Monthly Archives: October 2017
Sundowners
So the rain finally stops. Saturday dawns hot and humid. Don and I are early risers. The boy, not so much. We set out in the morning and find the Cuban Coffee Queen stand located in an alley off of Duval Street just a couple of blocks from our hotel. We order some cafe con … Continue reading
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The Literary Tour
We are staying in the historic district on Duval Street at the La Concha Hotel. This building is the tallest structure on Key West. Author Tennessee Williams rented out the entire top floor while he wrote A Streetcar Named Desire. The place ain’t half bad. We drop anchor and decide to head out and about. … Continue reading
Driving the Keys
The day we are leaving Miami we are awakened to the news report of an active police chase. There was a carjacking not terribly far from where we were staying and it turns out the suspect was already wearing a house arrest type ankle bracelet. (? WTF?) He jumped into the Miami river not far … Continue reading
The Aftermath
At breakfast this morning we realize that our hotel is full of workmen. AT&T/Direct TV guys in their florescent vests and carrying hard hats are sitting over coffee. I overhear their conversations. They are receiving a lot of anger from the people seeking restoration of services. One young man sums it up, “I know you’ve … Continue reading
Hurricane?! Ain’t Nobody Got Time for That!
I stared with the same look that the deer in my headlights display when I am driving home from work at night. Whirling it’s way through the Caribbean, intent on wreaking havoc with a course no one could predict, bearing down for a direct hit on the homestead we would be inhabiting in just a … Continue reading
