Judy's Blog

It's Tuesday

morning and we are off to Key West. Yesterday we had a full day of perfect weather and lots of exploring. We went over to Cabbage Key for the most delicious hamburger, mahi mahi and black beans and rice, and of course key lime pie. We love this restaurant (the only one on the Island), with its "dollar" room, where patrons tape up dollar bills all over the walls and ceiling. Feeling very content, we went on Tom and Brady's dingy and set off to see the stilt houses a couple of miles from the anchorage. These houses, built about 100 years ago, were there to provide fisherman with ice, and they are literally in the middle of nowhere! There are only about 6 of them left in the area, and it's fascinating to see them. Apparently, they are still used, as we saw one of them had small satellite dish and a boat behind it. From there we went to Captiva Island and had a beer at a beach bar. The mansions there are beautiful. On the way back, we stopped at Caya Costa Island and Nature Reserve to walk the beach, which is pristine and isolated. We say one other person and many osprey. When we got back to our boats, Tom suggested we have happy hour on his dingy and putter around Useppa Island. We brought our beverages and they brought cheese and crackers and we spent a wonderful hour on the water, looking at the amazing mansions on Useppa and enjoying a beautiful sunset. Dinner was on Free Spirit. We had ravioli, salad, cauliflower, and of course, wine.