Key West
January 25th through 29th, 2009
This travellog covers several days of exploring Key
West.
We are dry camping on the Navy Base at Trumbo
Point in Key
West. I am a retired DOD civilian and the Navy allows retired
DOD civilians to camp in the Navy facilities as long as there is space
available. We are paying $12 a night to dry camp on a grass field
along with over 600 other RV's. All I can say is: It is wonderful.
Mallory
Square crowd gathering for the nightly sunset celebration a Key
West, Florida tradition
Joyce shot this picture of the crowd gathered at
Mallory Square for the evening sunset ritual. There is actually
three to five times this many people you just can't get them all in
a single picture.
And this is the event that everyone is gathered to watch.
The big event only lasts a few minutes but this Key
West sunset does not disappoint.
Stealth overnighting in Key
West is difficult. The city has to have this policy since
there isn't any room.
That is a nice royal
palm tree behind the sign.
This grand old sailing ship is available for evening sunset cruises
and takes passengers daily. It was built as a work boat that laid
undersea cable for Western Union.
This bloom is on an African
Tulip tree growing on the Earnest
Hemmingway estate in Key
West.
And folks this grand old house is the "Southernmost
House" in the continental USA.
This is the sign outside the Southernmost
House pictured above.
Island colors and palm trees on display.
Gingerbread and sherbet colors on display near the southernmost spot
in the continental USA.
Actually the Southernmost
Beach Cafe & Bar is a popular dining place and hang out.
Tourist as well as local seem to enjoy the place.
It is located between the Southernmost
House and the Southernmost
On The Beach Hotel. in Key
West.
These folks are hanging out on the Southernmost
Beach in the continental United States. The white sand is
imported from the Bahamas.
And here you have it this is the welcoming sign for the Southernmost
Beach in the Continental USA.
Fine example of "gingerbread" architecture
in this old Key West, Florida
home
Ginger bread is "Key
West" --- especially on the older restored homes.
Gingerbread architecture and Island Colors displayed on this Key
West, Florida house
Gingerbread and island colors are showcased on this old home.
Gulf Shrimper facing angry storm clouds as it approaches
Key West, Florida
Joyce snapped this picture of a cold front moving over the Gulf of
Mexico as a lone shrimp boat makes its way to port. This cold front
wreaked havoc on the heartland and extended freezing temperatures
deep into Florida. We have been seeing news reports on this front
as it made its way south, now it has finally reached us. We were in
the mid-80's this morning with high humidity. By evening we were in
the 60's and the wind was blowing a gale that continued all night.
This front emptied the swimming pools. Halter tops and short shorts
were quickly replaced with long sleeves and jeans. This picture shows
the leading edge of that cold front. It was a bad boy. Kentucky got
hit especially hard when it rolled through there.
While strolling around exploring lower Duval Street we ran across
Lee Anne McCarthy who is a multitalented artist currently residing
in Key West. Not only does she take excellent photographs she makes
unique frames. This picture does not do justice to her frames. However,
Lee Anne actually makes her frames out of old crab and lobster traps.
She doe not use a saw as you can see. She breaks the wood that is
not already broken then uses the pieces to form unique frames that
accentuate her fabulous Key
West pictures.
Lee Anne does her "side walk" art on South Duval
Street during the day then moves to Mallory
Square before sunset to catch the evening sunset crowd. Look
her up when you visit Key
West if you are looking for some unique art to remember your
Key West visit.
Sea birds flying past Mallory Square
in Key West, Florida
We enjoyed watching this large congregation of sea birds that massed
around a parking lot near our campground in front of a cold front
that moved through this morning. Note how the sky is overcast now
that the front has moved through.
Seabirds milling around Mallory
Square prior to the evening sunset celebration in Key
West, Florida
Several thousand of these birds milled in the area mostly resting
on the parking lot but would take to the air on occasion then settle
down just as quick.
When you visit Key
West you just have to take a walking tour of Truman Annex
(a large, upscale) residential complex and Harry Truman's"Little
White House".
Reported to be Kenny Chesney's Key
West "cottage"
Kenny Chesney's new "cottage" in Key
West. This is one of Kenny's "secret" hideaways
it just happens to be in Margaritaville. Virtually no one knows Kenny
has a house on Key West
(he only recently purchased it). We only found out because we met
the owner of one of the hottest nightspots on Duval
Street, it was late, and the libations were working, and we
were interested listeners. We had been discussing musical talent in
Nashville and how he wished he could attract some of that level talent
to his place.
If you are really interested contact me and I will give you an address.
We learned several years later that Kenny may never have purchased
the house or if he did he quickly turned it. Rumor has it that he
has a place on Sunset
Key. Having a place on Sunset
Key makes more since than this residence only two houses off
Duval
Street in Old Town Key West makes more sense.
Until next time remember how good life is.
Mike
& Joyce Hendrix
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