Our Sun-n-Sand
Roe's Sun-n-Sand
Bless his heart!
Tuesday, March 8, 2016
Sun-n-Sand
A quick explanation for those of you who are reading this and did not grow up in Jackson, MS....the Sun-n-Sand in the photo is a motel in downtown Jackson (and let's just say it is not what it once was).
Monday, March 7, 2016
Key Lime Pie #2 (we are aware #1 is missing)
You are probably wondering about KL pie #1. We ate it last night but it was not traditional KL pie so we are skipping to #2. The first pie was a whipped-topping type pie. Today's pie was almost too beautiful to eat....but we did.
Day 2
Day 2 began with the early waker-uppers making coffee and going to the beach and pool. I was not included in that group. As I have said many times....when I am queen, the day shall begin at noon! Eventually I did get motivated but chose to skip the pool and played frogger with the cars on US 1 to seek out a Diet Coke.
We left The Cheeca Lodge to complete the final 77 miles of our journey and stopped only briefly for some roadside souvenirs and coconut shrimp and to pair one of our phones so we could play Jimmy Buffett on Pandora. When I pressed the Bluetooth button the car reminded us that for our safety, pairing was not allowed while the vehicle was in motion. As we traveled, one of us got a phone call with some sad news about a friend's passing and the very next song was Iz singing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow"....his beautiful voice interrupting the silence in the car as if the universe knew that was the perfect song at that moment.
Fast forward to the M/V Brat....a 75 ft yacht. We cranked up the tunes, poured some adult beverages and spent the rest of the afternoon meeting our neighbors and enjoyed a gorgeous sunset. Will share yacht photos tomorrow. We Are On Island Time!
We left The Cheeca Lodge to complete the final 77 miles of our journey and stopped only briefly for some roadside souvenirs and coconut shrimp and to pair one of our phones so we could play Jimmy Buffett on Pandora. When I pressed the Bluetooth button the car reminded us that for our safety, pairing was not allowed while the vehicle was in motion. As we traveled, one of us got a phone call with some sad news about a friend's passing and the very next song was Iz singing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow"....his beautiful voice interrupting the silence in the car as if the universe knew that was the perfect song at that moment.
Fast forward to the M/V Brat....a 75 ft yacht. We cranked up the tunes, poured some adult beverages and spent the rest of the afternoon meeting our neighbors and enjoyed a gorgeous sunset. Will share yacht photos tomorrow. We Are On Island Time!
New York Pasta Garden
The manager of the Brat is also the executive chef of the New York Pasta Garden and he invited us to his restaurant for dinner. He really hooked some sistas up! He made us a special Thai shrimp appetizer and antipasto. Such a beautiful place. Congratulations to our server Jeanette...she is graduating with her Ph.D. and will be starting a practice as a psychologist. Best wishes to you! Enjoy dinner here if you are in Key West. Thank you so much Ray!
Sunday, March 6, 2016
Thank you Kelcey!
We must take a moment to thank Kelcey for the AWESOME monogrammed cups she made for us! Thank you!
The Cheeca Lodge / Islamorada (Upper Matecumbe Key)
Windy and cold with periods of sleet and snow and temperatures in the mid 20s for the next five days....well maybe somewhere but not here! Day 1 started with plenty of sun and 78 degrees for the drive to the Cheeca Lodge in Islamorada. Islamorada is a "village of islands" located on the islands of Tea Table Key, Lower Matecumbe Key, Upper Matecumbe Key, Windley Key and Plantation Key. We stopped to eat lunch at Alabama Jack's.
If Heaven and the Garden of Eden had a baby it would be The Cheeca Lodge! We enjoyed the beach and hot tub and had dinner and watched the sunset at Lorelei's. Great band and dee-lish key lime pie. We decided to try Key Lime pie everywhere we go this week...more on that later.
* There was a glitch with the iPad and not all photos have captions *
* There was a glitch with the iPad and not all photos have captions *
The Tiki Bar on the beach
Champagne toast while checking in
The main pool
Adults-only pool (with cray-cray cabana guy)
Tiki
Saturday, March 5, 2016
The Adventure Begins...
Once upon a time two friends from Mississippi (except one now lives on the west coast) planned a spontaneous adventure to Key West. The word spread and two more friends joined the group and they all met in Miami tonight. Tomorrow we begin the journey down US 1 toward palm trees, beaches, Hemingway, sailboats, pirates, Margaritaville, and a yacht named the M/V Brat.
US 1 (the Overseas Highway) is 113 miles long and runs from Key Largo to Key West. The Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 destroyed most of the islands and the original railroad bridges and the remnants of these bridges were never rebuilt but were later converted for auto traffic. If you have time, research that hurricane. You won't be disappointed.
The Florida Keys are a coral cay archipelago (Google it) and they begin about 15 miles south of Miami and extend westward to Key West, the westernmost of the inhabited islands, down to the uninhabited Dry Tortugas.
US 1 (the Overseas Highway) is 113 miles long and runs from Key Largo to Key West. The Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 destroyed most of the islands and the original railroad bridges and the remnants of these bridges were never rebuilt but were later converted for auto traffic. If you have time, research that hurricane. You won't be disappointed.
The Florida Keys are a coral cay archipelago (Google it) and they begin about 15 miles south of Miami and extend westward to Key West, the westernmost of the inhabited islands, down to the uninhabited Dry Tortugas.
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