Off we went to the southernmost point of continental US, Key West.
Saw a total of three Wirtgen machines in the Florida Keys!
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| Wirtgen in the Florida Keys |
I hadn’t thought
much about Key West, so it hit me a little bit as a surprise (which it
shouldn’t have!), that Key West is a cruise ship destination. With that, you
get the masses of people, the cheap T-shirt and souvenir shops, the countless
bars and restaurants. Almost too much of everything so that it would have been
easy to miss the many sweet little buildings along the roads.
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| Just one example of the beautiful houses in Key West |
We had to have
some Key Lime Pie, of course, which we got and it was delicious – even though
the presentation lacked some sophistication…
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| Key Lime Pie in Key West... |
Chester was a big hit with many people. One guy asked
whether he could pet him as he had to leave his Labrador at home (and was
obviously suffering from dog-separation-anxiety). He must have been one of
those cruise ship people – they were all wearing stickers on their shirts.
Knowing what it feels like to leave your dog at home, I was glad Chester could
be of service. Afterwards, the guy said, that this was the best part of his
trip…(doesn’t speak for the cruise line, does it? ;-)…)
Despite the fact that we didn’t like the place too much,
even our great Thai lunch couldn’t change that, we had a blast when we played
with Chester on a sandy boat launch. And Chester was in 7th heaven,
of course. Makes me feel good to see him happy, knowing that he won’t live much
longer (due to his heart failure, in case you didn’t know yet).
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| We had a blast, Chester on a sandy boat launch (he wouldn't be allowed anywhere else...) |
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| The cone in the back marks the southernmost point of continental U.S.A. - 90 miles to Cuba from here |
On the way back North, we tried to get into Bahia Honda
State Park, but the car before us got the last spot. Had to pay about 3 times
as much as usual for a place on Sunshine Key and are now sitting behind our
computers in a rocking motorhome. It had been very windy during the day and now
it is really, really stormy. Temperature has dropped to ‘no-need-for-air
conditioning’-levels. The wind is howling right now. It’s all due to a cold
front coming through, but we checked, no danger of a hurricane.
Tomorrow, we will try for Bahia Honda State Park again, it
looked really promising. Bahia Honda is unique among other islands in the Keys
because it has extensive sandy beaches and deep water close enough offshore to
provide exceptional swimming and snorkeling. I can only hope it’ll be warmer
tomorrow…
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