On Saturday, Bev and I took
our time and drove through the Everglades on the way to the Keys. We could also bypass Miami going this
way. Around Homestead, Fl there were many
nurseries with beautiful plants and produce.
We asked another sailor about a cheap but clean hotel in the Marathon,
Fl area. We were pleasantly surprised
with our ocean front room. We enjoyed
the sunset from our beach and just relaxed.
Knowing how
expensive it is to stay in Key West, we decided to spend only one night on the
island.
We found a great
B&B though a booking agency that I would recommend to anyone. The name was the Frances Street Bottle
Inn. It was in Old Town and walking
distance to most anything. It was a 150
year old house with a great veranda with cushioned wicker furniture. We arrived there about 11:00am as others were
checking out. So we were able to park
right by the B&B and leave the car there for the next 24 hours. Actually, we just wanted to stay there
instead of touring, but made ourselves go have a good time :)
We had to have lunch
at our favorite spot in Key West, BO's Fish Wagon. It is a little place with outdoor seating that
looks like a junk yard. Their specialty
is a fried soft shell crab sandwich. And
you have to have their lime-aide. Then
we took a trolley tour so Bev could get an overview of the
island. After that, we walked through
the wharf area, part of Duvall street and to Malory Square for the sunset. We decided to get a table at a restaurant
right on the water's edge. We watched a
cruise ship leave right in front of us, then had front row seats for a
beautiful sunset.
That evening, I
convinced Bev to do something with me that Dave always refused to do. We went to a Drag Queen show. The name of the place was Aqua. So Bev's story is that she thought it was
going to be a dolphin show :) We had
fun. Watching the other people in the
audience was part of the entertainment, too.
We had a great
breakfast on the veranda, walked through the Key West Cemetery near our
B&B, then headed back. We stopped in
Marathon to visit with sailing friends, the Mills, and check out the city
marina for when we head that way in a few weeks.
We don't plan to
spend much time in the Keys when we leave Ft Myers by boat. We feel we can always come back to that area
in the future.
Key Colony Beach Motel in Marathon
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