Month: May 2022

We got an early start and headed to the Tennessee Williams museum. It’s very close to Duval Street so the parking was rough but we love “A Streetcar Named Desire” so we had to check this one off the list. Boy – it’s small! Tennessee was actually Tom. He wasn’t from Tennessee – I don’t… Continue reading Day 28 – 5/22/22 – Stock Island Marina Village, Stock Island, Key West, FL

This morning we got organized early and headed to The Hemingway House. We’ve never done it and both of us were pretty interested. Asa Tift built this home and it was completed in 1851. He moved in with his wife and daughter. His wife gave birth to two sons there both of which died of… Continue reading Day 27 – 5/21/22 – Stock Island Marina Village, Stock Island, Key West, FL

Today Nick got up at 5:20 am. He had an appointment with a hair stylist to make him beautiful again. I was shocked that he did it! He said he arrived at Omar the Barbers place at 5:48 am and Omar was cutting someone else’s hair!!! Nick got back about an hour later and looked… Continue reading Day 26 – 5/20/22 – Stock Island Marina Village, Stock Island, Key West, FL

Today we had a slow relaxing morning. We finally got our ship together and headed out. First stop was at our Cummings Engine guys place. John was so nice to explain our engine to us. We learned that our engine never had a proper maintenance. John’s opinion was that they have just been changing the… Continue reading Day 25 – 5/19/22 – Stock Island Marina Village, Stock Island, Key West, FL

Today we decided to take a drive up to our favorite place – Islamorada Brewery. It was a fabulous day for a drive. The sun was out and not very much traffic at all! Henry Flagler was the co-founder of Standard Oil and the builder and visionary for the Florida East Coast Railway. He extended… Continue reading Day 24 – 5/18/22 – Stock Island Marina Village, Stock Island, Key West, FL