- Recognize that divider?
Yeah, we're going back to the Florida Keys.
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♪ I'm riding ♪
♪ Riding in my RV ♪
♪ Wherever I want to be ♪
♪ Because I'm free in my RV, yeah ♪
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Yes, you heard correctly.
We are going back to the Florida Keys
With The New Winnebago Micro Minnie 1708FB
also known as Minitini II.
Also, we are going to a place with never been before,
Curry Hammock State Park in Marathon.
But first,
first we're going to stop at Indian Key Fill
so I can fly the drone and redo the clip
crossing the bridge Minitini II for the new intro.
This here is the Whale Harbor Bridge,
and in my opinion, the beginning of the more scenic part
of the Overseas Highway.
It seems they have closed down the parking lot
to encourage social distancing, but it's all the same.
I'm just going to make a quick flight,
get the drone positioned,
and hope there is parking on the other side.
(upbeat music)
and here we are, waiting.
Where's the trailer now?
Okay, I'll wait for it.
There it is.
Oh no, it's going too fast.
This is a real behind the scenes look
at what really goes on on this high
and sometimes not so high production.
I didn't get the perfect shot, but it'll work.
There, I caught up with it using sport mode.
Key West... Key West
The main parking area on the other side is also blocked off,
but I'll just land real quick and keep going.
Greetings from Curry Hammock State Park
here in the Florida Keys.
Our first time at this particular park
and our first time in the Florida Keys with Minitini II.
It's a beautiful place.
There's a beach that we're gonna go to now
and we might be able to do the launch the banana boat.
It's a beautiful, beautiful day too, y'know?
And when the day is beautiful, everything is set.
It's much better.
This is very nice.
By the way, the sites here are only water and electric,
but as you can see, this site is actually quite nice.
It's pretty big.
A huge area here, camping area.
And this next door is, that will be the day use area.
And let me show you from up here, we can see the ocean.
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Yes, today the idea, actually this whole weekend
is not to do much.
Just relax and enjoy the privilege
of being in this idyllic setting.
Probably one of those places best enjoyed with the boat.
I would just love to go to that sandbar.
Let's go to the beach.
Cool expedition vehicle.
The actual beach, as you can see, not the greatest,
but good beaches in the Florida Keys are actually rare.
Let's go by the day use area,
and the Minitini II is right there.
Too bad we're not allowed to cut through the sand dunes.
Let's try this one more time.
(water splashing)
Yeah, it doesn't get much deeper than that.
It's not deep enough.
Doesn't really matter, it's beautiful out here.
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The only thing that sucks is that the RV's right there
and we have to go all the way around.
Other than that, this is perfect.
Now, that's a cool looking rig.
Hello, little friend.
Yes, we have a bunch of these salamanders
just roaming around.
Meanwhile, the grill is not hot enough.
I don't know why, but we're grilling some sausages.
There's the final product.
Yeah, maybe we needed to remove the casing.
It's definitely been a fun day
doing nothing in this idyllic setting.
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And there's the moonrise.
And the sunrise,
coming soon.
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It's time for some Cuban coffee.
We're boiling some water for his coffee, too.
(spoon stirring)
Salud.
Oh yeah, this is the good stuff.
Gonna make some breakfast.
No, they're still good.
They expire like in a week.
Bacon and eggs is the name of the game this morning.
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Salt,
then pepper and paprika.
In any case, this is it, we're gonna cut it in half
and put it inside some bread and yeah, yum yum.
Mm.
Bon appetit.
It's another day in the Florida Keys.
Look at all the boats in the sandbar.
(relaxing music)
Oh well, this is not the most
(water splashing) attractive part.
Okay, I'm trying,
but all we have here is a few little fish
and not much more.
Very low visibility.
That's all I've got for ya.
All right, let's inflate the banana boat.
(relaxing music)
Not the most maneuverable kayak, I must say.
It just goes all over the place, except straight.
Hey check that out.
Someone's got another banana boat, I mean identical to mine.
What are the chances, huh?
I guess someone else also saw a cheap inflatable kayak
on Amazon and thought it was going to be any good.
And I guess, I mean, it is what it is, right?
It floats, it just behaves more like a raft than a kayak.
We were out there, y'know, listening to Bob Marley,
getting the sun rays, some vitamin D, which is important,
but it's too hot.
So, it is now time for our RV cooking show.
We'll start with a bottle of red or a bottle of white.
It all depends upon your appetite.
Some ground beef.
We're going to put some salt and pepper.
Next, we're gonna dig into it, break it apart.
Mm, this is gonna be so good.
While that cooks, we're gonna crush,
peel, and mince some garlic.
Gonna to make some rice, too,
so I'll put some water to boil.
It is going to be unconventional,
so I'm going to add some garbanzo beans.
Also, some of that frozen sofrito mix I usually use.
And the garlic.
I almost forgot.
Y'know, that's one of my signature ingredients
when it comes to this type of dish.
Let's add the rinsed garbanzo beans,
some mild pico de gallo that's about to go bad,
a little bit of sriracha.
Y'know, give it a little kick.
Illy likes it hot.
I almost forgot the cilantro.
Now we'll let it simmer there for a while.
And for the rice, we're going to cook some basmati.
And the easiest way in my experience
is to make it like a pasta,
boil it for 11 minutes, strain it, and it's done.
(bright music)
Here's the final product.
Bon appetit.
Good morning.
It rained a lot last night.
We're gonna have some bacon and some burgers for breakfast
because that's how we roll on this beautiful morning
here in the Florida Keys.
Oh, that smells so good.
(grill sizzling) Oh yeah.
Mm, bon appetit.
This is our latest invention here
so Illy work from the road.
And if it works for her, might get one of these for myself.
We'll see.
As we say goodbye to Curry Hammock State Park.
(upbeat music)
It is time to go, but let's hit the dump station first.
♪ Riding ♪
♪ Riding in my RV ♪
♪ Wherever I want to be ♪
♪ Because I'm free in my RV, yeah ♪
♪ I'm riding ♪
♪ I'm riding in my RV ♪
♪ Wherever I want to be ♪
♪ Because I'm free in my RV, yeah ♪
Well, yeah, this one was a little shorter than usual,
but that was literally all we did,
eat, hang out at our site, swim, sleep, repeat.
Lots of traffic here on U.S. 1, by the way.
It seems the Keys are pretty crowded this weekend,
although we didn't really notice
from our social distance retreat.
This also concludes our South Florida weekender series.
Next, we are leaving on a two week trip to the first,
the forgotten, and the Emerald Coast of Florida,
which originally would have been the beginning
of the long summer 2020 road trip
with North Dakota and perhaps even Montana
as a final destination.
But more about that on the next episode.
Until then, thank you so much for watching
and see you on the road.
(upbeat music)
♪ I'm riding ♪
♪ Riding in my RV ♪