We arrived in Key West a couple of days ago. We are so glad that we brought our folding tandem along. We can pretty much get anywhere on it. Especially now that we know which streets to avoid and where the best bike routes are located.
We went to our favorite local place, Pepe's, for lunch yesterday and then returned for their happy hour $1 drafts.
We also visited the Truman Little White house. We could not take photos inside, but our guide was good and I loved Truman's poker table! He played with his staff nearly every night when he would visit. It was his second favorite place to be, right after Missouri.
Today we stopped at the West Martello Tower, maintained by the local garden club. This one acre site is an old Civil war fort that was never finished. The Key West Garden Club took it over in the 1960s and turned it into a garden. Since it never gets to freezing in Key West, the club has planted many unique specimens from tropical locations. My favorite was the oyster plant. There was also a tree whose name I can't remember that had these interesting hanging roots. (Okay, Mike remembered its name - Strangler Fig).
YUM key lime pie... Recognized the big buoy marker at the end of the road there. Glad you can do the bike riding thing. When we were there, parking places were hard to get. Love the HUGE tree. Smart to go back for $1 beers... hehehe.. roz stay warm
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