Uhm…. let’s see… another highlight of our Spring was of course our trip to Key West for Dad’s 80th Birthday. Too bad Patrick had to stay home and hold down the Fort – he was certainly missed! I picked Mom and Dad up on Monday the 28th (a Day after Dad’s Birthday, March 27th) and we loaded up and headed south to the Keys. Key Largo was our first stop for the night, where we had a nice Hotel we stayed over.
A wonderful dinner at a little “hole in the wall” rounded off a great day. The weather was trying hard to be good – it’s been wonderful, sunny and warm for the past two and a half months… of course if you have a trip planned, it’s ready to change. But the rain held off and the sun tried hard to show her face most of the day. The drive down to the Keys was just as picturesque as it could be and it already has been turning green and lush from the past few rains storms we’ve been having. The Winter brown has given away to Spring green! Once we settled in the hotel room (Mom and I have decorated the hotel room with 80′s stuff for Dad’ Birthday) we took our first cocktail at the Tiki Bar…. then off we went for our dinner. I had wonderful fall-of-the-bone ribs, Mom’s had one of the best filet’s she’s had in a long, long time and Dad had a “ragin’-cajun” seafood dish! It was mouthwatering and it was not even that far from the Motel! After that filling dinner, we had a good night’s sleep and off we went the next morning – Key West bound! After stopping at Robbie’s Tarpon Bar and having a wonderful breakfast at Bob’s Buns we arrived in Key West around lunch time – our Motel was right off Duval Street and off we went on foot to explore the Town.
We had a late lunch or an early dinner at Sloppy Joe’s before we headed to the dock to go on the Sunset sail – thank goodness the weather still held off and we had a wonderful evening sail!
Having a night cap and some appetizer’s at a bar right on the water rounded off our full day, before we grapped a cab to go back to the hotel. The next day it was already time for us to head on home again… wow – it sure passes quickly if you have fun! Well, the last day, we left Key West early and had a wonderful drive home… of course we got sucked into visiting one of those many nurseries that line the highway coming out of Miami and had to buy some “cheap” plants…. I sure hope they grow where I live! Anyhow, we had a nice dinner at Applebee’s before arriving at home – tired, but full of wonderful memories. The next morning it was time for me to head on north to go home myself…. and then the rain hit… and hit hard. It rained so hard, I got washed off the road! Unreal. I never experienced something like that! Car pile ups left and right delayed the trip even more than the heavy rain and it took me close to 5 hrs to make it home. What a trip! But I was glad that the rain held off and let us have some wonderful days in the Keys! What a nice way to celebrate Dad’s 80th Birthday!
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