Easter in the Keys.....

We finally made it to the Keys over Easter Weekend and got to see my Dad’s little place in the sun. It’s a true Keys Cottage. If you know my Dad, you know he is a minimalist and I love that about him. It doesn’t take much to make him happy. One thing that’s for sure is he loves the Keys, no matter what he seems to always find his way back there. I mean really what’s not to love about the Keys, it’s beautiful and water is all around you. If it only had a Barnes-N-Noble, Macy’s, Target and Starbucks it would be Paradise…LOL
I took some pictures of Dad’s little Keys cottage, it’s not so bad, except for the bathroom. Let me tell you how TINY it was, and the pictures really make it look larger than it really is. When you sit on the potty, your knees touch the sink cabinet and at least one of your feet will be in the shower for sure, it’s very cozy. It’s smaller than any cruise ship bathroom that’s for sure. It really gave you the camper feeling. LOL. It’s not so bad if you leave the door open. The best part is he is on the water; actually there is water in the front and the back of his place.
Our weekend was lots of fun. Saturday the weather wasn’t so great, we just hung out and tried to fish under the 7 mile bridge but a storm chased us away. We did manage to grill steaks for dinner. Dad is a great chef. And Dad cooked us Great Breakfast both days!!
Sunday it was beautiful out, so we rented a boat and spent four hours in the Florida sun fishing. It was a blast. My wrist was killing me by the end of the day from catching so many fish. My Dad found the perfect spot because we fished non-stop and just kept filling the boat with fish. We even caught 3 little sharks. My Dad caught 2 and I caught 1, of course we threw them back, they sure were to fun to catch. I do have to say that my Dad and I caught more than Rob. We told Rob if there are any Hightower’s on the boat we’d definitely be the big catchers and we were. Although Rob did catch the biggest keeper, so we’ll give him that. Of course we were so excited to fish that none of us even thought about putting on sun screen so of course we’re all fried. We did have it on the boat. I’m sure between the three us we caught at least 30 fish, we didn’t keep them all because if they didn’t meet the guidelines by length we threw them back. We came home with plenty of fish that Dad & Rob cleaned and Dad let us take all the fish home to cook…yummy.
Thanks for a very FUN weekend Dad!!! We Love You and We Miss You!! We’ll be seeing you again real soon!! Check out the pictures below.

Pelican waiting for some treats

Rob cleaning the boat
Dad cleaning the fish in his back yard
More Pelicans waiting for scraps

One of the baby sharks we caught
Getting the hook out of the shark
Rob with a keeper
Dad taking a Beer break, letting Rob try to catch up....
My view on our way out to sea
Dad's little kitchen/dinning area

The Bedroom
The tiny bathroom
it's petty cozy
living area
Dad's view from the front door

The front of Dad's little Keys Cottage
Dad's backyard view
Rob fishing in the backyard
Fishing under the 7 Mile Bridge

Bad Weather on the way
Getting ready to fish