Here we are...

We have just arrived in the Florida Keys, to help Habitat for Humanity with Hurricane Wilma cleanup. Got here at noon, and already have put in a full days work! They were wiring some power stands for RV's, so we jumped in and helped out, so now we have power for our stay! Looks like there is lots of things to do, so we wont be bored waiting around for something to do. We are actually at Long Pine Key, about 30 Miles from Key West, and the closer we got, the more and more evidence of storm damage we saw. Aparrently the tidal surge reached over 9 ft in some parts of this Key, and things were pretty well messed up. We told them we would work at least a month, possible up to the end of Feburary, but we have signed up for a Habitat for Humanity build project in Leyland, Mississippi, in early March. That just happens to be on the way for our next adventure: Following the Mississippi River to its source, at Lake Itasca, MN. That is, unless we get a better idea first....

Jim and Cathy
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