Day 145, Key West

Artist Matssee images




Duval Street, Key West






Ford Cobra Replica







Ford Cobra Replica on Duval Street






Looper friends Liz & Steve Kemper & Diann, Key West







Inside Sloppy Joes for lunch







Tom at Statue







Diann at Old Customs Building mueseum







Tom & Diann at Mallory Square






Diann with ice cream at city wharf







Key West









Liz and Diann walking out of Key Lime Ice Cream Factory







Key West Municapal Marina from Wharf






Yesterday (Wed) we took our bus schedule and walked a few blocks to the bus stop in front of the coast guard station. While we’re sitting there waiting for the 9:33 bus, Liz from “Shingebiss” popped her head around the corner. They had read our blog and knew we were going to Key West and offered to take us with them in their rented car. Who is going to say no to that offer? We parked at a the west municipal harbor/wharf and our first stop was of course an ice cream store. Liz said it’s only 11:30, I replied what’s your point? She must have thought it was too early. We decided to find a parking lot that was cheaper than $0.25 for 10 minutes since we planned to spend the day. We found a parking lot right off Duval on Caroline Street. Generally Key West doesn’t have a separate street sign but they stencil paint them vertically on the concrete light poles at each corner.

We visited the museum of Art & History at the Custom House. The Custom House was built in 1891 and has been a post office, a courthouse and a government office. In 1903, the island city was bankrupt and the building was boarded up. After 9 years and 9 million dollars the building has been restored to its original glory. Among many other artists, Matisse was the sculpture for the dancing nudes. The sculptures were very creative and entertaining. We also saw an interesting educational video on Ernest Hemingway’s life in Key West.

We had a great lunch at Sloppy Joes, which was one of Ernest Hemingway’s favorite stops. Tom had to check out the Garden of Eden but since it was cloudy, the place was empty. Also since it was cloudy we elected not to stay for the sunset. Also, there was a lot of construction going on at Malory Square. It was a very fun day full of lots of laughs. Liz & Steve, thank you for making this a memorable day.

I imported the digital images from our camera of today’s Key West visit to the computer. It seemed Tom had the camera in his hand constantly and we ended up with 35 new pictures. Of course if there are vintage cars, street rods, or motorcycles they are like a magnet and he can spot them a mile away.

When we returned to “Noah Genda” after our day in Key West, Dave from Perfect Timing was headed to Key’s Fisheries Restaurant for takeout. This worked perfect for us since we didn’t feel like going out or cooking. Tom brought back a delicious combination of stone crab soup and coconut shrimp. What a nice way to cap off a perfect day. The food was excellent and only confirms we must go there for lunch and dinner both. Keys Fisheries is an extremely popular dining facility.