A week ago Sunday, my oldest son and I were texting.  One thing led to another and before we knew it, we decided to take a quick road trip to the Florida Keys.  (You may have seen the Instagram post") . Some of the best trips are last minute, right"  We had the best time even though it was super short, considering the time it took to get there.  There's nothing like 13+ hours in the car to make you a little punchy with giggles and such.  We listened to podcasts & music, chatted, and snacked our way down & back.  On the way home we decided that the days had flown by - so I guess that means he had a good time, lol.  I know I did!
I had never been to the Keys before, but T had been once a couple of years ago.  We really didn't have any plans for when we got there, other than T wanted to fish.  For the most part, we spent lots of time on the beach in state parks and drove down to Key West one of our days.
We arrived the evening of July 4th and saw the most amazing sky on the way into Marathon, FL where we stayed three nights.

We visited Sombrero Beach a couple of times.  The beaches there are different from what this North Caroline girl is accustomed to.  There's lots of grass and seaweed that made me a little nervous; especially after we spotted a couple of sharks and a stingray(!).   It's also easy to sink into the sand - maybe I should've packed hip waders"&n...