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A gale was blowing;
At least that's what they said. And It seemed like it this morning on the wharf as the wind was howling in the rigging of the sailing ships in the harbor. ;
I must be rested because I woke up at my normal time of 0630. Breakfast isn't out until 0800 so I killed time on the internet. Continental breakfast was OK, the coffee was hot and rich so that was nice. By the time I was satisfied this was going on in the driveway.
I started my walking tour at the seaport, two blocks from the house. The old train station is at the entrance to the docks. Mr Flagler brought the world to Key West in the early 1900's with the completion of the Overseas Railroad.
The Conch Republic
From the port area I wandered back up Duval St. to see the sights.
Sloppy Joe's famous as the hangout of Hemingway.
The original location of Sloppy Joe's and claiming to be the oldest bar in Florida.
I stumbled upon the HD tee shirts shop and had to get a souvenir, I earned it. As I was paying for the tee the lady at the register said I should ride down some day and they were surprised when I said that I did. I told them of my trip so far and they were properly impressed.
One good thing about the high winds was that the three cruise ships that were supposed to dock today all canceled. So there were much fewer people as I wandered about. Here is the cruise ship terminal.
Lots of chickens roam the town.
I visited the shipwreck museum because I wanted to climb the 65 foot tower and get a higher view of the place. They has actors portraying salvagers and they put on a good tour. Very informative.
view from the tower
On top they had a tower cam so I called my wife in her office and had her go to the website. That was pretty cool. A little bit down the street was the Customs house.
In front was a statue of a photographer taking a photo of a statue. There are lots of these statues around town.
Next up was Mel Fisher's Treasure museum. It had more artifacts on display than the shipwreck museum. Lots of gold and silver artifacts on display. You could even buy some for prices ranging from $400 to over $10,000.
This was the tour guide.
The Little White House used by several Presidents as vacation and meeting location.
I stumbled across the end of the road. I wasn't looking for it, it was just there.
I had been walking around for several hours and was thirsty so I popped into The Green Parrot. key West is famous for the bars and this is one of the well known dives. Lots of character inside.
Next post; the military tours.
At least that's what they said. And It seemed like it this morning on the wharf as the wind was howling in the rigging of the sailing ships in the harbor. ;
I must be rested because I woke up at my normal time of 0630. Breakfast isn't out until 0800 so I killed time on the internet. Continental breakfast was OK, the coffee was hot and rich so that was nice. By the time I was satisfied this was going on in the driveway.
I started my walking tour at the seaport, two blocks from the house. The old train station is at the entrance to the docks. Mr Flagler brought the world to Key West in the early 1900's with the completion of the Overseas Railroad.
The Conch Republic
From the port area I wandered back up Duval St. to see the sights.
Sloppy Joe's famous as the hangout of Hemingway.
The original location of Sloppy Joe's and claiming to be the oldest bar in Florida.
I stumbled upon the HD tee shirts shop and had to get a souvenir, I earned it. As I was paying for the tee the lady at the register said I should ride down some day and they were surprised when I said that I did. I told them of my trip so far and they were properly impressed.
One good thing about the high winds was that the three cruise ships that were supposed to dock today all canceled. So there were much fewer people as I wandered about. Here is the cruise ship terminal.
Lots of chickens roam the town.
I visited the shipwreck museum because I wanted to climb the 65 foot tower and get a higher view of the place. They has actors portraying salvagers and they put on a good tour. Very informative.
view from the tower
On top they had a tower cam so I called my wife in her office and had her go to the website. That was pretty cool. A little bit down the street was the Customs house.
In front was a statue of a photographer taking a photo of a statue. There are lots of these statues around town.
Next up was Mel Fisher's Treasure museum. It had more artifacts on display than the shipwreck museum. Lots of gold and silver artifacts on display. You could even buy some for prices ranging from $400 to over $10,000.
This was the tour guide.
The Little White House used by several Presidents as vacation and meeting location.
I stumbled across the end of the road. I wasn't looking for it, it was just there.
I had been walking around for several hours and was thirsty so I popped into The Green Parrot. key West is famous for the bars and this is one of the well known dives. Lots of character inside.
Next post; the military tours.