Day 1 - On the Way to Key West

2013_04_09_00_00_00_10 - Wed Mar 25 16:26:31 2015

Only a few bags

2013_04_09_04_47_30_10 - Wed Dec 14 19:23:51 2016

Seat for "points".

2013_04_09_05_19_50_10 - Fri Mar 7 15:05:20 2014

Seat for "free".

2013_04_09_05_20_19_10 - Fri Mar 7 15:05:51 2014

Together - forever!

2013_04_09_05_21_15_10 - Fri Mar 7 15:06:41 2014

2013_04_09_05_21_28_10 - Sun Feb 23 15:51:33 2014

2013_04_09_05_43_32_10 - Sun Feb 23 15:04:21 2014

Beautiful sky.

2013_04_09_05_43_41_10 - Fri Mar 7 15:07:29 2014

2013_04_09_05_44_03_10 - Sun Feb 23 15:04:38 2014

Just killing some time reading, waiting to land or waiting for the bathroom!

2013_04_09_05_44_20_10 - Mon Mar 10 09:52:48 2014

This girl is out of here . . . on my way to Key West!!!!!!!!

2013_04_09_06_21_20_10 - Sun Mar 9 16:21:35 2014

2013_04_09_06_46_04_20 - Sun Feb 23 15:05:35 2014

2013_04_09_06_46_28_20 - Sun Feb 23 15:05:43 2014

Yep,still have an engine. That's a good thing.

2013_04_09_06_54_44_20 - Mon Mar 10 09:54:06 2014

Mr. Key West!

2013_04_09_08_15_18_10 - Fri Mar 7 15:08:45 2014

Just checking the time. Aren't we there yet?

2013_04_09_09_14_56_10 - Mon Mar 10 09:55:20 2014

Old style airport...

2013_04_09_09_30_54_10 - Fri Mar 7 15:18:35 2014

OK, let's get a move on!

2013_04_09_09_31_03_10 - Sun Mar 9 16:22:23 2014

This way?

2013_04_09_09_31_04_10 - Wed Feb 4 17:03:44 2015

Or this way?

2013_04_09_09_31_05_10 - Wed Feb 4 17:04:19 2015

WELCOME TO KEY WEST

2013_04_09_09_31_06_10 - Wed Feb 4 17:05:24 2015

We're here . . . let the fun begin!

2013_04_09_09_31_26_10 - Fri Mar 7 15:19:37 2014

2013_04_09_09_31_55_10 - Sun Feb 23 15:08:44 2014

Interesting airport. We are welcome!

2013_04_09_09_32_14_10 - Mon Mar 10 09:56:41 2014

Long walk to the terminal. Sure glad it's not raining!

2013_04_09_09_33_43_10 - Fri Mar 7 15:22:20 2014

Photos taken during cab ride from airport.

2013_04_09_10_02_30_10 - Mon Mar 10 09:57:42 2014

2013_04_09_10_02_43_10 - Sun Feb 23 15:12:23 2014

Just a little luggage. We took a cab to Authors Guesthouse, where we will spend the next week.

2013_04_09_10_02_49_10 - Mon Mar 10 09:58:47 2014

This must be the place!

2013_04_09_10_03_02_10 - Wed Mar 12 07:14:42 2014

Our room - the Library

2013_04_09_10_56_26_10 - Fri Mar 7 15:26:07 2014

Mr. Aruba ready to party!

2013_04_09_10_56_46_10 - Fri Mar 7 15:26:46 2014

2013_04_09_10_57_49_10 - Sun Feb 23 16:04:50 2014

Free breakfast provided daily.

2013_04_09_10_57_57_10 - Fri Mar 7 15:27:28 2014

2013_04_09_10_58_30_10 - Sun Feb 23 16:05:36 2014

Sure hope that tree doesn't fall over while we're here.

2013_04_09_10_58_37_10 - Mon Mar 10 10:00:31 2014

2013_04_09_10_58_46_10 - Sun Feb 23 16:06:27 2014

2013_04_09_10_58_55_10 - Sun Feb 23 16:06:38 2014

The Hot Tub / Swimming Pool

2013_04_09_11_00_46_10 - Fri Mar 7 15:28:39 2014

Authors Guesthouse office.

2013_04_09_11_01_03_10 - Fri Mar 7 15:29:40 2014

2013_04_09_11_01_58_10 - Sun Feb 23 16:09:05 2014

2013_04_09_11_02_39_10 - Sun Feb 23 16:09:15 2014

Frog/Dragonfly tic tac toe on table outside our room.

2013_04_09_11_02_56_10 - Fri Mar 7 15:31:20 2014

White Street - remember that name, or we're lost. We are taking a little walking tour.

2013_04_09_11_07_59_10 - Mon Mar 10 10:05:03 2014

2013_04_09_11_11_09_10 - Fri Mar 7 15:34:33 2014

2013_04_09_11_13_02_10 - Fri Mar 7 15:34:48 2014

2013_04_09_11_23_04_10 - Fri Mar 7 15:35:12 2014

Looks like someone is just a "little" tired!

2013_04_09_11_23_41_10 - Fri Mar 7 15:36:28 2014

That is one really big tree.

2013_04_09_11_23_53_10 - Mon Mar 10 10:07:09 2014

Nice tree!

2013_04_09_11_24_44_10 - Fri Mar 7 15:37:17 2014

2013_04_09_11_25_06_10 - Sun Feb 23 16:21:17 2014

Native plants (weeds)

2013_04_09_11_29_18_10 - Fri Mar 7 15:38:00 2014

2013_04_09_11_30_08_10 - Sun Feb 23 18:11:27 2014

Keep moving!

2013_04_09_11_30_18_10 - Mon Mar 10 10:08:22 2014

2013_04_09_11_33_47_10 - Wed Feb 4 17:00:36 2015

got cellphones...

2013_04_09_11_34_20_10 - Wed Dec 14 17:26:17 2016

Our room - the Library Room

2013_04_09_11_38_13_10 - Fri Mar 7 15:40:05 2014

Denny had the 4 Maiali pizza (San Marzano tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella, pepperoni, prosciutto di Parma, ham, Italian sweet sausage and basil)

2013_04_09_12_07_48_10 - Fri Mar 7 15:58:53 2014

And she certainly enjoyed it!!!

2013_04_09_12_07_57_10 - Fri Mar 7 15:59:57 2014

Ginny had the 4 Stagioni Pazze pizza (San Marzano tomato sauace with mozzarella, Parmacotto ham, black olives, mushrooms and baby Artichokes hearts). It was awesomely delicious!!!

2013_04_09_12_08_04_10 - Fri Mar 7 16:04:22 2014

Wood fire oven for pizza.

2013_04_09_12_31_19_10 - Fri Mar 7 16:05:02 2014

Yes, "wood". This is where we had lunch/dinner. ONLYWOOD PIZZERIA TRATTORIA, 613 1/2 Rear Duval Street, Key West.

2013_04_09_12_31_46_10 - Fri Mar 7 16:09:39 2014

A really cool swing at ONLYWOOD. Ginny would really love one of these for the Butterfly Garden at home.

2013_04_09_12_46_40_10 - Fri Mar 7 16:08:55 2014

Can we take that home to burn in the fireplace! We could make pizza!!!

2013_04_09_12_49_44_10 - Fri Mar 7 17:17:02 2014

In the courtyard of Authors Guesthouse.

2013_04_09_12_58_12_20 - Mon Mar 10 10:16:18 2014

Such a cutie pie!

2013_04_09_12_58_14_20 - Fri Mar 7 17:18:29 2014

Doesn't that look wonderful!

2013_04_09_13_06_21_10 - Fri Mar 7 17:19:07 2014

What? Oh yes I am!!!

2013_04_09_13_26_48_10 - Wed Mar 12 07:33:20 2014

Pizza menu. So many to choose from.

2013_04_09_13_33_30_10 - Wed Mar 12 07:32:57 2014

2013_04_09_13_37_51_10 - Wed Mar 12 07:32:38 2014

Sewage treatment pipe?

2013_04_09_13_38_01_10 - Wed Mar 12 07:31:56 2014

2013_04_09_13_38_06_10 - Wed Mar 12 07:20:18 2014

2013_04_09_13_38_12_10 - Wed Mar 12 07:31:39 2014

Part of our walking tour. We Walked all the way to Duval Street.

2013_04_09_13_38_51_10 - Wed Mar 12 07:31:17 2014

2013_04_09_13_39_02_10 - Wed Mar 12 07:30:54 2014

2013_04_09_13_39_11_10 - Wed Mar 12 07:30:32 2014

Butterfly House driveway entrance. We will visit here in a couple of days.

2013_04_09_13_44_42_10 - Wed Mar 12 07:30:19 2014

Guess where!

2013_04_09_13_44_59_10 - Wed Mar 12 07:30:04 2014

Love this place.

2013_04_09_13_45_05_10 - Wed Mar 12 07:29:47 2014

She's here!!!

2013_04_09_13_46_50_10 - Wed Mar 12 07:27:23 2014

Strange looking butterfly!

2013_04_09_13_47_12_10 - Wed Mar 12 07:28:55 2014

Before the pizza, a little Italian bread and olive oil.

2013_04_09_13_51_27_20 - Wed Mar 12 07:34:50 2014

Oh my!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ginny's lunch.

2013_04_09_14_05_18_20 - Wed Mar 12 07:35:37 2014

MMMMMMMMMMMMM Good!

2013_04_09_14_05_43_20 - Wed Mar 12 07:36:18 2014

Break time. Bought drinks. They had a bathroom!

2013_04_09_15_15_55_20 - Wed Mar 12 07:37:19 2014

This feels great after a long day and all that walking, and pizza, and walking, and walking!

2013_04_09_19_50_17_20 - Wed Mar 12 07:38:18 2014

Day 2 in Key West

2013_04_10_00_00_00_10 - Wed Mar 25 16:27:24 2015

The supervisor stopped by to check us out, and make sure the chairs are still comfortable.

2013_04_10_06_55_36_10 - Wed Mar 12 07:52:28 2014

2013_04_10_07_53_28_10 - Sun Feb 23 18:59:59 2014

Waiting for a bus?

2013_04_10_07_53_57_10 - Wed Mar 12 07:53:06 2014

Where we are staying. Good way to identify streets, and hard to steal the street signs.

2013_04_10_07_54_21_10 - Wed Mar 12 07:54:32 2014

Back to work.

2013_04_10_08_01_33_10 - Wed Mar 12 07:55:11 2014

2013_04_10_08_14_55_10 - Sun Feb 23 19:01:50 2014

Nice and safe, little did we know just how safe.

2013_04_10_08_28_08_10 - Wed Mar 12 07:58:15 2014

We rented these Honda scooters for the week from Key West Pirate Scooter Rentals, on Southard Street. We took a bus to get there, rented the scooters and then hit the road. First stop would be a tour of the USCGC Ingham.

2013_04_10_08_28_15_10 - Wed Mar 12 08:03:30 2014

Big ship, ready for a tour.

2013_04_10_08_28_27_10 - Wed Mar 12 08:04:03 2014

2013_04_10_08_29_09_10 - Sun Feb 23 19:04:41 2014

Ready for a tour.

2013_04_10_08_29_28_10 - Wed Mar 12 16:10:27 2014

2013_04_10_08_29_58_10 - Sun Feb 23 19:05:15 2014

Is this our cruise ship?

2013_04_10_08_30_28_10 - Wed Mar 12 16:11:52 2014

As the sign indicates, we are touring the USCGC Ingham, built in 1936, launched at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard. In the early years, she operated out of seattle patrolling the Bering Sea. In 1940, she was assigned to the Neutrality Patrol in the Atlantic. In 1941 she performed 31 Convoys in the North Atlantic and sank U-Boat 626, later performing convoys to the Mediterrarean and Africa. In 1944, she was reassigned to the Pacific and served as a command ship in the 7th Fleet. After WWII She later served in Vietnam earning her 2 Presidential Unit Citations. In 1985, Ingram became the oldest Active Duty and most decorated Naval vessel serving the United States. She was decommissioned in 1988 after 52 years of service.

2013_04_10_08_30_33_10 - Wed Mar 12 17:41:40 2014

The RULES

2013_04_10_08_30_49_10 - Fri Mar 14 16:44:37 2014

Looks like a pirate ship "crows nest".

2013_04_10_08_42_47_10 - Fri Mar 14 16:45:42 2014

Did he just slide down that shoot?

2013_04_10_08_43_01_10 - Fri Mar 14 16:46:40 2014

Is this where we start the tour???

2013_04_10_08_43_37_10 - Wed Mar 12 17:43:23 2014

Oh my, really big bullets!~~~~~~

2013_04_10_08_44_19_10 - Wed Mar 12 17:44:04 2014

I don't think we're going down this way!

2013_04_10_08_46_22_10 - Fri Mar 14 16:47:40 2014

OK, first stop!

2013_04_10_08_46_29_10 - Wed Mar 12 17:44:49 2014

Put the damn seat down!

2013_04_10_08_46_58_10 - Wed Mar 12 17:45:26 2014

2013_04_10_08_49_28_10 - Sun Feb 23 19:09:32 2014

Dinner anyone?

2013_04_10_08_52_11_10 - Wed Mar 12 17:46:11 2014

Cards, anyone?

2013_04_10_08_52_34_10 - Wed Mar 12 17:46:46 2014

Nice kitchen.

2013_04_10_08_53_28_10 - Wed Mar 12 17:47:22 2014

Skinny little hallway.

2013_04_10_08_55_00_10 - Wed Mar 12 17:48:10 2014

Stuff..........and pipes.

2013_04_10_08_55_40_10 - Wed Mar 12 17:48:59 2014

More really big pipes. Sewer, water, torpedo?????

2013_04_10_08_55_41_10 - Wed Mar 12 17:50:03 2014

Oh yes, even the Navy guys needed a map to get around this ship. Oh! That was a map of the generators!

2013_04_10_08_55_57_10 - Fri Mar 14 16:49:50 2014

Peek-a-boo! Don't we have these same cameras at home?

2013_04_10_08_57_09_10 - Wed Mar 12 17:57:18 2014

He says, "never pick on my wiring again... She says, "but this wiring looks so very neat".

2013_04_10_08_57_31_10 - Wed Mar 12 17:58:39 2014

Must be breakfast bagel time.

2013_04_10_09_00_59_20 - Wed Mar 12 18:00:24 2014

Dining room. What's for lunch?

2013_04_10_09_02_00_10 - Wed Mar 12 18:16:54 2014

Sorry. I am not cooking. I am on vacation!

2013_04_10_09_02_12_10 - Fri Mar 14 16:51:36 2014

2013_04_10_09_02_38_10 - Sun Feb 23 19:16:05 2014

B I G

2013_04_10_09_21_36_10 - Fri Mar 14 16:52:17 2014

Instruction manual . . . how to put this big boy together!

2013_04_10_09_24_21_10 - Fri Mar 14 16:53:18 2014

2013_04_10_09_24_26_10 - Sat Mar 15 08:37:36 2014

Shave and a hair cut . . . two bits!!!

2013_04_10_09_25_02_10 - Fri Mar 14 16:54:13 2014

2013_04_10_09_25_31_10 - Sat Mar 15 08:37:59 2014

2013_04_10_09_27_13_10 - Sun Feb 23 19:19:53 2014

The Captain gets to eat here.

2013_04_10_09_27_56_10 - Mon Jan 19 18:23:25 2015

Belt Fed

2013_04_10_09_33_27_10 - Sat Mar 15 08:39:52 2014

First the big boat . . . and if that fails . . .

2013_04_10_09_33_37_10 - Sat Mar 15 08:41:37 2014

the little boat . . . and if that fails . . .

2013_04_10_09_34_41_10 - Sat Mar 15 08:42:08 2014

you better start blowing up the rubber boat. Enough to make you dizzy!

2013_04_10_09_35_10_10 - Sat Mar 15 08:43:43 2014

Is that a crows nest?

2013_04_10_09_35_21_10 - Sat Mar 15 08:44:31 2014

2013_04_10_09_36_50_10 - Sun Feb 23 19:25:49 2014

Nice gun you have there.

2013_04_10_09_39_28_10 - Sat Mar 15 08:45:37 2014

She is impressed

2013_04_10_09_39_33_10 - Sat Mar 15 08:46:24 2014

She wants one too!

2013_04_10_09_39_57_10 - Sat Mar 15 08:49:46 2014

OK, we will share, it's more fun that way...

2013_04_10_09_40_18_10 - Sat Mar 15 08:50:07 2014

2013_04_10_09_42_18_10 - Sun Feb 23 19:29:38 2014

Target boat.

2013_04_10_09_44_18_10 - Sat Mar 15 08:51:19 2014

Ginny had the Bacon Cheddar Burger and home made chips. Very good!

2013_04_10_11_10_28_10 - Sat Mar 15 08:53:02 2014

Denny had the Philly Cheese Steak and home made chips. Also very good!

2013_04_10_11_10_38_10 - Sat Mar 15 08:54:00 2014

We of course sat on "the patio".

2013_04_10_11_29_15_10 - Sat Mar 15 08:58:17 2014

After an exhausting ship tour of the USCGC Ingham, we had a lovely lunch at Two Friends Patio Restaurant on Front Street.

2013_04_10_11_33_18_10 - Sat Mar 15 08:58:59 2014

View of other boats from the Ingham.

2013_04_10_11_59_02_10 - Sat Mar 15 09:00:25 2014

Just sitting around waiting for the guy from Pirate Scooter Rentals to bring us a lock cutter and a new lock. They really should check these things before they rent them.

2013_04_10_12_27_25_20 - Sat Mar 15 09:02:30 2014

Nice lock, a key that matched would have been nice....

2013_04_10_12_27_48_20 - Sat Mar 15 09:02:53 2014

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2013_04_10_13_30_47_10 - Sat Mar 15 09:04:03 2014

Oh ya! Yum! Stopped by Key West Polar Bear Ice Cream for a little snack. Ginny cooled off with a Key Lime Sorbet, and Denny had the Raspberry Sherbet.

2013_04_10_17_16_47_20 - Sat Mar 15 09:07:37 2014

So many tasty choices, and we're only here for a week.

2013_04_10_17_17_15_20 - Sat Mar 15 09:08:29 2014

Did a little shopping on Duval Street. This was some of the metal art we looked at.

2013_04_10_17_18_02_10 - Sat Mar 15 09:10:44 2014

2013_04_10_17_18_06_10 - Sun Feb 23 19:35:24 2014

2013_04_10_17_18_26_10 - Sun Feb 23 19:35:45 2014

Got one! Dragon of course!

2013_04_10_18_22_26_10 - Sat Mar 15 09:11:30 2014

Day 3 in Key West.

2013_04_11_00_00_00_10 - Wed Mar 25 16:27:58 2015

Local Key West artist works at Pepe's Cafe & Steakhouse.

2013_04_11_07_16_47_10 - Sat Mar 15 13:04:58 2014

Waiting for breakfast.

2013_04_11_07_16_58_10 - Sat Mar 15 12:38:03 2014

Breakfast at Pepe's Cafe & Steakhouse on Caroline Street. This place was recommended by another guest at Authors who had eaten here.

2013_04_11_07_18_32_10 - Mon Jan 19 09:14:15 2015

Shall we eat?

2013_04_11_07_41_46_10 - Sat Mar 15 13:03:41 2014

I'm in!

2013_04_11_07_42_01_10 - Sat Mar 15 13:03:06 2014

Not much from the outside.

2013_04_11_07_42_25_10 - Sat Mar 15 13:02:48 2014

2013_04_11_08_18_35_10 - Sat Mar 15 13:02:32 2014

So many choices, so few days!

2013_04_11_08_24_19_10 - Sat Mar 15 13:02:18 2014

BREAKFAST . . . Special Omelets, with spinach, tomatoes, onions, pork sausage, spicy sausage, ham, monterey jack cheese, with garlic sauce. Served with toasted blueberry bread.

2013_04_11_08_29_03_10 - Sat Mar 15 13:01:59 2014

2013_04_11_09_28_11_20 - Mon Feb 24 13:59:26 2014

Fancy check tray. Very unique.

2013_04_11_09_38_16_20 - Sat Mar 15 13:01:45 2014

Going somewhere?

2013_04_11_10_11_50_10 - Sat Mar 15 13:01:24 2014

2013_04_11_11_14_36_20 - Sat Mar 15 12:59:18 2014

SCUBA anyone?

2013_04_11_11_28_30_10 - Sat Mar 15 13:00:45 2014

At the Dive Key West Shop

2013_04_11_11_28_50_10 - Sat Mar 15 13:07:10 2014

2013_04_11_11_28_58_10 - Mon Jan 19 18:29:39 2015

We are set up and ready...

2013_04_11_12_01_51_10 - Sat Mar 15 13:08:14 2014

Set up and No Where To Go. Dive cancelled because of heavy seas and very poor visibility. Everyone on morning dive got seasick, including the boat Captain. Reschedule for tomorrow . . . hopefully.

2013_04_11_12_29_40_20 - Sat Mar 15 13:11:02 2014

Dive Shop.

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2013_04_11_12_31_01_20 - Sat Mar 15 13:12:03 2014

The Key West Butterfly & Nature Conservatory is one of the nicest we have ever visited. This trip marks our second visit. The following pictures depict many of the butterflies, insects, flora and fauna, fish, designs, architecture, and beauty of the KWBNC. Enjoy the photo journey!

2013_04_11_12_35_07_10 - Sat Mar 15 13:49:40 2014

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The comfortable chair (for butterflies)

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Blue Morphos dining

2013_04_11_12_48_02_10 - Sat Mar 15 13:52:32 2014

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It flies too!

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2013_04_11_12_48_49_10 - Mon Jan 19 18:30:46 2015

Aww! Butterfly!

2013_04_11_12_49_09_10 - Sat Mar 15 13:54:30 2014

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2013_04_11_12_50_32_10 - Sat Mar 15 13:55:26 2014

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Don't move! I see a butterfly!

2013_04_11_12_51_17_10 - Sat Mar 15 13:56:49 2014

Just one more picture!

2013_04_11_12_51_26_10 - Sat Mar 15 13:58:35 2014

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View through butterfly cutout in fence. Pretty Cool!

2013_04_11_12_52_42_10 - Sat Mar 15 14:10:35 2014

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2013_04_11_13_03_16_10 - Sat Mar 15 14:19:37 2014

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Fancy butterfly breakfast.

2013_04_11_13_05_48_10 - Sat Mar 15 14:20:58 2014

It looks like this butterfly has adopted Ginny!

2013_04_11_13_06_55_10 - Sat Mar 15 14:21:59 2014

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Beautiful Paper Kite (Idea leuconoe) butterflies

2013_04_11_13_10_01_10 - Mon Jan 19 08:46:22 2015

Iron butterfly?

2013_04_11_13_10_10_10 - Sat Mar 15 14:27:17 2014

Blue Morpho (Morpho peleides)

2013_04_11_13_10_25_10 - Mon Jan 19 08:47:53 2015

Complete with sugar sprinkles. Yummy!

2013_04_11_13_10_46_10 - Mon Jan 19 18:33:37 2015

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US - together at the Key West Butterfly & Nature Conservatory.

2013_04_11_13_12_15_10 - Sat Mar 15 14:30:48 2014

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Beautiful around every corner.

2013_04_11_13_13_02_10 - Mon Jan 19 09:01:41 2015

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This fence inspired the design used on our potting bench at home.

2013_04_11_13_13_43_10 - Sat Mar 15 14:34:32 2014

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Atlas Moth (Attacus atlas

2013_04_11_13_15_37_10 - Mon Jan 19 09:03:32 2015

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The butterfly nursery.

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Mom and babies.

2013_04_11_13_19_23_10 - Sat Mar 15 14:43:13 2014

2013_04_11_13_19_29_10 - Sat Mar 15 14:43:52 2014

2013_04_11_13_19_49_10 - Sat Mar 15 14:55:12 2014

2013_04_11_13_20_07_10 - Sat Mar 15 14:55:31 2014

2013_04_11_13_20_10_10 - Sat Mar 15 14:55:51 2014

2013_04_11_13_20_27_10 - Sat Mar 15 14:56:11 2014

It looks like this butterfly insists on hitchhiking.

2013_04_11_13_20_38_10 - Mon Jan 19 18:35:27 2015

2013_04_11_13_20_41_10 - Sat Mar 15 14:57:41 2014

2013_04_11_13_20_52_10 - Sat Mar 15 14:58:42 2014

2013_04_11_13_21_18_10 - Sat Mar 15 15:27:01 2014

2013_04_11_13_21_21_10 - Sat Mar 15 15:27:21 2014

2013_04_11_13_21_32_10 - Sat Mar 15 15:43:03 2014

Butterflies of the World! We need to go visit all of them.

2013_04_11_14_32_01_10 - Sat Mar 15 15:45:15 2014

We especially need to go see where the Monarachs migrate to.

2013_04_11_14_32_30_10 - Sat Mar 15 15:46:20 2014

2013_04_11_14_33_32_10 - Sat Mar 15 15:47:05 2014

2013_04_11_14_33_36_10 - Sat Mar 15 15:47:20 2014

2013_04_11_14_33_43_10 - Sat Mar 15 15:47:35 2014

2013_04_11_14_33_47_10 - Tue Feb 25 08:11:40 2014

Pretty . . . deadly!

2013_04_11_14_34_21_10 - Sat Mar 15 18:35:37 2014

Big cruise ship docked and getting ready to depart.

2013_04_11_15_34_51_10 - Mon Jan 19 09:09:23 2015

2013_04_11_15_35_13_10 - Sun Mar 16 11:17:33 2014

Nice place to sit and watch the ship depart from.

2013_04_11_15_35_28_10 - Sun Mar 16 11:17:16 2014

2013_04_11_15_35_48_10 - Tue Feb 25 08:13:44 2014

2013_04_11_15_37_56_10 - Tue Feb 25 08:14:00 2014

This ship is gathering quite a crowd of watchers.

2013_04_11_15_44_40_10 - Sun Mar 16 11:18:49 2014

There it goes, on to the next port.

2013_04_11_15_44_52_10 - Sun Mar 16 11:19:31 2014

Why did the chicken cross the road? So he wouldn't miss the boat, of course!

2013_04_11_15_45_04_10 - Sun Mar 16 11:20:31 2014

Pushing off.

2013_04_11_15_47_09_10 - Sun Mar 16 11:21:29 2014

2013_04_11_15_49_31_10 - Tue Feb 25 08:15:03 2014

Ginny's dinner - Fish & Chips (Beer battered golden brown and served with french fries, homemade coleslaw and tartar sauce ($13.95)

2013_04_11_16_17_39_10 - Sun Mar 16 11:30:42 2014

Denny's dinner - Fried Fish Combo Feast (Shrimp, scallops, and fish of the day served with rice, coleslaw and vegetable ($19.95).

2013_04_11_16_17_49_10 - Sun Mar 16 11:29:25 2014

Dinner tonight at Red Fish Blue Fish on Front Street in Old Town, Key West

2013_04_11_16_43_13_10 - Sun Mar 16 11:28:19 2014

Front Street

2013_04_11_16_46_41_10 - Sun Mar 16 11:32:13 2014

Red Fish Blue Fish

2013_04_11_16_46_51_10 - Sun Mar 16 11:31:52 2014

Time for a little shopping.

2013_04_11_16_58_42_10 - Sun Mar 16 11:33:32 2014

dummy

2013_04_11_16_58_48_10 - Sun Mar 16 11:33:01 2014

Back at Authors Guesthouse after a long day in Key West.

2013_04_11_17_01_41_10 - Sun Mar 16 11:34:50 2014

2013_04_11_17_02_41_10 - Sun Mar 16 11:35:38 2014

Dinner tonight

2013_04_11_17_58_02_10 - Sun Mar 16 11:36:27 2014

2013_04_11_18_11_48_10 - Sun Mar 16 11:37:12 2014

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blue	2013_04_11_18_18_36_10 - Sun Mar 16 11:37:47 2014

Day 4 of our Key West trip takes us under water... finally!

2013_04_12_00_00_01_10 - Wed Mar 26 13:44:50 2014

Breakfast today consists of a bagel and yogurt. Don't want to eat too much before our diving trip.

2013_04_12_09_07_16_20 - Wed Mar 26 13:42:54 2014

Breakfast on the patio at Authors.

2013_04_12_09_07_21_20 - Mon Mar 17 12:48:17 2014

Showing off her tattoo

2013_04_12_11_09_59_20 - Mon Mar 17 13:38:27 2014

Our dive boat with "Dive Key West". Both of our dives will be in the Western Sambos Eco Reserve. The first dive site is referred to as "Haystacks". The water was not terribly clear and it was pretty surgy. But we did see lots of pretty coral and fish, and the surge made for some really interesting sand formations on the bottom. We each had new 3 mil wet suits, which felt pretty good in the 69 degree water.

2013_04_12_12_49_40_10 - Wed Mar 26 13:52:11 2014

On our way.

2013_04_12_13_32_19_10 - Mon Mar 17 15:53:45 2014

2013_04_12_13_32_22_10 - Mon Mar 17 15:54:12 2014

Ginny is in the water!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2013_04_12_13_48_20_10 - Mon Mar 17 15:54:51 2014

2013_04_12_13_48_31_10 - Mon Mar 17 15:55:19 2014

2013_04_12_13_48_50_10 - Mon Mar 17 15:55:51 2014

2013_04_12_13_48_53_10 - Mon Mar 17 15:56:14 2014

2013_04_12_13_52_40_10 - Mon Mar 17 15:56:55 2014

2013_04_12_13_52_58_10 - Mon Mar 17 15:57:30 2014

2013_04_12_13_53_02_10 - Mon Mar 17 15:58:00 2014

Hello

2013_04_12_13_53_08_10 - Mon Mar 17 15:58:46 2014

Can I go swim with the fishes now?

2013_04_12_13_53_12_10 - Mon Mar 17 15:59:25 2014

Give me a hug!

2013_04_12_13_53_28_10 - Mon Mar 17 15:59:58 2014

2013_04_12_13_53_40_10 - Mon Mar 17 16:00:22 2014

2013_04_12_13_53_47_10 - Mon Mar 17 16:00:46 2014

2013_04_12_13_54_34_10 - Mon Mar 17 16:01:21 2014

Looks like a giant snail, or turtle, or sea monster.

2013_04_12_13_55_33_10 - Mon Mar 17 16:02:37 2014

2013_04_12_13_55_43_10 - Mon Mar 17 16:03:03 2014

2013_04_12_13_57_46_10 - Mon Mar 17 16:03:38 2014

2013_04_12_13_58_16_10 - Mon Mar 17 16:03:56 2014

2013_04_12_13_58_21_10 - Mon Mar 17 16:04:13 2014

Just drifting along.

2013_04_12_13_58_27_10 - Mon Mar 17 16:04:53 2014

2013_04_12_13_59_16_10 - Mon Mar 17 16:05:19 2014

Nice picture.

2013_04_12_13_59_45_10 - Mon Mar 17 16:05:51 2014

2013_04_12_14_00_07_10 - Mon Mar 17 16:06:22 2014

That's pretty!

2013_04_12_14_01_32_10 - Mon Mar 17 16:06:49 2014

Close up!

2013_04_12_14_01_35_10 - Mon Mar 17 16:07:25 2014

2013_04_12_14_01_50_10 - Mon Mar 17 16:07:41 2014

Just walking around.

2013_04_12_14_01_54_10 - Tue Mar 18 12:04:55 2014

2013_04_12_14_02_35_10 - Mon Mar 17 16:08:54 2014

Five more minutes?

2013_04_12_14_03_01_10 - Wed Mar 26 13:56:02 2014

2013_04_12_14_07_15_10 - Mon Mar 17 16:09:29 2014

2013_04_12_14_07_26_10 - Mon Mar 17 16:09:51 2014

2013_04_12_14_08_50_10 - Mon Mar 17 16:10:10 2014

2013_04_12_14_09_02_10 - Mon Mar 17 16:10:28 2014

Just drifting along!

2013_04_12_14_09_33_10 - Mon Mar 17 16:10:57 2014

2013_04_12_14_09_38_10 - Mon Mar 17 16:11:23 2014

2013_04_12_14_09_44_10 - Mon Mar 17 16:11:36 2014

2013_04_12_14_10_06_10 - Mon Mar 17 16:11:52 2014

2013_04_12_14_10_44_10 - Mon Mar 17 16:12:15 2014

2013_04_12_14_10_53_10 - Mon Mar 17 16:12:35 2014

2013_04_12_14_10_59_10 - Wed Mar 26 13:56:43 2014

Looks like earth - from space!

2013_04_12_14_13_33_10 - Mon Jan 19 09:21:21 2015

2013_04_12_14_16_07_10 - Tue Mar 18 12:06:06 2014

2013_04_12_14_16_20_10 - Wed Mar 26 13:57:34 2014

2013_04_12_14_17_17_10 - Tue Mar 18 12:06:40 2014

2013_04_12_14_17_25_10 - Tue Mar 18 12:06:58 2014

2013_04_12_14_18_09_10 - Tue Mar 18 12:07:16 2014

Time to get out. First dive is over...to soon!

2013_04_12_14_25_45_10 - Wed Mar 26 13:59:04 2014

Climbing the boat ladder. Not easy with that tank on your back.

2013_04_12_14_25_49_10 - Tue Mar 18 12:08:56 2014

Back in the water at our second dive site, also in the Reserve. This site is known as Marker 32. We had 2 foot swells, which makes getting in and out of the water a challenge. This was a shallow 35 foot dive. We did see better fish, including a really cool spotted eel and lots of fan and tube coral.

2013_04_12_15_00_52_10 - Wed Mar 26 14:02:26 2014

2013_04_12_15_02_57_10 - Wed Mar 26 14:02:48 2014

Nice bubbles!

2013_04_12_15_05_10_10 - Wed Mar 26 14:11:36 2014

2013_04_12_15_05_22_10 - Wed Mar 26 14:12:59 2014

2013_04_12_15_11_46_10 - Wed Mar 26 14:13:36 2014

2013_04_12_15_11_55_10 - Wed Mar 26 14:14:03 2014

Peruvian appetizer, deep fried corn (like corn nuts only spicier). Pretty good!

2013_04_12_17_59_51_10 - Wed Mar 26 14:23:02 2014

Waiting for dinner, and starving after a day of diving.

2013_04_12_18_00_19_10 - Wed Mar 26 14:24:13 2014

Dinner at Incas Restaurant, which serves Peruvian food, and was just across White Street from Authors Guesthouse. We walked!

2013_04_12_18_02_23_10 - Wed Mar 26 14:25:41 2014

Ginny's dinner was #20 on the menu . . . Tallarin Saltado de Pollo (Spaghetti with sauteed chicken, onions, tomatoes and cilantro). It was very good.

2013_04_12_18_08_35_10 - Thu Mar 27 06:44:50 2014

Denny's dinner selection was #23 on the menu, Tallarin Saltado de Carne (Spaghetti with sauteed beef, onions, tomatoes and cilantro). Also very good.

2013_04_12_18_08_45_10 - Thu Mar 27 12:25:10 2014

Funny orange soda to drink. Ginny had tea from a can.

2013_04_12_19_57_14_20 - Thu Mar 27 12:27:06 2014

Another picture of the fried corn.

2013_04_12_19_58_09_20 - Thu Mar 27 12:27:41 2014

Picture of Machu Picchu, or "Old Peak", a pre-Columbian, 15th centurey Inca site located 7970 feet above sea level. It is located in the Cusco Region of Peru, South America. Often referred to as the "Lost City of the Incas", it is perhaps the most familiar icon of the Incan people, and known world wide as one of the 7 Wonders of the New World.

2013_04_12_20_14_25_20 - Thu Mar 27 12:32:19 2014

2013_04_12_20_15_03_20 - Thu Mar 27 12:32:34 2014

Incas Restaurant menu

2013_04_12_20_44_25_20 - Thu Mar 27 12:33:10 2014

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.

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Conch tour highlight pictures

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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.

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

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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!!!

2013_04_13_14_21_58_20 - Wed Jan 21 18:21:16 2015

More pictures from the Conch train tour.

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Denny's tip!

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Photo for Melinda!!!

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Day 6 of a Wonderful Trip to the "Happy Island".

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Breakfast: Bagels, cream cheese, yogurt, OJ, coffee, tea.

2013_04_14_08_52_51_10 - Wed Jan 21 18:37:11 2015

TO THE BEACH, TO THE BEACH, TO THE BEACH...We are at Smathers Beach. Smathers Beach is the largest public beach in Key West, Florida, United States. It is approximately a half mile long. The beach is located on the south side of the island, along the Atlantic Ocean and State Road A1A, and begins at mile marker zero, the beginning of A1A. The beach is lined with coconut trees and is often crowded with tourists and locals alike.

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The wind is really kicking up the sand.

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OK...a photo gallery of the "stud".

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Not too shabby!

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Bright light!

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Nippy water!

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A little water, a lot of sand!

2013_04_14_10_50_53_10 - Wed Jan 21 18:59:28 2015

OK, I'm not going out any further..........might be sharks out here!

2013_04_14_10_51_35_10 - Wed Jan 21 19:00:40 2015

Cool! Seaweed earrings!

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Ginny's lunch at Tong's Garden - Hot and Sour Soup, Cashew Chicken with rice and egg roll.

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Denny's lunch at Tong's Garden - Hot and Sour Soup, Green pepper beef, rice and egg roll.

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LUNCH - TONG'S GARDEN

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Pretty good little strip mall restaurant,

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Is this dessert?

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Our two for one parking spot.

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EXQUISITE INDEED!

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KEY WEST AQUARIUM. Opening for business during the Great Depression in 1934, the Aquarium was Key West's first tourist attraction. The Aquarium was built between 1932 and 1934, and was a major part of Key West's attempt to stage an economic recovery by advertising their city as "America's Caribbean Island." Many of the following photos are from the Atlantic Shores Exhibit and the Touch Tank.

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Our tour guide at the Touch Tank.

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Shark tank...obviously!

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Yep . . . sharks!

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Lots and lots of sharks!

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Flying shark!

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Ever pet a shark?

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Turtle in the Atlantic Shores Exhibit with weight on it's back to add ballast.

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And a little information about the birds of the Keys.

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Nurse Sharks

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Nurse sharks

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Cool ceiling inside Aquarium.

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Aquarium inhabitant.

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Spiny Florida Lobster...........DINNER!

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Bridled Burrfish

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Albino Burmese Python

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Co-habitation

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Is that my tail?

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Beautiful!

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Sea Horse

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Mr. Octopus

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Lion fish

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Back at Authors. It's been a long day!

2013_04_14_16_23_35_10 - Sun Feb 1 16:30:37 2015

Fun on the little scooter.

2013_04_14_16_23_51_10 - Sun Feb 1 16:31:18 2015

Day 7 of our trip to Key West Dry Tortugas National Park

2013_04_15_06_01_20_10 - Mon Feb 2 09:35:51 2015

Waiting for the Ferry for the trip to the Dry Torgugas

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Boarding the ferry

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Departing from Key West Ferry Terminal, 100 Grinnell Street, at the Historic Seaport. Passing some pretty cool boats docked here.

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On our way. It's a 68 mile boat trip of open sea ahead of us.

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We are aboard the Yankee Freedom III, a 110' x 36' catamaran that holds 150 passengers. The Yankee Freedom III is a high speed, state-of-the-art, all aluminum catamaran recognized world wide for safety, performance and passenger comfort. Built in New England in 2012, she entered service in Key West in the fall of 2012. It is equipped with the latest and most sophisticated safety, navigation, and communication equipment. The Yankee Freedom III has undergone a thorough U.S. Coast Guard inspection and will do so each year.

2013_04_15_07_27_32_10 - Mon Feb 2 09:58:14 2015

The Yankee Freedom III catamaran is powered by twin Caterpillar engines that give her a speed of over 30 miles per hour, making Yankee Freedom III catamaran the fastest vessel of her size out of Key West. Also, below decks are two generators plus a multitude of machinery and equipment to operate the vessel in the safest, quietest, and most dependable manner possible.

2013_04_15_08_57_44_10 - Mon Feb 2 10:00:22 2015

Passing the time reading about the Dry Tortugas

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Almost there.

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Getting closer

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and closer . . .

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and closer . . .

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and closer . . .

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Robots? Sea monsters? What the . . .?

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Bird perches !!!

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Getting ready to dock.

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Lighthouse

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Tickets, tickets please, tickets . . .

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Better yet, fish, fish please, fish . . .

2013_04_15_09_30_26_10 - Mon Feb 2 10:14:03 2015

Everyone "off the boat"!

2013_04_15_09_33_13_10 - Mon Feb 2 10:14:53 2015

Looks like Denny is ready for the tour.

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Ginny is ready for the tour.

2013_04_15_09_34_08_10 - Mon Feb 2 10:16:32 2015

Almost 70 miles west of Key West, Fla., lies a cluster of seven islands composed of coral reefs and sand, called the Dry Tortugas. With the surrounding shoals and water, they make up Dry Tortugas National Park, an area noted for bird and marine life and shipwrecks. Fort Jefferson, its cultural feature, is the nation's largest 1800s masonry fort.

2013_04_15_09_42_17_10 - Mon Feb 2 10:20:55 2015

Don't forget where we parked the boat!

2013_04_15_09_42_47_10 - Mon Feb 2 10:21:51 2015

A plane would be faster . . . but no lunch service.

2013_04_15_09_43_11_10 - Mon Feb 2 10:22:41 2015

Must have coffee first.

2013_04_15_09_45_29_10 - Mon Feb 2 10:23:38 2015

Ginny is ready

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Across the moat that surrounds the fort.The Moat Wall offers an easy hike (0.6) miles around the fort.

2013_04_15_09_46_05_10 - Mon Feb 2 10:51:14 2015

First named Las Tortugas (The Turtles) in 1513, by Spaniard Ponce de Leon, the reefs soon read "Dry Tortugas" on mariners' charts, to show they offered no fresh water. In 1825 a lighthouse was built on Garden Key to warn sailors of coral shoals. The light that now stands on Loggerhead Key was built in 1857.

2013_04_15_10_20_57_10 - Mon Feb 2 10:35:21 2015

Nearly thirty years in the making (1846-1875), Fort Jefferson was never finished nor fully armed. Yet it was a vital link in a chain of coastal forts that stretched from Maine to California. Fort Jefferson, the most sophisticated of these, was a brilliant and undeniable symbol that the United States wanted to be left alone. Though never attacked, the fort fulfilled its intended role. Abandoned by the Army in 1874 the fort was later used as a coaling station for warships.

2013_04_15_10_21_02_10 - Mon Feb 2 10:46:39 2015

Large quantities of brick, stone, cement, iron and lumber were shipped here from around the United States. Most of the bricks were made in the Pensacola area, a four-day journey by sailing schooner. But when Florida left the Union in 1861, bricks could no longer be obtained from these brickyards. Instead they had to be shipped from as far away as Main. These dark, red-colored Northern bricks are easily visible along the top of the fort's walls.

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Casements, or gunrooms, form the backbone of the fort. In essence, they are the fort. large cannons mounted inside these rooms could fire through special openings known as embrasures. To construct these rooms, carpenters first built heavy wooden arches or frames. Next, masons laid brick and mortar on top of the frames, creating the brick arches that are common throughout the fort.

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Soldiers barracks. This once impressive building was designed to house ten companies of soldiers, or 1,000 men. More than a football field in length, the barracks were destroyed by a fire in 1912.

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420 Heavy Guns. To protect the Tortugas anchorage,mm Fort Jefferson featured some of the largest and most advanced weapons of its age. The fort's largest guns, known as 15-inch Rodman smooth bores, weighed 25 tons apiece. With a crew of seven men, they could fire a 432-pound projectile a distance of three miles. But advances in technology eventually made even these guns obsolete. By 1900, most of these aging relics were sold to a Philadelphia scrap dealer and later melted down. Six guns remain on top of the fort's walls, and are in the process of being restored from donations from the South Florida National Parks Trust.

2013_04_15_10_51_45_10 - Mon Feb 2 11:11:11 2015

Denny would like one of these in our yard.

2013_04_15_10_52_07_10 - Mon Feb 2 11:12:17 2015

Nice view from the top.

2013_04_15_10_53_58_10 - Mon Feb 2 11:12:59 2015

On the tour.

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Going up!

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FOOD: Included with our tour were Breakfast and Lunch. Breakfast was provided on the way over (Hard boiled eggs, bagels, ham, cheese, yogurt and pineapple.) Lunch included sandwiches, potato salad, chips, cookies, pineapple and strawberries.

2013_04_15_11_23_56_10 - Mon Feb 2 11:22:10 2015

Not very clear

2013_04_15_12_18_35_10 - Mon Feb 2 11:34:08 2015

Time for a little snorkeling. Although not very clear, we did see some nice coral and marine life. Pictures follow.

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A good place to look for a little lunch.

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Time to get out so we don't miss the boat.

2013_04_15_12_32_25_10 - Mon Feb 2 11:45:15 2015

All dry, but what to do with the hair now!

2013_04_15_12_49_58_10 - Mon Feb 2 11:46:23 2015

Goodbye Dry Tortugas. It's been fun!

2013_04_15_12_52_12_10 - Mon Feb 2 11:47:47 2015

Yes, we were here together.

2013_04_15_12_55_58_10 - Mon Feb 2 11:48:33 2015

Ginny making notes on the trip. Keeping up with the notes makes creating vacation web sites so much easier.

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2013_04_15_13_34_22_10 - Mon Feb 2 11:56:24 2015

Back from the Dry Tortugas, and ready for dinner. Boating is hungry work. We decided to go to a Key West hot spot "Sloppy Joes".

2013_04_15_16_55_05_10 - Mon Feb 2 12:04:46 2015

So what do you order at Sloppy Joe's????????? Sloppy Joes of course, with a side of fries and a cold drink.

2013_04_15_17_03_41_10 - Mon Feb 2 13:16:06 2015

Time for the entertainment by One Doerfel Family.

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These kids are very talented.

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At Sloppy Joe's for a fun evening

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Happy!

2013_04_15_19_01_44_20 - Mon Feb 2 13:24:06 2015

Day 8 is the last day of our wonderful trip to Key West, and our travel day home.

2013_04_16_00_00_01_10 - Mon Feb 2 13:34:30 2015

Returning our scooters to Pirate Rental.

2013_04_16_07_22_45_10 - Fri Feb 6 14:48:38 2015

Pirate Scooter Rentals. Arrrrg!

2013_04_16_07_23_21_10 - Fri Feb 6 14:49:57 2015

Last look around before heading home.

2013_04_16_07_24_47_10 - Fri Feb 6 14:51:48 2015

Security on duty as usual.

2013_04_16_07_45_35_10 - Fri Feb 6 14:53:03 2015

All packed.

2013_04_16_07_49_08_10 - Fri Feb 6 14:53:44 2015

A little more

2013_04_16_07_49_16_10 - Fri Feb 6 14:54:16 2015

Just waiting for a cab to the airport.

2013_04_16_07_50_07_10 - Fri Feb 6 14:58:18 2015

Did we really bring all this stuff for a week?

2013_04_16_08_05_51_10 - Fri Feb 6 14:58:48 2015

2013_04_16_08_06_06_10 - Fri Feb 6 14:59:33 2015

I don't want to leave. I like Key West.

2013_04_16_08_10_12_10 - Fri Feb 6 15:00:35 2015

The "vacation over" look!

2013_04_16_08_11_20_10 - Fri Feb 6 15:01:14 2015

Key Lime Pie for breakfast. Awesome!

2013_04_16_08_54_52_10 - Fri Feb 6 15:02:28 2015

Walk all the way out to the plane, climb the stairs, and board the plane. What country is this again?

2013_04_16_10_58_25_10 - Fri Feb 6 15:06:11 2015

Walking to our plane. Sure glad it's not raining!

2013_04_16_10_58_26_10 - Fri Feb 6 15:13:48 2015

Somebody doesn't look very happy to be leaving.

2013_04_16_11_03_37_10 - Fri Feb 6 15:07:01 2015

Up, up and away . . .

2013_04_16_11_28_52_10 - Fri Feb 6 15:08:19 2015

Lovely view as we depart Key West.

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2013_04_16_11_29_58_10 - Fri Feb 6 15:10:40 2015

going home, how sad...

2013_04_16_12_54_34_10 - Wed Dec 14 20:25:43 2016