Blogs from Key West, Keys, Florida, United States, North America - page 5

Day 11 May 14, 2013 When I woke up this morning I felt miserable. Between walking 789 miles wearing flip flops the previous hot, muggy day without drinking enough fluids and drinking a case or two of rum, I was sore from head to toe, a little nauseous, and freezing. I had some coffee, drank some water, took some Tylenol and went back to bed. After several hours I had recuperated enough to drive Chris to the airport so she could check in and print her boarding pass. Still felt like shit, and hadn’t eaten anything, but able to drive. Florida doesn’t require that you wear helmets on motorcycles. As I only have one helmet with me I let Chris wear it. Her head is more valuable than mine, and I tend to drive really, really ... read more

10/5/13 Florida City, Miami Well I had the best night’s sleep for a very long time! Today we decided not to go anywhere just to get sorted out and take it easy. So we started with a trip to Walmart (ha ha gotta love that place), Howard reckons we were there for 2 ½ hours but I’m sure he exaggerated! There are so many fascinating things to see in Walmart, clothes to try on, gallon containers of a hundred varieties of ice cream to be examined, cds to look through, weapons of every variety to be shocked by, all the different types of m&m’s to be surprised by and so the list goes on! After all that excitement it was back to the motel and two machine fulls of washing to do and finally I was ... read more

Went to everglades yesterday, got back late, will post entry later I noticed I put day 7 as day 6 and left out the real day 6. I put all of the days in the right order and added the missing day. That's what happens when you post after drinking. Pictures - on the road, the days I did have time, I wasn't able to upload them. Here in Key west, I haven't had time (sober time anyway). I will try to upload pictures before I leave the Keys on Wednesday. Day 8 May 11, 2013 The car we rented was a convertible, so we rode up the keys to Everglades National Park with the top down. The temperature was low to mid 80’s and mostly sunny for most of the ride up the keys. After ... read more

Day 6 May 9, 2013 Chris went on the internet and found a great place to eat breakfast called “the Deli” about six blocks away from where wee are staying. The menu looked good and the prices were surprisingly reasonable. The weather was perfect – mid 70’s light breeze, sunny skies, it doesn’t get much better than this. When we arrived at the restaurant we discovered that “The Deli” had metamorphed into “Better than Sex”. We couldn’t find out if it was indeed better than sex because it only serves desserts and didn’t open until 4 pm. This is yet another example that the internet is not to be taken at face value. We ended up eating at Denny’s because it was nearby and we were hungry. After breakfast Chris & I decided to take ... read more

My first week in Islamorada was coming to a close. The sun had set and the dusk was dwindling. The only thing on the agenda was laundry and reading. I was not super excited about that. So, I decided it was time to venture out on my own again, even if just for a day. Sunday night I packed up my little old car and headed to Key West. Key West is the last island in the Florida Keys. To get there I would have to continue driving on the one-lane no passing road for two hours, crossing over dozens of other islands, through a protected deer area and over the seven-mile bridge. I sent out a few Couch Surfing requests. For those who don’t know, Couch Surfing is an online network of people willing to ... read more