We sailed all night and were to our first port by Monday. We
didn’t have specific plans for the day so we just headed out to see what we
could find!
I should also mention – it was raining AGAIN. Seriously,
Florida! What is up with morning rain??????
Interesting thing about Key West – we found it was either
really nice or really not-nice. We walked through some pretty slummy areas –
and we also passed some areas that appeared to be straight from a movie. And
sometimes they were all of two blocks apart.
The chickens were EVERYWHERE. Even on mail delivery.
We ran into a woman selling coconut drinks {literally a coconut with a hole drilled in it so you could drink the water out through a straw...}, so Ryan decided
to try one. Our thoughts…
As you can see…I was both thrilled by the weather AND the taste
of the drink. Please excuse my drowned rat look.
One of our attractions in Key West was visiting the
southern-most tip of the US. 90 miles to Cuba, baby! We heard one of the tour
guides driving by say we were closer to Cuba than to a Wal-Mart. LOL!! That can’t
be a bad day!
And then, y’all, we knocked off one of my bucket list items!
I GOT TO SEE {AND GO UP IN} A LIGHTHOUSE!!!!! I’ve wanted to do this forever
and I was so excited to have the chance! We saw this one from the cruise ship
and went in search of it.
Remember that day I worked a concert in Wauseon, and the
cashier at the Arby’s gave me a senior citizen drink? Well the old lady look
must live on because Ryan and I got to go up in the lighthouse for the senior
citizen price! We would have complained about the principle of the thing, but
we were too excited about the discount.
I might take this moment to mention I am PETRIFIED of open
heights and closed spaces. So the trip up the 88 steps of the lighthouse was an
exercise in quoting Psalm 56:3 over and
over. We made it to the top and had a great time taking pictures {Ryan} and
walking gingerly around {me} enjoying the view of…well…a long, long way.
This was a huge highlight for me. I was not expecting to be
able to cross off a bucket list item, so this was a sweet surprise.
OH! And guess what??? We made a video of that!
OH! And guess what??? We made a video of that!
We also found out from the coconut lady that there are no natural beaches in Key West. Say WHA???? It’s an ISLAND for crying out loud! But we did enjoy the man-made beach we found between the lighthouse and the ship:
And that was it for us in Key West. A great time together –
especially after the rain cleared up!!
6 comments:
the video and the kissing photo?
ADORBS.
loved! so excited for the light house and the gross coconut water? i know! LOL. yuck.
XOXO
:) I went back and added video to the post we did in Miami and to our room tour...we were having technical glitches, or they'd have been up there originally! We loved doing the videos! :)
Glad to know I am not alone on that coconut water. It was so nasty.
So I'm going to get technical on you. If you'll notice on the sign it says the southern most tip of the continental US. The actual southern most tip is in Hawaii. Add it to your bucket list. It is so worth the visit! And you may or may not want to mention to Ryan about the 4 wheel drive vehicle that is recommended to get there. Or the trip to the green sand beach that naturally has to follow. It makes roller coasters look tame.
You can get technical...but that's as far south as this girl goes, because flights to Hawaii violate my "no bathroom usage" flight rule. I can only fly as far as one bladder will hold!
I feel as though some of my traveling wisdom did not get imparted to you...1)NO COCONUT WATER...ugh; 2)NO POI (this is for your Hawaii trip - plane to west coast then cruise to Hawaii)...ugh; 3)NO WALTER SCOTT memorial in Edinburgh, Scotland as the stairs are as bad as your lighthouse climb. That's it, the rest is easy!!
Lois
I loved the video! And Girl, you have GOT TO stop worrying about your hair. It always looks great! And I'm not in love with you so you can take it as a fact :)
What a fun day.
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