Florida Keys

What a beautiful day.  Drove from Fort Lauderdale right down to Key West.  Traded in the original rental for a convertible, my very first time riding in one - and first time driving one!  God it felt amazing to zip over the bridges between keys, top down, wearing nothing but a bikini.

Stopped at Bahia Honda State Park, and found a beautiful, small, white sandy beach.  Little piece of heaven.  Got onto Key West right before the sun set, so sat on a pier and reveled in that before heading back here.  The drive back to Fort Lauderdale was definitely not as exciting at night as it was during the day, instead it was just LONG.  Flight leaves in 5.5 hours, so now to try and stay awake so I can get to the airport on time.

Although, I have to say, I wouldn't be too upset if I had to stay down here for a while longer... :)

Best drives in the world

Well, A and I did the Cabot Trail, one of the best drives in the world, and today I get to cross another one off that list - I'm about to drive from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to the end of the Florida Keys.  Gonna be another day wishing I had more time here, but at least I'll get to do a bit of it!

I know what I'm getting myself in to when I share a room with three people. But does it have to seem weird that i cant sleep inthe middle of a loud bright room? really?  I can't sleep when people are talking/the teevee is blaring/ the lights are on.  I like dark and quiet when I sleep, that's NOT WEIRD PEOPLE it's normal!!!!

DINOSAURS!!!!!

Road triiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiip!!!!

Currently sitting in my hotel room in Hartford, CT, drinking a vodka redbull before heading off to the venue to see a few of my favourite punk bands play tonight.  And today, just about an hour ago, I touched an actual dinosaur footprint!!!!!!!! I love travelling with Karine because instead of just party she likes to check out the area and do cool things, and we discovered last night that Hartford is the site of 200 million year old dinosaur tracks.  We walked in and I was actually shaking with excitement; I think it was one of the coolest things I've ever done.

It's funny because as I'm typing this, the television show in the background is playing 'Kokomo' by The Beach Boys, and it started the song right at the part about the Florida Keys - which is my next trip, in less than two weeks, ha!

My last three trips, this one included, have all been so different from each other it's hilarious.  A friend of mine was laughing the other day about how, looking through my photos, you see me and A on a trip, living in my car, and only two weeks later there I am in the States with my man, living in swanky hotels.  Now I'm in a swanky hotel, but the room is overtaken by punks, and one snores so loudly that last night I set myself up in the bathtub to sleep so I could shut the bathroom door and keep the noise out - seriously

I'm so happy that this year I'm actually doing what I wanted to do - I'm travelling around North America.  There is a possibility that in October I'll drive a friends car down to California from Ottawa - which means that I can stop in Utah, Nevada, and all of the gorgeous scenic places I've been dreaming about.  AND it means that my decision for next year of either doing Western Canada or America will be made: if I drive to California now, then next year will be Western Canada for sure.  And the year after that... well then, by then I think I'll have to step off this continent again :D