Keys Disease in Full Swing for Crew of Kismet

Suffering from Incurable Keys Disease!

When trailering our boat to the Keys, we had the added benefit of having our truck nearby, making it easier to stay a distance from downtown Key West. As we’ve mentioned many times before, our favorite spot is Key West Harbour Marina, on Stock Island. The best of both worlds when visiting Key West. Keys Disease is kind of like a virus that once caught stays in your system forever. It shows up like clockwork as soon as we hit the string of islands south of Florida.

   

   

Taking the Conch Tour Train was a new experience for us. Although we have extensively walked the streets of Key West, we learned a lot about the history and downtown area during the tour.

   

  

Happy hour in Key West is one of our favorite things and NO, we did not visit the upper floor of the Garden of Eden.

   

Key West is well known for its nightly sunset celebration. This night the event was in full swing with the promise of a stunning sunset for the crowds amassed on Mallory Square. Before sunset, the street entertainers will capture your attention with stunning acrobatics or other fascinating shows.

We all come for the sunset because it is spectacular. A true Key West ritual.

One night we treated ourselves to a show at La Te Da, famous for its female impersonators. Great Show!

   

We met up with friends Rick, on Wishing Star, and Denise and Jeff downtown at the A&B Marina. Happy Hour on the boat and dinner on the beach later.

We are always happy to meet up with Ranger Tug friends, Dominic and Caroline (above), on Poppy. They brought their tug down to Key West to meet family, so we got to meet them for a Cuban lunch at El Siboney Restaurant.

I’m calling this a “barnacle truck.” (Above)

I am totally fascinated by these Shaving BrushTree flowers (Pseudobombax Ellipticum).

St Patrick’s Day was in full swing when we toured downtown one night near the end of our stay in Key West. All sorts of leprechauns and fairies wandering the streets of Key West.

   

Our new favorite Happy Hour bar and restaurant is 2 Cents. Free bacon is served while you roll the dice to determine the price you will pay for a drink (see photo above right).

Another great happy hour establishment is the fabulous Kelly’s Caribbean Bar and Grill. Great margaritas and wings.

  

   

  

   

One day we visited the Key West Art & Historical Society. We learned a lot about Ernest Hemingway and his time spent in the Keys.