tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post893048059118820525..comments2023-12-28T17:18:03.050-05:00Comments on In the Direction of Our Dreams: Biscayne National ParkSherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00328866430156879312noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-41191456849440082172016-01-06T20:09:19.107-05:002016-01-06T20:09:19.107-05:00I agree the brick is "weird" for the loc...I agree the brick is "weird" for the locale - the fishy wall is so much better! Good for you jumping in to retrieve the snail :-) Love the mantee and the gators and needle fish - so much fun to see all the water critters. Don't think I could do the crowd at Robert's, although the produce is very colorful, and the shakes sound super yummy. Can't believe it's still so hot down there!Jodee Gravelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02247098923871155546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-40424031767051127292016-01-06T12:36:44.930-05:002016-01-06T12:36:44.930-05:00I remember you and others talking about 'Rober...I remember you and others talking about 'Robert is Here'. Too bad the prices went up, but maybe because of weather issues? Biscayne NP looks like a wonderful place, not sure I've heard about that place. Nice!owensontheroadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12076915620668491771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-73525610109945210362016-01-05T21:35:30.685-05:002016-01-05T21:35:30.685-05:00We did not stop at Biscayne the last time we were ...We did not stop at Biscayne the last time we were there and it looked like there is not much to see :) but thanks for the tour. <br />The last time we were at Robert we did order one yummy shake and a bunch of fruits. Enjoy your weather as we are now slammed with rain coming from the west. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-31198472678473037562016-01-05T15:21:47.700-05:002016-01-05T15:21:47.700-05:00I hate it when fruit disappoints! I buy my orange...I hate it when fruit disappoints! I buy my oranges at Trader Joe's because they are always the right size with a sweet juicy flavor. I made a "shake" with chocolate soy milk, frozen cherries and frozen bananas a few hours ago and it was a great snack.Pam https://www.blogger.com/profile/05979446142128610261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-69123404440943169712016-01-03T23:18:45.959-05:002016-01-03T23:18:45.959-05:00I would like to line all the tropical fruits up an...I would like to line all the tropical fruits up and taste them all and then put them together in creative ways. Sherry can you tell me the name of your flip flops that you talked about as having great foot support that really help your back. I am going to trying to find or order a pair for summer. Great to see the Manatee. I wouldn't have even been able to identify it before following your blog. Not many up hear in the Northwest, LOL klbexploreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294131539793643894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-469804757180025172016-01-03T20:19:18.983-05:002016-01-03T20:19:18.983-05:00One thing you can count on at Robert is Here is va...One thing you can count on at Robert is Here is variety in tropical fruits - things we don't normally see in the grocery, so when you go to order a fruit shake, we have no idea what it might taste like. It would be fun to get acquainted with all of the fruits. Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739352885582343624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-75405848131493834872016-01-03T13:32:41.991-05:002016-01-03T13:32:41.991-05:00Biscayne first made an impression on me watching K...Biscayne first made an impression on me watching Ken Burns' documentary series on the National Parks. I'd love to see the park for myself someday.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-23839590193056208972016-01-03T13:22:09.346-05:002016-01-03T13:22:09.346-05:00I LOVE the sunset photos-- silver, then gold, then...I LOVE the sunset photos-- silver, then gold, then fire, in turn; wish I could see it in 360 degrees. Wonderful that you got to see a manatee (although maybe you've seen them many times before? - I don't know how common they are). Too bad it's so difficult getting out to snorkel--it's an incredible universe just below the surface (although those needlefish look kind of demonic to me, and I'm not sure about stepping into their world!)Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12064986881712695905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-44030892657669969192016-01-03T12:37:30.945-05:002016-01-03T12:37:30.945-05:00It's difficult to imagine warm Florida while s...It's difficult to imagine warm Florida while sitting in cold California! But we have some beautiful sunsets too.Gypsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052445200220681513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-36417416574716409932016-01-03T11:32:26.714-05:002016-01-03T11:32:26.714-05:00That was nice of you to jump in the water and help...That was nice of you to jump in the water and help out the ranger. I bet there aren't many others that would do that. Now we need to sign you up as a Senior Junior Ranger, you'd look great with one of those hats! ;c)<br /><br />I wonder, were you disappointed that there were no JMC shakes at that stand?Paul and Marti Dahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17332654035718777839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-43463740066497824642016-01-03T11:13:13.697-05:002016-01-03T11:13:13.697-05:00Love the manatee and the needlefish are really coo...Love the manatee and the needlefish are really cool! Great shot of the alligator too- The fruits all look exotic. I am not a fan of most tropical fruits: mangoes- BLAH! Some of the others I wouldn't have any idea how to cut into them. They are interesting looking though. Nice sunset! xxxoooRazzlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02045062757481697590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-13228928681755452112016-01-03T10:42:09.201-05:002016-01-03T10:42:09.201-05:00Biscayne looks like a great place if you've go...Biscayne looks like a great place if you've got a Kayak and a non-windy day - water, water everywhere! I would've liked the unique milkshakes at Robert is Here, I'm sure. That's no good that he's raising prices - obviously, that isn't hurting his business at this time of year. Also too bad that the oranges were tasteless - disappointing! That sunset certainly was not a disappointment :)Carrie C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07904027116034931818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-12680274001902815492016-01-03T07:07:13.189-05:002016-01-03T07:07:13.189-05:00We don't really like naval oranges and have fo...We don't really like naval oranges and have found them pretty flavorless. My rule of thumb in picking oranges is to go for the ugly ones,instead of the pretty bright orange ones. For some reason, they seem to be better, but we like juice oranges, not eating oranges. I think it's hamlin that we like for juice, but not sure. Try some Florida red grapefruit. Even if you don't like grapefruit, you'll like fresh sweet grapefruit....but wait for some cold weather so they are sweet.<br /><br />We've never been to Biscayne NP. Thanks for the tour. Cold front here, so you may be getting some relief from the heat.Karen and Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15284661066870109259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-89406572168194472672016-01-02T22:31:23.482-05:002016-01-02T22:31:23.482-05:00We stopped at Robert is Here based on your recomme...We stopped at Robert is Here based on your recommendation, glad it was good for us. I bought the very best avocados I have ever eaten actually. And I grew up on California avocados.Sue Malonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00332448503740101970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-45129721158798378482016-01-02T20:41:23.949-05:002016-01-02T20:41:23.949-05:00Thanks for the trip to Biscayne NP!!! That looked...Thanks for the trip to Biscayne NP!!! That looked like a fun day. Our last visit to Roberts was disappointing as well. As for Red Naval Oranges, we tried to get them at the Flagler Farmer's Market and were told the crop was destroyed by "greening" disease;o(( We did get some regular Naval Oranges which were very good:o)) We'll keep our eye out for Red Navals and bring some along to Hillsborough if we find any!!!Bill and Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15623061930930874565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-20651067467118074162016-01-02T20:39:09.662-05:002016-01-02T20:39:09.662-05:00I grew up boating and snorkeling in Key Biscayne -...I grew up boating and snorkeling in Key Biscayne -- but it wasn't a National Park at that time! There weren't nearly as many people there, either. It's a place that I've wanted to show to Eric, so thanks for the preview tour. The Visitor Center looks fabulous! I also grew up stopping at "Robert Is Here" back when it was just a little stand on the side of the road. Time does fly….Laurel (www.ravenandchickadee.com)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09133248112440273123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-7429859013748129382016-01-02T20:36:40.380-05:002016-01-02T20:36:40.380-05:00A great park, that I haven't visited. Going t...A great park, that I haven't visited. Going to suggest we have "spare" Ranger hats for next summer's Junior Rangers. All that lovely looking fruit makes me drool but with the crowds and prices I'd only want to stop if I knew they had passion fruit, called granadilla in South Africa. And yet another beautiful sunset.Gaelynhttp://geogypsytraveler.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-84989383010276083032016-01-02T20:33:06.521-05:002016-01-02T20:33:06.521-05:00Beautiful sunset at Midway:) There weren't an...Beautiful sunset at Midway:) There weren't any gators in the pond while we were there. Not sure why but the host said they weren't there and we didn't see any. Too bad you couldn't snorkel or kayak in Biscayne NP. One day the wind will stop:)John and Pam (ohtheplacestheygo.wordpress.com)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10853924678665624403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-85184504623686201872016-01-02T20:09:26.981-05:002016-01-02T20:09:26.981-05:00Interesting milkshakes. I had to Google "mame...Interesting milkshakes. I had to Google "mamey", and learned it is a type of melon that tastes a bit like a baked sweet potato with honey and brown sugar.<br />You are really seeing some gorgeous sunsets!Jim and Gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13982110996137470496noreply@blogger.com