Key West with Pat and Ray

Weather: It’s only been one day and already we’re missing the 80 degree weather! Temp range 60 – 65 Blustery wind all day. Full sunshine, no clouds

Comment: It's another Key West Day! We rode the dinghy to “Reflection,” where we met Pat and Ray for the walk to Key West Bus Stop.

The bus ride to Key West was uneventful - no characters on board! No stories to tell!! Most unusual!!!

While doing the Duval Crawl we visited the Butterfly Museum. In a word, it was "Spectacular." It is a Key West must see. In addition to a nice variety of btterflies, the atmosphere was most relaxing. It is a great place to spend some time.

We purchased Conch Shell (Horn) from the Shell Warehouse. Now we’ll be able to “salute” the sunset with fellow boaters. The crew from "Reflection" bought one too. I'm expecting a conch horn sound-off in the not to distant future.

We enjoyed lunch at the El Mason De Pepe (Cuban Restaurant) at Malory Square. It was very enjoyable. It's common for Key West eateries to have chickens (and cats) roaming freely. See odd to me.

After viewing the sunset (and the Cat Guy) from Mallory Square, we went to catch the bus at the stop near Kelly’s Caribbean Bar and Grill. Since we had about 40 minutes, we asked if they had any 'quick" entrees. The hostess, waiter and cooks were very accomodating. We enjoyed the fare they presented to us. The food was very good... above average I'd say, but the service was spectacular. This establishment has earned the honor of being our Key West restaurant of choice. We'll be back everytime we get to Key West!

As luck would have it, our efforts to make the bus were thwarted. Even though we left the restaurant with ten minutes to spare, as we exited the establishment, Anna Marie saw the tail end of the bus turning the corner. It was ten minutes early! Impossible... but true! Of course, we missed it! We had to cab it back to Searstown to catch the Marathon bus.

The return trip to Marathon was also uneventful! This has never happened before. no characters on board - in either direction! No stories to tell! – on any of the busses!