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| Schooner Wharf shopping |
Arrived at Stock Island Marina for our winter stay. Hoppy and I have not been to Key West since the girls were little...looking forward to checking out the town, points of interest and the 347 restaurants and bars! The marina has shuttle service into town and grocery stores several times a day.
First week in town and its rainy. Get a break in the weather and decide to don our raincoats and take the shuttle into town. Walk up and down Duval Street, take pictures with the parrot (costly! Don't make eye contact!) and decide to stop in at Margaritaville. Thanks to wet floors and a raincoat tied around my waist (and gravity) I end up on the floor. Not pretty! Tried to walk (and drink) it off, but only got worse. Broken tail bone...slowed me down for a couple of weeks but I will be back!!
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| Beautiful Sunsets |
We enjoyed a lot of the sights and sounds of Key West. After hitting all of the "famous" spots, (Sloppy Joe's, Captain Tony's, Hog's Breath Saloon, The Bull) we started venturing off the beaten path and found some of our favorites. Enjoyed breakfast at Pepe's, Blue Heaven and Six Toed Cat. Afternoons at Southermost Inn, Green Parrot, The Rum Bar, Hurricane Hole and Schooner Wharf. Saw some beautiful sunsets at Louie's Backyard, Mallory Square and upstairs at a Turtle Kraal. Hemingway's house was interesting, took the Conch Train tour and saw the eyebrow houses and enjoyed the Christmas light tour on the conch train before heading home for the holidays.
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| New Year's Eve 2014 on "D" Dock!!! |
Enjoyed the sand sculpture exhibit on the beach and the chalk art drawing at the Truman Center. Enjoyed the Jimmy Buffet concert streaming live from Key West from a great spot on the beach - we did not win tickets :(
Had a lot of fun at the marina functions. Pot lucks, movie nights, Full Moon parties, Thanksgiving Dinner at the Tiki Hut and a great New Years Eve Dock party with friends - old and new!
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| Barney, Steve & Hoppy |
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| Fresh Coconuts! Thanks, Fernando, for the lesson. |
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| Miami Boat Show |
Made a road trip to Miami for the boat show, trip to Islamorada for the big Nautical Flea Market, and road trips would not be complete without the afternoon in Big Pine at No Name Pub for pizza and feeding the Key deer!
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| The gang's all here! |
Spent beach days at the sand bar (including New Years Day!) and lots of dinghy rides exploring and hanging out at the Hogfish Grill and Geiger Key.
It was sad to leave all of this behind, but we need to move on to new things. We plan to back in the fall for another great winter in the Keys!
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Waving goodbye to our friends at SIVM!
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| Beautiful Key West sunset from our boat! |
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| Christmas in the Keys! |
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| Waiting for a table at Blue Heaven |
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| Lunch at Tiki Hut |
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| Chalk Sidewalk Painting 3D |
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| Feeding the Key Deer at No Name Key |
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| Sand Sculptures |
