10 October 2019
Michel, Nancy and I planned a vacation to Key West to celebrate our three birthdays. Nancy has already had hers and Michel and I are pending. We decided four days in Key West was the appropriate way to celebrate another year older.
I started packing on the 8th and threw the last thing in the suitcase Thursday morning before I left. I stopped for diesel at the local station, at Dunkin’ Donuts for a dozen (maple iced, plain and chocolate iced) and some cash from the ATP at Publix. I was on the turnpike by 11 am.
There were flood advisories for the Keys. Paired with King tides and a lot of rainfall, low lying areas in the Keys are prone to flooding. The trip down Highway 1 was uneventful and I didn’t have to go through any flood waters.
I have noticed that zones that on my last trip were marked 55 mph had been posted at 45 mph. There are now very few areas in the Keys where you can go 55 mph (legally).
I checked in to Alexander’s Guest House on Fleming at 3:30 pm. I was fortunate to find a parking space across the street at Island House. Key West has permit parking for residents. Those areas are plainly marked and you’ll get reported if you try to park in one of those spots. Unmarked spots are fair game – to a point.
After 72 hours, you are subject to towing if you stay in one spot. However, you can move you vehicle and everything resets. A meter maid travels the streets and chalks the tires. That’s how they know how long you’ve been there. So far, no chalk.
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Cocktails was a Martin’s martini bar on Duval. We had previously discovered that place on a previous trip down and it was nostalgic having our first cocktail there.
Afterwards, we headed east on Duval to La-ti-dah (La Terraza de Marti – the Cuban hero Jose Marti once addressed a crowd of people pushing for Cuban independence from the balcony of the hotel) for dinner. I had my first dinner in Key West there somewhere around 1983. I remember the dish – yellowtail snapper. It was amazing. Guess what I had for dinner our first night in Key West this time?
I said good night to Michel and Nancy (they’re staying at the Orchid Key on Duval and Truman) and walked back to Alexanders. This is my second time staying at Alexanders.
When I checked in, the host asked if I had stayed before. I said yes, 150 years ago. Actually it was more like 1986 or 1987. I’m in room one at the head of the stairs which fronts Fleming. I did not sleep well. It felt like the sheets on the bed were clammy.
We are scheduled to walk Key West tomorrow and then more cocktails and more food.
