Saturday, December 29, 2012

12/29/2012 Our First Full Day in Key West

(Key West, FL)

After a good night’s sleep we met out in the courtyard to make plans for the day.
Dian was just taken with the roosters!

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Before we got started for the day we gave Dian and KK the Shutterfly  photo book we made for them of their civil union ceremony and reception.  I just love making these books!

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THEY LOVED IT!

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From previous experience Bob and I knew that the line formed quickly at the giant buoy that signifies the southernmost point of the United States.  So we got  our bearings and off we went.  It didn’t take long to get there since we are pretty much within walking distance of everything downtown Key West.  Yes, there was a line but it wasn’t that long and it seemed to be moving quickly.  We made arrangements with the couple ahead of us to take our pictures and in return we would take theirs.  We had a quick lesson on how to work each others cameras and then just waited.  Now most people stand next to the buoy and smile nicely.  The couple two up from our place in line went above and beyond!

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And now here is our boring picture.

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Hungry, we decided to go to the Southernmost Hotel & Restaurant for breakfast.  Of course breakfast for some include an adult beverage.  That ain’t tomato juice she’s drinkin’!

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…and of course there was the beer of the day.

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Pictures taken outside of the restaurant in the beach area.

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They got thirsty again after walking a block of Duval Street and had to stop for a drink.  I’ve never seen three people get so thirsty after walking a city block!

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We stopped in shops along the way and tried out comfy looking swings.

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We walked another block….you guessed it.

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Next land mark we did the picture taking thing was the Mile 0 marker.

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…..and of course that walk made them thirsty.

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We won’t even go into the things said to passerby’s as these three sat in the open window seats.

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We walked a little ways down the street and KK couldn’t pass the Smallest Bar.  Are you keeping count?  By the way, you see the bar in its entirety, this is it.

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Next stop was Sunset Pier.

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You guessed it….adult beverages!

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It’s a good thing I was the one with the camera or they would have no record of their time in Key West.

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There's just some about birds and a sunset.

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Of course we walked back to Duval Street from Sunset Pier, a whole block and ended up here…..  Are you seein’ a pattern here????

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We finally had to call it a day and we started the walk home.  I didn’t think we’d ever get there!  Can you guess why?

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I don’t care what Dian says, I know she was hanging on to that truck for dear life!

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And this is how Dian ended the night.

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I lost count of how many drinks were had but I’m comfortable with saying A LOT, I also lost count of the number of bars we were in but I would comfortable in saying a half a dozen….at LEAST!  To say that we shared a couple of laughs would be  a gross understatement.  The amount of laughs we shared are countless….and priceless.

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