The Florida Keys
In 1979 I went camping with some girlfriends in the Florida Keys. None of us had ever been camping before and we didn’t even know how to put up a tent. Fortunately, we camped next to a group of guys from Michigan and they helped us. I taught one of them to play Backgammon. His name was Bill and on the day they left to drive back home he and I walked to a dock and it was there that he kissed me (for the first time) and told me goodbye. I went back to our campsite and told my friend Debbie that I had met the man I was going to marry. She looked at me, rolled her eyes and said, “You are crazy!”
Bill and I got engaged the Christmas after we met and married in the summer of 1980. This past week we returned to the Keys for the first time since we met. We returned to the dock, not really expecting it to be there and this is what we found.
A lady was walking her dogs and I asked her to make our picture. This was taken at the campground where we met.
Thanks, Rhonda! Come back and visit me again!
I love these stories. How romantic, and the pictures are beautiful too.
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Lovely post! Love the ‘Catch of the day/Love of my life’ thing!
What a great story and pictures too!
We lived in Fl. 18 yrs and I never went to the Everglades or the Keys. I’m kicking myself now that we’re far away. 🙂
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Go back and celebrate there!
Definitely!
That is so sweet! Looks like it was worth trying out camping that once. 🙂
Me & my husband (well then boyfriend) spent our first holiday together in The Keys! 🙂 Danica
How sweet …and romantic!
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Wow! This is such a beautiful story!
Its been a long time since I went camping, you looked like you were having fun!! Happy Week!~
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Awwww….so sweet! =)
“Catch of the Day” – I love it! Great pics!
How romantic. I love that “catch of the day”! We went camping once last year, as each year passes, I like it less and less. There’s nothing wrong with day trips! 🙂
Lovely shots! It must have been such a special moment. Thanks for hosting and Happy WW!
Looks nice! Sweet story 🙂
It is a sweet love story – camping, catching and all! Have a great week and thanks for hosting.
What a sweet love story!!!
Awww, what a sweet love story!
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That looks nice and relaxing…