It Is What It Is....: Key West...Day 4

Sunday, March 24, 2013

Key West...Day 4

Day 4

And our last day in Key West.

This morning we got an earlier start.

We were heading out to Blue Heaven for breakfast...a place we read plenty about...they said come early cause it's always crowded.

It was a cute outdoors place with a cool vibe...my favorite so far to chill and relax.

We had about a 45 minute wait but it seemed to go by quickly.

We each ordered a drink...mine was the Bloody Mary and the best I have ever had....they make their own mix...sure wish they sold that stuff cause I would of bought it.

Stacy opted for a beer and Fonda had a Poinsettia.

Fonda and I went through some paintings by a local artist and each bought a painting...mine was of the place we were having breakfast at.

We sat a table with a couple and visited while we were waiting for a table for breakfast.

Once seated we were taken care of very quickly...the wait service was very good and quick.

Below is a view from our table looking towards the bar....crowded the whole time we were there.

We ate with the Roosters all around us...they run ramped through out Key West.

And him letting you know use King of the joint.

After a wonderful morning at Blue Heaven it was time to head to The Hemingway House.

Along our walk we came across this lighthouse that is across the street from The Hemingway House.

and the grounds of

The Key West Lighthouse and Keepers Quarters Museum.

Me taking pictures of Fonda taking pictures.

We have arrived.

It's a very nice house and spacious for the time period it was built.

pictures in one of the rooms.

From the balcony looking out across to the lighthouse.

one of the many 6 toed cats

This is a separate room from the house...this is where Hemingway would go to be alone and write

a typical man cave if I do say so myself.

Next stop was our journey to The Little White House

This is where President Truman lived while in Key West...it's in a lovely area that use to be a military base...you can now rent homes there but you can tell by the look of it use to be military.

Once there the next tour was in like 20 minutes or so but the tour itself was like 45 minutes or an hour long and we had dinner plans....so while sitting in a chair waiting for the tour we decided we didn't want to wait....we decided we didn't want to get ready for dinner....we hadn't had a chance to relax...

So, we decided to leave and not do the tour, we had seen the house from the outside, we were good...we were gonna head back to the hotel and relax outside and along the way try and finish up our souvenir shopping.

Along the way we past an outdoor market

a little more time on Duval street

and then finally back at the hotel....we changed ...packed up out booze and snacks and headed to the man made beach and sat by the water...this was nice...this is what we should of been doing the whole time.

Waiting for the sun to set.

We watched the sun set again...the view wasn't as pretty as the one we had on the sail boat but it was still beautiful and we saw crowds from the street in the distance and from the beach area come out on this pier to watch it...even a Bride and Groom from the restaurant came out for a photo opt.

and behind us after the sunset was the moon....another beautiful sight.

After the sunset we decided to go freshen up and have dinner at our hotels restaurant in the picture below....this was where we had our first meal and this is where we had our last.

The wait was longer this evening but we had cocktails outside and talked with 2 couples from where else...Ohio!

After dinner Fonda and I walked to the water...Fonda had to get her feet wet...she likes putting her feet in a part of the ocean she hasn't visited before...then it was time to pack up some before bed...

Our journey had come to an end.

The next morning we went across the street to find those last minute gifts to take home.

We said good-bye to this beautiful view.