Category: Americas Great Loop

Well today is our final day to do some tourist things so we went to the Mel Fisher Maritime Museum. Mel Gusher was the treasure hunter who found the big stash of Spanish gold. Mel Fisher started working on his dream of finding treasure when he was already in his 40s. It took only 16… Continue reading Day 31 – 5/25/22 – Stock Island Marina Village, Stock Island, Key West, FL

Well, today was the day for the sea trial. Not a great day for boating. But I figure the mechanics looked at the forecast. There was one guy in the engine room and one guy half in and half out of the engine room and that guy was on his laptop. I don’t think they… Continue reading Day 30 – 5/24/22 – Stock Island Marina Village, Stock Island, Key West, FL

Monday morning and the mechanics arrived. They worked all morning and into the afternoon. I headed to the pool and Nick was able to join me on and off as the mechanics sometimes needed his assistance. We were reading next to the pool until it started raining a bit too much. Then we walked down… Continue reading Day 29 – 5/23/22 – Stock Island Marina Village, Stock Island, Key West, FL

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