Monday, March 9, 2009

"Sunny" In The Florida Keys

My travels are generating stories of great note to me...I wonder if others would care? Here's an example:

My sister Mary Jane (AKA Sunny) and I have been tense in each other's presence since childhood. She is 7+ years older, opinionated and a tomboy. I am quite competitive, opinionated and a tad chauvenistic. I am like my/her father...often a threatening presence. But, over the years, we've grown closer as the competition for dad's approval waned and enjoyment of one another's wanderlust has blossomed. Well, I had a hairbrained idea one day while "on-The-road solo" in my RV....why not take Sunny with me to The Keys...she'd love it! And, maybe we can connect before life's end...hummmm? So, I asked. And, she said "sure! I'd love it" On a beautiful Saturday in January, I picked her up in my RV at Orlando International and, after a day of getting organized at a KOA in Kissammee, we headed south for The Keys.....destination Sugarloaf Key and a gorgeous KOA Paradise. We spent ten days there, Sunny in the front bunk, and me in my "master suite!" Such fun we had...Sunny rode her/my bike, Sunny partied with the locals, Sunny found me a 50s Rock-N-Roll dance partner, Sunny met everyone in the RV Park, Sunny walked the sandy beach, Sunny had a ball.....It was fun to watch her operate at age 75 (in a body of 55). There is real talent in my genes and I never noticed it until I observed Sunny in The Keys!!! Ten days of wonder and excitement and Sunny enhanced my trip to The Keys by 80%....thank you sis. Snorkling was a treat for me, but Sunny was a thrill to watch in The Sunny Keys!

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