only thing that causes is being out of touch with news, sports, etc. but we really don't have a problem with that. And we spend much more time interacting with people. Cruisers learn quickly how to slow down and let the world pass by...even when we're not on Island time.