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Chapter Two: Key West

April 16, 2007 - April 18, 2007

     Key West is the southernmost point in the United States.  When you stand at the spot pictured in the postcard to the left, you are only 90 miles from Cuba. 

     Key West is also a party town.  We walked down the main street in the touristy section looking for dinner but all that we saw were bikini shops on every corner and bars in between.  You got the feeling that everyone was out for a good time, whatever the cost.  Because it's so isolated, it has a huge monopoly on tourism and everything was very spendy.  There were also lots of smokers. 

     Because it's an old town on a small island, the roads are pretty narrow and there's a lot of one way streets so most people rent mopeds or bikes to get around.  With Joshua it would have been a little tricky to do either.  We didn't want to drive because, first, we didn't want to run over bikers or moped-ers and, second, Eli saw a minor car crash as he was walking back to our room from parking our car.  So we were pretty limited in the amount of stuff that we could see.  I'm glad we had such a nice room and it was pleasant to relax after the plane ride and drive down anyway.

     The picture to the right is what was left of our dinner the first night.  After walking most of the length of Duval St. and not finding a place to eat that suited our budget and moralities, we discovered this Italian restaurant that served pizza.  We dined outside under a lovely tree in a courtyard that was also the home of two brilliantly colored parrots.  We ordered a Caesar salad to split and went for the whole pizza instead of ordering by the slice.  The waiter was a bit dubious, but did what we asked.  When he brought out our dinner, the cook came too to see who it was that thought they had room for a whole stuffed calzone!  Eli and Joshua shared two slices and I barely managed one.  But we were set for lunch for the next few days!


We drove over this remarkable Seven Mile Bridge on the way down.
Our Lodge: The Douglas House
April 16 - April 18
Relaxing and Swimming
A Tour of Ernest Hemingway's House
April 17
A Lovely Old House
The Southnmost Point
April 17
...and Another Rooster!
A Glass-Bottomed Boat Tour
April 18
Under the Sea!

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