Sunset Cruising
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Today's plans consisted of a whole lotta nothing until the evening. This vacation has been much more relaxing than some of the other ones we've taken in the past. We typically like to go-go-go and get out and see everything, but with our "babymoon," we decided to approach things at a much easier pace.
We woke up and got ourselves out by the pool fairly early, securing prime lounge chairs. We spent the whole morning reading our books in the sunshine, and taking dips in the pool to cool off. It was lovely!
Around lunchtime, we decided to take a break and grab ourselves some food. We didn't have to go far--we decided to eat at the Southernmost Beach Cafe again (where we had breakfast on Monday). After all of the not-so-great eating we've been doing, we were both in the mood for some serious vegetables, so we both ordered some awesome salads, and enjoyed them with a great view of the beach.
Eventually, we decided we'd had enough lazing around and went inside to shower and cool off. We spent the late afternoon walking around a bit, first down to the lighthouse...
Before heading out for our sunset cruise, we went down to the pool bar to have a few drinks during happy hour.
Soon, it was time to walk alllll the way down Duval Street one last time to catch our sunset cruise. In Key West, it's pretty usual to see people walking down the street with beers, so Michael took a bottle from our room for the walk down to the boat. As we were just starting to make our way down Duval, a woman with her husband stopped us and sounding kind of desperate, said, "Excuse me, but where did you get that cold beer?" We said, "Back in our hotel room!" Poor lady. She looked like she reallllly wanted a beer. :)
For the sunset cruise, we again went with Fury, for a trip called "Commotion on the Ocean." The trip features appetizers (vegetables, fruit, meatballs, chicken wings, cheese), drinks, and live music. We set sail right around the time the sun was getting low in the sky.
Meanwhile, a blonde guy walked past us, and ready-to-be-a-grandfather guy tried to convince us that it was Owen Wilson. From the very beginning, I was pretty damn sure that it wasn't him, and when I got a closer look at him a little later, I was 100% sure there was no way the blonde guy was Owen Wilson. Still, we kept running into ready-to-be-a-grandfather guy on the boat throughout the night and he kept making comments about how he was sure it was Owen Wilson. Allllllrighty then.
We did eventually make it back to the dock and everyone disembarked. Since we hadn't really had any dinner, we decided that instead of eating late, we would get some sweet treats to hold us over until breakfast. I got an ice cream, and for Michael...
Because it was our last night in Key West, it was only right that we ended it the same way we ended every night... in our hammock, staring up at the sky, listening to the ocean, and taking in the soft breeze off the water.
2 comments:
That's wonderful! I live in Oregon, and my fiance and I road tripped through California for spring break. It was weird how close yet far away the REALLY NICE weather was! I love seeing those palm trees, and the pretty water.
Wow, that is quite an amazing sunset and beautiful photos! I'm having so much fun reading your vacation recaps; they are some of my favorites! Looks like a spectacular vacation!
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