Mar 26

Happy birthday Katja. Another beautiful, sunny day on the Keys. Apparently the wind blew quite a bit last night according to Steve and Denyse. I guess they don't live in an older house in the Maritimes as Bernie and I did not hear or feel a thing. We were on the road by 10 and headed south to Key West for a walk around the city. On the way we stopped at the Key West Golf Club for a look around - nice spot. We parked at the most southerly point in the US and walked and walked and walked. Visited the light house and museum and very proud of Steve as he made it to the top - not outside but to the top. He had a nice English fellow keeping him company while their wives had a look at the city. Along the way we visited St. Paul's Episcopal Church with the beautiful stain glass windows (apparently insured for a million dollars) and they had a couple giving a recital on a grand piano and then on the organ. Very moving. Of course we had to stop at Sloppy Joe's (a favourite in Key West) for a cool one and lunch. They had a super guy playing guitar & banjo & singing. The waitress was an English lady and we had quite a lively conversation after she found out that the night before we were across the street having dinner when a man feel down some stairs and was injured. Apparently his nick name is Tippy Timmy and is a tour guide with a drinking problem - therefore, his nickname. Quite a frequent visitor to all the local bars. And to make it a small world, the waitress's ex was from PEI with a last name of MacGuigan. More walking, bought hand made Key West sandals, saw the world's smallest bar, a pirate with a peg leg and parrot on shoulder, Ernest Hemmingway's house, a gold painted mime, eyebrow houses, shot gun houses, and walked some more. On the way back to our RV we checked out another campground (Boyd's) at mile 5 and for anyone coming to the Keys that is the one to stay at or the Bahia Honda State Park (need to book 11 months ahead) at mile 35. We visited the park and sat on the beach for a while - really windy and a bit cool for swimming but a beautiful park. Dinner was at the Boondocks at mile 27.5 and would recommend it highly.

Denyse and Jen whopped the boys again at bridge - two nights in a row. Night, night to all.