February 9, 2012 Dateline: Key West, FL USA
It has been several days since I did my last post. Rich and Carol have been busy trying to figure out how they were going to get me to Ft. Lauderdale to cross for the Bahamas. They ran into two issues. First they found that it is impossible to get a slip in Marathon for a short period, in fact impossible would have implied that there is a possibility, wrong. It seems that slips are rented there for periods of a month or longer and many times, a year in advance. Second, they never thought about the effect that the Miami Boat Show would have on the availability of slips further north. They finally got me into a slip in Key Largo; from there I will go all the way to Ft. Lauderdale. I am looking forward to getting moving again. I’ve been sitting too long!
Every day there is a different cruise ship in port. Most are very large and really increase the population of Key West when they discharge their passengers. Usually, they leave before sunset so that the people on shore can enjoy the Key West sunset, which has not been so great since I got here. These two boats caught Carol’s fancy so she asked that I post pictures of them. The first had lips painted on its bow, while the second one is the Costa Atlantica (sister ship to the Costa Concordia).
The size of the Costa Atlantica can be appreciated from this picture as she turned herself around some 180 degrees so she could sail down the channel to the ocean.
Key West is full of interesting street scenes. The street scenes are what make Key West----Key West. Here is a truck that is parked on someone’s property nice, huh.
Pelicans hang around the dock where the fishermen clean their catch and throw the scraps overboard. The pelicans enjoy the free meal. Perhaps this pelican got tired of waiting and so hopped on the bow of this little boat and said I will lead the way, let’s get going.
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