We pointed our rental car Ford Edge south and drove to the end of the rode. Being from Alaska driving to the end of the road is no big deal, but here in Florida almost everyone in North America and the two cruise ships tied up to the dock wants to see the end of the road.
Beer Keg At
The End Of Highway 1 Key West Florida In Black And White
I have no idea who those people are, but I think
the reason they put an empty beer keg at the end of the road is because
everyone likes to party here in Key West. The bars are packed. People with and
without drinks wander the sidewalks , and spill out into the streets when ever.
It is perfectly safe because the roads are gridlocked with scooters, pedal bikes, Pedi
cabs, little train like vehicles with several open passenger cars, rubber tire trolley
cars, regular cars, trucks, taxies,
small busses, and the occasional emergency vehicle.
Everyone gets
where they need to be, tempers never flair, and horns never honk because the entire
town’s traffic is controlled by chickens.
Key West Rooster
Key West is a
great town! Lots to see and do. Today is for wandering around and seeing the
sights like the Key West Light.
Key West Light
You can climb
to the top. The view is great. The lady who sold the tickets to climb to the
top showed us the approaching thunder storm on her computer before we went to
the top. Aboot the time we got done with the light keeper’s house museum we
heard the thunder, and the rain started. Back in the gift shop she was handing
out trash bag rain coats to the cruise ship passengers who had scampered down
from the tallest thing made of metal when the lightning started. I grabbed one
for my camera cuz I knew my Panama hat could hold up to a thunder storm in Florida.
Back in Ford
Edge we headed north desperately trying to turn the air conditioner off and heat on. We had to get to Marathon and
the coolest hotel on the Keys. The rain kept coming, and every bike we saw, we
hoped they were not having to travel far, riding in the dark and pouring rain.
White Sands
Inn
The best place
to stay, and my headquarters when on the Keys….
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