October 2018 – Day 14

OK – so Key West is our last port and our last day of the cruise.  Ed has been here before but while he was in high school, so that doesn’t really count and Barb has never been here.

We had two cruises cancel Key West so this is the first time we have really been here.

Again, it was about 84 when we arrived and yes, it was hot, hot and very humid.

We had to go through US immigration as this was the first time back in the United States and we did that on the ship before we got off.  The good news is that in Miami tomorrow, we only have to pick up our bags and head for the airport so it should be quick.

Key West is beautiful as 99% of the buildings are in very good repair.  Our ship docked right at the edge of town, so when we got off, we took a 90 minute open air trolley ride throughout Key West and saw all of the highlights.

After the train ride, we walked to Ernest Hemmingway’s home and took a tour of it.  After that, we visited the winter White House made famous by Harry Truman and still available as a vacation home for any President.  It was a very interesting tour as most of the furniture was original to the home.

 

Happy, happy place

Then we ate lunch at a really neat local restaurant which was filled with local people having a party.  We ordered a Mai-Mai grilled sandwich and ½ pound of cold boiled shrimp and what a great lunch.  Then after stuffing ourselves at lunch, Barb spotted a Key Lime Pie store so we had to go in and eat a slice of Key Lime Pie and was it ever good!!

Then we went to the Fisher Maritime Museum.  Fisher was the person who spent 17 years looking for two lost ships and finally found them yielding huge tonnages of gold, silver and copper.  It was an interesting museum

By then and after looking into dozens of tourists shops, it was time to get back on the ship.

We packed and then went to dinner with our friends.  Dinner was good and the show was a singing trio who were pretty good, not great.

Then it was on to the casino for our last night and Barb was even and Ed won a little.  But, the good news is that this was the largest win in a casino that we have ever had – of course thanks to two big jackpots by Barb!!

We had a wonderful trip and met now casino friends, John and Nhu-Anne, friends of Tm and Barb and we hope they will be able to join us again.  Tim and Barb we will see over new years on the new Celebrity ship, the Edge.

Tomorrow we arrive in Miami and we will be home by 5:00pm.

Night and can’t wait to see everyone.  Hope all have enjoyed the blog

Leaving to see Key West

Hemmingway's House

A 6 toe cat!!

Yes it was good

The Trolley

Our Host Iryna and Manager, Josh