In the Keys

Our hotel in the Florida Keys was right on the beach...literally. Walk out the door, and there is the sand. Within minutes of arriving we donned our snorkeling gear and headed for the beautiful water. Only, it didn't last for too long. Once we got into the water it wasn't too sandy, so it was a bit rough on our feet to get out into the good snorkeling area.

We trekked on for a bit, but ultimately decided to head to their pool instead. Rob practiced his snorkeling breathing and I choreographed a new water ballet. ☺

My favorite part about Key West was the sunsets. There are a few points on the island where they have nightly sunset celebrations, which when I heard about it, I thought was weird. Then I witnessed the sunset, and totally understood. Absolutely beautiful!

You can see the crowd gathering along the water...more continued to fill up the dock as the sun got further down. Then once the sun is down everyone applauds and there is music. Really fun! The piece of land that is shown in the sunset is where a bunch of celebrities have homes...Oprah, Hulk Hogan, Shaq...I forget who else, and I forget the name of the island.

There was a LOT of street performers, and they were really good! Rob really liked this Great Rondini guy. He has people from the audience put him in a straight jacket and chains, then he escaped. He's got quite the little comedy act going too! There was a performer who had a dog that would collect bills from the audience and then bring the money back to his owner. The dog was wearing shorts too...pretty funny!

There was an area that had all these busts of people who were from, live or might have influenced Key West. Here we've got Ernest Hemingway and Dwight Eisenhower...oh and The Smallest Bar in Key West.

One of the street shops had a guy that made shapes out of wire. He did it with some tools and torches right on the spot. I almost picked up this little guy, but decided that I've already got a cute one at home. We also tried out some Cuban cuisine. It was alright, but not great.

This sign was on the wall of the outdoor seating area and an Asian couple came up and asked where they could purchase their tickets to Cuba. They didn't quite understand why they would use this old sign as decoration. It was comical!

We didn't take pictures at the southernmost point, but this replica we found in a gift shop is close enough, right? 90 miles to Cuba!

The Key West Museum of Art & History had all of these funny statues outside. Some were a little risqué (and funny), but I try to keep things PG here. ☺

Rob fell in love with the weather and the humidity and swears that one of these days I will give into him and we will move to Key West. Perhaps, but I wouldn't bet on it. It was lovely though!