There really are chickens everywhere. Key West is a protected bird colony. Harming the chickens will land you in jail with hefty fines. The locals apparently hate them, but we thought they were great.
This was a memorial recognizing some of the island's most important historical figures.
I thought Trent resembled this fellow.
A stop at the Kino Sandal factory. I no more need a pair of orange flops than a man in the moon, but I got caught up in the moment. And they were only $12.We swung back by the hotel to eat. Out of a styrofoam cooler. In our room. Yes folks, you can take the girl out of the ghetto, but you can't take the ghetto out of the girl. I insisted that we cut cost somewhere & lunch was the obvious place to do so. Trent was not happy about this, but he did oblige.
A pass by Ernest Hemingway's home.
The lighthouse.
Next stop- heaven. Blue Heaven- the best recommendation we received. Such a cool place. It reminded us a lot of Costa Rica. It was only fitting that we do another mojito sampling.
One of the 6-toed "Hemingway Cats"
Time for the sun to go down....
And a delish dinner at the docks to wrap it all up.
