It was slightly cooler and windier today, and overcast for most of the day. We had talked about going for a bike ride this morning, but decided not to because of the wind. Also, Barbara was not that excited about the idea, which is probably the real reason we didn’t do it. Even though the weather wasn’t quite as nice as previous days, it was still a nice day, especially compared to the big snow storm going on in Chicago. We had breakfast in the room (I finished my last blueberry muffin) and then went down to read by the pool.
We didn’t get in our bathing suits because we knew we were not going swimming. We actually sat facing the ocean rather than around the pool.
Barbara looked for a lunch restaurant on Yelp while we rode the shuttle into town. We decided to go to Two Friends, which is on Front Street near, but not overlooking, the water. I liked it more than Barbara. I had the Key West Sampler, which was unshelled shrimp, fried mahi mahi, conch fritters, and garlic mashed potatoes. Barbara had tuna salad.
Key West seemed much more crowded today than previous days, which is saying something since it has been very crowded. We were wondering if it was because it was Saturday or that maybe a cruise ship (or two) had arrived. We decided to go where the cruise ships dock to find out if there were ships here but stumbled upon this other area, the Harbor Path, that we had not known about. It was a very large area adjacent to the harbor with a large number of shops and restaurants. The next time we are in Key West we will definitely try out one of the restaurants. I bought a wood turtle to add to my collection. Unfortunately we forgot to take pictures there.
We then walked over to Ocean Wellness and Spa Salon, where we got a one hour couples massage, which was very relaxing and enjoyable. We didn’t take any pictures there either since we were not wearing clothes. We then caught the 4:00 shuttle back to the hotel. We had 6:30 dinner reservations but decided to change it to 7:30 so we had a little more time to relax before dinner.
We are now on the shuttle on the way to Bliss Key West for dinner. I will be sure to take a picture there.
We are now on the shuttle on the way back to the hotel. Here is the picture I promised. It is a selfie because the waitresses were so busy we would have felt guilty asking them to take it.
From Barbara: We had dinner at Bliss Restaurant. We each had their “famous” Sangria. Jim had red & I had white. We had the guacamole appetizer which was very good. Jim had Grandma’s Shrimp and I had the yellow tail snapper. My dish was excellent. Jim liked his dinner but liked mine better. For dessert we shared coconut ice cream with chocolate sauce and berries. This is a small Colombian restaurant with no outdoor seating. There were two waitresses and they were virtually running to get everyone served. The food was excellent & we enjoyed our last dinner in Key West.
As we walked back to the shuttle we saw huge crowds spilling onto Duval Street in front of Margaritaviile. It turns out that Jimmy Buffet was in the restaurant. I assume he was playing but we couldn’t get close enough to tell.
This was our last day here. We fly home tomorrow afternoon. We have really enjoyed this vacation. I am not ready to go home.
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