Today is our 4th day parked at Bahia Honda State Park, and sadly, we have to leave tomorrow. Yesterday, Patty drove the approx. 5 miles south to Big Pine Key, and did some shopping. Sam and I hung out most of the day, as I'm trying to kick a summer cold. The 3 of us did take a walk to the old railroad bridge, where a short portion of the old auto deck has been reconditioned as a viewing platform. In 1912, a railroad was completed from the main land to Key West. This was the main transportation along the keys until 1936, when a hurricane destroyed much of the railroad. The overseas highway was completed a few years later, using most of the old railroad bridges. The mile long Bahia Honda Channel bridge was the only one of the multiple bridges that was an iron truss bridge. When they built the highway, they had to add the auto deck to the top of the iron trusses, which is visible in the one photo I took. For most of the afternoon, Patty was snorkeling in front of the motor home, and near the beach where I took the other photo. Per your request Marc, here's a couple of pictures, looking out from the inside of the motor home.
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