Key West

Yesterday we cruised Duval St. aka street of a million tourist t-shirt shops.  Every conceivable item with "O Mile" printed on it can be purchased in addition to more goofy t-shirts than every other country combined. Either way it was a nice HOT -- to the point my hands and feet were swollen -- 3 hour walk.  After trying to eat at Mangoes, and it being closed, we headed to Bagatelle to dine on the wrap around porch and people watch.  Fortunately for Julie they still served breakfast at 2pm and I opted for the Cuban Press sandwich.  Everyone was happy.  Since I was still in medical breakdown we headed back to the hotel for some wine and pool action; the obvious fix to water retention. 

Sexy Lady

The pool here is quite small but also quite empty, so it was perfect.  We lounged in the salt water pool until it was time to check out the famous sunset.  Admittedly it was nice but surely it wasn't one of the famous sunsets.  Along the boardwalk some strange French guy had a cat-show that was quite odd yet entertaining.  For our standard late dinner we headed to the recommended El Meson de Pepe.  It only took 15 minutes to realize the restaurant is next to the hotel and we had been walking in the wrong direction for, well 15 minutes.  The restaurant was great with a Cuban band playing in the walkway and locals dancing away.  Julie opted for enough food to feed a football team , nachos + chicken wings, who knows, and I for the completa de cabella grande; which also sounded big.  It's a combination of 3 popular Cuban dishes; lechon asado, ropa vieja, and Picadillo along with some extras like yellow rice.  All excellent.  The restaurant opens up onto Mallory square where we watched a great lightning storm pass by and some massive fish having dinner on the bugs that were stupid enough to land on the water.

Photo Courtesy of Julie Mills, AP