you can read about my wedding story, first days in key west, and part 1 of the honeymoon
where did we leave off? monday night?
tuesday we decided we wanted to drive up the keys and do some exploring
in style
we rented a 2012 mustang convertible - red. it was fun!
and a little windy/cool out
we made it over the seven mile bridge and parked
took some pictures
and chugged right on up the keys
with no plan in mind, we stopped in key largo at a state park
the name escapes me at the moment - but when we got there we were about an hour early for the last glass bottom boat tour of the day
we got our tickets and waited
i didn't take a ton of pictures since it's hard to take pictures of the ocean with a layer of plexiglass standing between you
but it was the first time i had ever seen the coral reef - and the guides were very entertaining and knowledgeable
i also got to see this guy (not my picture)
the christ of the abyss
very cool
by the time we got off the boat it was time to drive back to key west - but not before stopping for din din
if we had thought the car rental out - we would have thought to rent the car on our last full day so that we would have a vehicle to get to the airport (where we rented)....we weren't that clever...
so wednesday came...man this week is flying by...
and we celebrated halloween by first visiting the lighthouse
after paying admission i then discovered my fear of heights.
the staircase wasn't attached to the wall - it just wound up itself and after 5 steps i was shaking and had to bail out
luckily bill is a trooper
and got some nice shots from above
water water everywhere
we toured the island some more
if you're in key west for an extended stay - you have to rent a bike or if you can afford it a scooter - but a bike is the way to go!
and you get to see so much more by bike
whether anything happened there or not isn't the point
i must say it felt really weird to be enjoying warm weather on halloween
but it would have been a shame not to take it all in - sandal tan lines and all
we had made reservations to do a sunset cruise, and decided we should clean up and pedal down towards the water
it was an all you could drink sunset cruise
so we look a little toasty
but so was everyone else
but honestly we came for the views
you go to a bar where the bartender is serving drinks in a tutu
and you let your husband (!!!) smoke a nasty cigar....while learning about manatee's apparently...
so yeah... we pretty much came home and crashed.
so how do you spend a slightly hungover last full day?
you rent jet skis! i didn't bring my camera in fear of falling in - but i took pictures with a disposable water camera- which i haven't developed yet - and who knows if they'll even develop to a quality that will be worthy of scanning in and show you - we'll see.
i will say that thank goodness the water was fairly calm - because bouncing up and down on the choppy atlantic side was not my ideal way of nursing a headache
this guy completely understood
yeah...he was waiting up on the dock after we were done....and i will also tell you we found one on our balcony....FREAKED OUT!
but apparently they like potato chips. who knew.
we also spent the rest of our day kayaking - again - i used the water camera. and let's just say those waves weren't making me feel 100% either. and after seeing some jellyfish float by i was somewhat over it. but i had never kayaked before and....it was work. but it was fun
we walked around duval street one last time, had dinner in a place off the beaten path, got some key lime pie and then were texted a photo of woodford
we rode our bikes home one last time and worked on packing our bags.
so long key west! until maybe our anniversary?
oh yeah...cuba is closer than the nearest wal-mart.
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