The beautiful water off the Keys
It was brutal looking at scenery like this for three days!
Want to take a dip?
The Casa Marina Resort where we stayed while in Key West
Spotted my first Ray!
Parasailing over the Keys
Can you believe the accommodations I was forced to endure?
Casa Marina
I have to walk how far to get to the ocean?
This guy seems pretty relaxed
The local wildlife
Time for an afternoon nap
Are you jealous yet?
Preparing to ride off into the sunset
Riding through the Mangroves
Natural waterways through the Mangrove Trees
Our guide, Gage, along with Courtney and Patty
Taking a Personal Watercraft for a Spin
I really need one of these!
PWC Parking
PWC just begging to be ridden
Mine! Mine!
Sunset over the Keys
The invasive species of Lion Fish
Aquarium at the Eco-Discovery Center
More from the Eco-Discovery Center
A coral reef display
The Living Reef Display
Why, hello there!
More displays that depict the environment around the Keys
And more on the Reefs too!
Entering the undersea lab (Sadly, only a simulated version)
Gilligan's Island?
Hanging out at the marina, note the Tarpon in the water
These guys get pretty big!
More Tarpon
The waters lining the road along U.S. Highway 1
Do not disturb
Blue Heaven Restaurant in Key West, the sign says it all
More of the local wildlife
Patty enjoying the nightlife at Sloppy Joes
Standing at the Southernmost Point in the Continental U.S.
A local B&B: Papa's Hideaway
Tropical flowers abound in the Keys
More flowers
I'm sure eventually we'd get bored of looking at stuff like this
Really, they're not as lovely as they look...
Entrance to the Hemingway Home
And they mean it!
Scenes from the Hemingway Home
A fountain at the entrance of the house
The trouble with tourists...
The $20,000 Hemingway pool. The whole house cost just $8000 back in the 1930's
This lovely fountain is made out of an olive jar and a urinal. Yes, a urinal that Papa stole from the original Sloppy Joe's Bar
These guys have it made!
The landscaped grounds are very nice
I really wanted to jump in this pool. I really didn't want to get kicked out.
Inside the house
The Hemingway Kitchen
This kitty was actually sleeping on the bed in the Hemingway Bedroom.
Some of Papa's gear from his adventures, including a sea fishing pole
A view of the lighthouse from the Hemingway house
Did I mention that these guys have it made?
The room where Hemingway wrote most of his great works
Hemingway's "last penny" taken by his first wife after she put in the $20,000 pool
The famous penny, poolside
All cats go to heaven too!
One of the six-toed kitties!
You can even get married at the Hemingway House
Roosters roam the streets in the Key West
Fort Taylor in Key West
The canon balls stand at the ready, just in case Cuba decides to invade
The upper battlements of Fort Taylor
A Coast Guard ship in harbor
And the canons are ready too!
Even this guy, although I don't think he's scaring anyone
Outside the fort, which once stood on the shores of Key West, but is now slightly inland
The local lighthouse
The original lens used on the lighthouse
Climbing to the top of the lighthouse
Half way to the top!
Overlooking Key West from the top of the lighthouse
The Hemingway House from the lighthouse
Banyan Trees
Key West Lighthouse
More local flora
Just do as your told!
One more lizard for the road
