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Day 5 in Key West. Lots to do and see today.

2013_04_13_00_00_10_10 - Wed Apr 2 07:07:59 2014

We ate breakfast at Authors Guesthouse, but went to Old Town Bakery and brought back our own goodies.

2013_04_13_07_28_17_10 - Wed Apr 2 07:12:06 2014

He's got his coffee, and is ready to go!

2013_04_13_07_28_57_10 - Wed Apr 2 07:12:54 2014

No comment!

2013_04_13_07_29_39_10 - Wed Apr 2 07:13:30 2014

Just don't go there!

2013_04_13_07_29_51_10 - Mon Jul 7 18:33:25 2014

Breakfast drink station.

2013_04_13_07_30_04_10 - Wed Apr 2 07:14:33 2014

Nice tree

2013_04_13_07_30_25_10 - Wed Apr 2 07:15:05 2014

Pictures of Authors Guesthouse courtyard. Such a lovely place for breakfast.

2013_04_13_07_31_30_10 - Wed Apr 2 07:15:59 2014

2013_04_13_07_31_46_10 - Wed Apr 2 07:16:17 2014

2013_04_13_07_31_58_10 - Wed Apr 2 07:16:49 2014

2013_04_13_07_32_29_10 - Wed Apr 2 07:17:25 2014

We seem to have the courtyard all to ourselves.

2013_04_13_07_32_47_10 - Wed Apr 2 07:18:16 2014

2013_04_13_07_33_17_10 - Wed Apr 2 07:18:50 2014

2013_04_13_07_33_31_10 - Wed Apr 2 07:19:14 2014

Hold the camera straight!

2013_04_13_07_33_52_10 - Wed Apr 2 07:19:56 2014

Bicycle parking at Authors

2013_04_13_07_39_51_10 - Wed Apr 2 07:20:37 2014

Ice, water, coffee

2013_04_13_07_40_00_10 - Wed Apr 2 07:21:15 2014

Tropical plants everywhere

2013_04_13_07_40_18_10 - Wed Apr 2 07:22:10 2014

Hot tub/pool

2013_04_13_07_40_35_10 - Wed Apr 2 07:22:40 2014

Nice fountain!

2013_04_13_07_41_11_10 - Mon Jul 7 18:36:38 2014

2013_04_13_07_41_30_10 - Wed Apr 2 07:23:36 2014

Authors office entrance

2013_04_13_07_41_43_10 - Wed Apr 2 07:24:28 2014

2013_04_13_07_41_55_10 - Wed Apr 2 07:25:02 2014

2013_04_13_07_42_42_10 - Wed Apr 2 07:25:31 2014

Following the path around Authors property.

2013_04_13_07_42_48_10 - Fri Apr 4 06:42:06 2014

Gate to outside of property where our scooters are parked.

2013_04_13_07_43_00_10 - Mon Jul 7 18:37:26 2014

2013_04_13_07_43_14_10 - Fri Apr 4 06:43:20 2014

Keep on walking

2013_04_13_07_43_36_10 - Fri Apr 4 06:43:47 2014

2013_04_13_07_43_46_10 - Fri Apr 4 06:44:04 2014

2013_04_13_07_43_51_10 - Fri Apr 4 06:44:26 2014

This is the wall around the property.

2013_04_13_07_44_07_10 - Fri Apr 4 06:45:35 2014

2013_04_13_07_44_23_10 - Fri Apr 4 06:45:57 2014

Guard cat!

2013_04_13_07_44_31_10 - Mon Jul 7 18:38:31 2014

Authors Guesthouse Security Chief......on duty.

2013_04_13_07_44_37_10 - Fri Apr 4 06:47:17 2014

It's tough work........but somebody's got to do it!

2013_04_13_07_44_47_10 - Fri Apr 4 06:48:08 2014

Our room, on the right.

2013_04_13_07_44_52_10 - Fri Apr 4 06:48:41 2014

Gate to White Street. Gates are closed and locked at night.

2013_04_13_07_45_06_10 - Fri Apr 4 06:49:38 2014

Our room for the week.

2013_04_13_07_45_24_10 - Fri Apr 4 06:50:13 2014

2013_04_13_07_45_33_10 - Fri Apr 4 06:50:28 2014

Outside our room, complete with patio furniture.

2013_04_13_07_45_45_10 - Fri Apr 4 06:51:26 2014

2013_04_13_07_46_02_10 - Fri Apr 4 06:51:46 2014

Scooters we used all week to get around Key West. We had a blast riding them, and never had to worry about finding parking. There was scooter parking everywhere, but open parking spots for cars were rare.

2013_04_13_07_46_13_10 - Mon Jul 7 18:39:43 2014

2013_04_13_07_46_39_10 - Fri Apr 4 06:53:59 2014

View from outside Authors

2013_04_13_07_46_45_10 - Fri Apr 4 06:54:39 2014

We are here!

2013_04_13_07_47_12_10 - Fri Apr 4 06:55:16 2014

It would be hard to take this home for a souvenir.

2013_04_13_07_48_10_10 - Fri Apr 4 06:58:23 2014

Still walking around property. Like the tour?

2013_04_13_07_48_48_10 - Fri Apr 4 06:59:06 2014

2013_04_13_07_49_03_10 - Fri Apr 4 06:59:31 2014

Denny still having his coffee, while Ginny took all the pictures for the Author Guesthouse tour.

2013_04_13_07_49_14_10 - Fri Apr 4 07:00:21 2014

Some of our dive gear.

2013_04_13_07_51_42_10 - Fri Apr 4 07:01:06 2014

Our room, a bit of a mess.

2013_04_13_07_51_48_10 - Fri Apr 4 07:01:49 2014

2013_04_13_07_51_54_10 - Fri Apr 4 07:02:13 2014

2013_04_13_07_52_00_10 - Fri Apr 4 07:02:27 2014

Grave stone with bunny for a child in Key West Cemetery.

2013_04_13_08_36_12_10 - Mon Jul 7 18:42:04 2014

This is the Key West Cemetery. It was established in 1847 following the disastrous hurricane of October 11, 1846. The hurricane destroyed several burial grounds, necessitating establishment of a new city cemetery. In 1847, the City purchased a 100-lot tract in the center of town for $400. This unique and intriguing cemetery lies in the heart of Old Town in a twenty acre park-like setting. Cuban cigar makers, Spanish-American War veterans, soldiers & civilians, millionaires & paupers, whites and blacks, Catholics, Protestants & Jews rest side-by-side, echoing the island city's diverse heritage.

2013_04_13_08_43_57_10 - Fri Apr 4 07:13:32 2014

2013_04_13_08_45_47_10 - Fri Apr 4 07:13:50 2014

Crypts are still being built in the cemetery. These were generally built as family units.

2013_04_13_08_46_06_10 - Fri Apr 4 07:15:26 2014

More graves. They are all so different.

2013_04_13_08_48_18_10 - Mon Jul 7 18:43:19 2014

Small house crypt??? I guess it keeps the rain off!!!

2013_04_13_08_48_48_10 - Mon Jul 7 18:44:36 2014

There must have been a party here. What happens in this place at night?????

2013_04_13_08_54_47_10 - Mon Jan 19 09:34:59 2015

2013_04_13_08_59_05_10 - Fri Apr 4 07:19:06 2014

We will avoid this place. Cute sign, but we don't eat oysters.

2013_04_13_09_13_11_10 - Fri Apr 4 07:20:07 2014

2013_04_13_09_13_39_10 - Fri Apr 4 07:20:58 2014

Nice boats. Makes you want to go for a boat ride.

2013_04_13_09_13_49_10 - Fri Apr 4 07:22:07 2014

Breakfast - Now that looks good. It must be time to eat.

2013_04_13_09_14_11_20 - Mon Jan 19 09:37:06 2015

Watching over the seaport.

2013_04_13_09_18_12_10 - Fri Apr 4 07:24:32 2014

All about Key West Seaport.

2013_04_13_09_18_47_10 - Fri Apr 4 07:25:33 2014

Anchors away my boy...anchors away!

2013_04_13_09_19_08_10 - Fri Apr 4 07:26:34 2014

Anchors away my boy! Anchors Away!

2013_04_13_09_19_12_10 - Fri Apr 4 18:21:30 2014

Hello Anchor!

2013_04_13_09_19_37_10 - Fri Apr 4 18:22:09 2014

How's this?

2013_04_13_09_19_42_10 - Fri Apr 4 18:22:46 2014

or maybe this?

2013_04_13_09_19_44_10 - Fri Apr 4 18:23:08 2014

Now, that's a pose!

2013_04_13_09_19_55_10 - Fri Apr 4 18:23:34 2014

Even better!

2013_04_13_09_20_01_10 - Fri Apr 4 18:23:56 2014

So this is where we go to get the Yankee Freedom III boat to the Dry Torttugas the day after tomorrow. Just checking it out! Don't want to miss the boat.

2013_04_13_09_20_23_10 - Fri Apr 4 18:27:34 2014

Love those Manatees. Read the rules, and don't hurt these lovely gentle creatures.

2013_04_13_09_24_31_10 - Mon Jul 7 18:50:10 2014

2013_04_13_09_27_14_10 - Fri Apr 4 18:29:04 2014

Courtyard breakfast.

2013_04_13_09_28_36_10 - Fri Apr 4 18:29:43 2014

At the marina.

2013_04_13_09_28_37_10 - Fri Apr 4 18:30:43 2014

Harbor patrol.

2013_04_13_09_36_59_10 - Mon Jan 19 10:33:50 2015

Engine inspector.

2013_04_13_09_37_11_10 - Mon Jan 19 10:35:03 2015

Fountain at Hemmingway House

2013_04_13_10_27_28_10 - Tue Jan 20 08:27:05 2015

We took a tour today of the Ernest Hemmingway House and grounds. The Hemingway home was built in 1851 in the Spanish Colonial style, and was constructed of native rock hewn from the grounds. The home was in great disrepair when it the Hemingways took ownership, but both Ernest and Pauline could see beyond the rubble and ruin, and appreciated the grand architecture and stateliness of the home. The massive restoration and remodeling they undertook in the early 1930’s turned the home into the National Historical Landmark that thousands of tourists visit and enjoy today.

2013_04_13_10_27_48_10 - Tue Jan 20 08:27:31 2015

http://www.hemingwayhome.com/ This website contains all sorts of intersting about the Hemmingway estate.

2013_04_13_10_27_57_10 - Tue Jan 20 08:27:56 2015

The Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum is home to approximately 40-50 polydactyl (six-toed) cats. Cats normally have five front toes and four back toes. About half of the cats at the museum have the physical polydactyl trait but they all carry the polydactyl gene in their DNA, which means that the ones that have 4 and 5 toes can still mother or father six-toed kittens. Most cats have extra toes on their front feet and sometimes on their back feet as well. Sometimes it looks as if they are wearing mittens because they appear to have a thumb on their paw. Ernest Hemingway was given a white six-toed cat by a ship's captain and some of the cats who live on the museum grounds are descendants of that original cat, named Snow White. Key West is a small island and it is possible that many of the cats on the island are related. The polydactyl cats are not a particular breed. The trait can appear in any breed, Calicos, Tabbies, Tortoise Shell. White, Black, etc.

2013_04_13_10_28_54_10 - Tue Jan 20 08:28:24 2015

The following photos are of the inside and outside of the Hemmingway House.

2013_04_13_10_30_23_10 - Tue Jan 20 08:28:44 2015

2013_04_13_10_35_16_10 - Tue Jan 20 08:29:06 2015

On duty!

2013_04_13_10_40_36_10 - Tue Jan 20 08:29:31 2015

Beautiful bed

2013_04_13_10_43_47_10 - Tue Jan 20 08:30:50 2015

Ernest Hemmingway through the years

2013_04_13_10_48_25_10 - Tue Jan 20 08:32:20 2015

One of the more stunning and unusual features of the Hemingway Home property is the in-ground swimming pool, an extraordinary luxury for a residential home in 1930s Key West. The final cost of construction in 1938 dollars was $20,000. Even more mind-boggling is the sheer labor of digging, in solid coral, a massive hole 24 feet wide, 60 feet long, 10 feet deep at the south end, and 5 feet deep at the north end. The Hemingway pool—the only one within 100 miles in the 1930s—was truly an architectural feat.

2013_04_13_10_50_46_10 - Tue Jan 20 08:32:59 2015

2013_04_13_10_52_16_10 - Tue Jan 20 08:33:28 2015

his pool

2013_04_13_10_58_32_10 - Wed Dec 14 16:57:57 2016

the penny

2013_04_13_11_02_04_10 - Wed Dec 14 16:58:12 2016

2013_04_13_11_06_20_10 - Mon Jan 19 11:08:03 2015

2013_04_13_11_11_48_10 - Mon Jan 19 11:08:25 2015

Very cool, unusual fountain in courtyard.

2013_04_13_11_13_20_10 - Tue Jan 20 08:37:54 2015

There are lots and lots of cat houses.

2013_04_13_11_13_33_10 - Mon Jan 19 11:10:12 2015

And cat apartments

2013_04_13_11_17_55_10 - Mon Jan 19 11:10:45 2015

and cat condos...with central air (see fan)

2013_04_13_11_18_03_10 - Mon Jan 19 11:11:29 2015

Found some shade

2013_04_13_11_22_40_10 - Mon Jan 19 11:12:01 2015

Past residents

2013_04_13_11_25_17_10 - Mon Jan 19 11:13:04 2015

2013_04_13_11_26_07_10 - Mon Jan 19 11:13:35 2015

Cat Cemetery complete with headstones.

2013_04_13_11_26_30_10 - Mon Jan 19 11:15:08 2015

No comment!

2013_04_13_11_28_23_10 - Mon Jan 19 11:16:25 2015

Denny in side yard of Hemmingway House

2013_04_13_11_31_00_10 - Mon Jan 19 11:17:30 2015

Denny at Denny's for lunch

2013_04_13_12_10_27_10 - Mon Jan 19 11:22:32 2015

Retro Denny's

2013_04_13_12_10_35_10 - Mon Jan 19 11:23:00 2015

A little late for lunch.

2013_04_13_12_10_44_10 - Mon Jan 19 11:23:36 2015

2013_04_13_12_10_45_10 - Mon Jan 19 12:33:18 2015

Tour starts here. Time to get out the wallet.

2013_04_13_12_24_54_20 - Mon Jan 19 11:24:41 2015

Next stop...Conch Train Tour of Key West

2013_04_13_13_25_16_10 - Mon Jan 19 11:26:37 2015

The World Famous Conch Tour Train in Key West See the Best on the train tour that's been entertaining visitors to the Island City of Key West, Florida since 1958. The Conch Train is one of Florida's most popular attractions, and for a good reason. Our expert 'engineers' and friendly staff have delighted over 15 million guests with legends such as Ernest Hemingway and lores of this charming tropical paradise. Your tour of Key West will give you a conch's eye view of all the wonderful Key West attractions. No Key West vacation is complete without The World Famous Conch Tour Train.

2013_04_13_13_25_53_10 - Mon Jan 19 11:35:07 2015

Marty . . . our tour guide of Key West.

2013_04_13_13_30_14_10 - Mon Jan 19 11:31:53 2015

Conch tour highlight pictures

2013_04_13_13_41_45_10 - Mon Jan 19 11:36:44 2015

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2013_04_13_14_02_33_10 - Mon Jan 19 11:45:03 2015

Key West has a lot of off-beat charms, but one of my favorites has always been the chickens. The feral fowl that frequent the streets and alleys of Key West seem like the perfect metaphor for Key West -– historic, colorful, sort of wild, a little noisy and occasionally annoying. You don’t have to work hard to spot Key West chickens — you hear them crowing and see them strutting everywhere. The colorful roosters and the mother hens followed by lines of tiny chicks weave in and out of traffic and through outdoor cafes all over town. Key West residents call them gypsy chickens. There have always been chickens in Key West. When people stopped the laborious process of turning live chickens into Sunday dinner many decades ago, some backyard chickens gained their freedom. Other roosters were released when cock-fighting became illegal. The chicken population grew so large that in 2004, Key West hired a chicken catcher to reduce the number.

2013_04_13_14_03_30_10 - Mon Jan 19 12:04:46 2015

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2013_04_13_14_05_40_10 - Mon Jan 19 12:11:20 2015

2013_04_13_14_06_40_10 - Mon Jan 19 12:12:00 2015

2013_04_13_14_15_23_10 - Mon Jan 19 12:13:28 2015

2013_04_13_14_16_40_10 - Tue Jan 20 11:08:47 2015

ROAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2013_04_13_14_16_43_10 - Tue Jan 20 11:09:18 2015

2013_04_13_14_17_47_10 - Tue Jan 20 11:09:50 2015

Ginny's lunch "The Super Bird (thinly sliced turkey breast with melted Swiss cheese, crisp bacon and tomato on grilled sourdough) with fries. Very, very good!!!

2013_04_13_14_21_43_20 - Wed Jan 21 18:15:27 2015

Denny's lunch "Macho Nacho Burger (A hand-pressed beef patty on a grilled Cheddar bun with lettuce, Cheddar cheese, chili, tortilla chips, sour cream, freshly made pico de gallo and jalapenos)with fries. "SERIOUSLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh ya.....and coffee!!!