A trip to Key West

With Anna doing better we and another couple from Southern Star, (Jack and Alois) decided to take the bus down island to Key West for the day. It was a long bus trip that turned into a great day of shops, food, entertainment and people watching.

First, we had to consult the marina sign post for directions!

A stop at the Helling's house Museum

Small print but an interesting house

Key West is the last island in the Fl. Keys that is accessible by car. It has a deep water port so many of the cruise ships make a stop there too. So, as you can guess the place is filled with “tourist” type stores and hucksters looking to get a buck from all of this willing traffic. We wandered Duvall St. (the main drag) and watched street performers and ‘drag queens’ strutting about. We went into many art galleries and

 

 tourist shops.

Three brass monkeys sitting on a park bench... about $20,000



Wanted to buy this charcoal but didn't have the $10,000... could anyone help?

 

nice banyan tree

Chickens wander loose all over Key West... dinner on the hoof, if you can catch them!

Later in the day we wandered out on to Mallory Square to watch the many street performers do their acts. One performer said that he had been doing this for 12 years!


12 years doing this stunt. He is on a 10 foot high unicycle!

This gymnastics routine pulled in several bucks.

Finally, at sunset, the schooners sail across the sun set.

One of them up close.

It was a long bus ride but well worth it.