This time last year, Bryan and I began exploring Key West on our first stop on our honeymoon cruise.
It was so fun. We didn't sign up for any organized activity at this stop, so instead, we explored on our own:
- We started walking down one of the main streets and found Ernest Hemingway's house. The tour was expensive, so instead we took a picture in front of it. : )
- Then, we walked to a lighthouse and climbed it all the way to the top where you could see for miles around! (I remember being very proud of Bryan because he was scared to death of the height of that thing.) : )
- We walked a few more blocks to the 'Southern Most Point' of the United States. It was pretty cool, although the actual southern most point was to the west of the big buoy tourist marker. We could have snuck around to walk down there, but since it was on a U.S. Naval base, it wouldn't have been a good idea. : )
- Then, we walked back on another one of the main streets and ate lunch at a cute little restaurant/bar and made friends with the lesbian bar tender. She told us a bit more about the city and the festivals that happen there. She was cool and gave us each a free beer.
- We walked all the way back to the port and I spotted an ice cream parlor and got dessert before boarding again. (This was before I knew about the 'Ice Cream at 4 o-clock everyday' on the ship, which I took advantage of quite a bit.) : )
You know what else happened today... Since we were officially in the U.S. still, Bryan checked his phone to see if he had service, kind of as a joke, but he did! We received an email from my parents on his phone, with a wedding photo attached. That was super cool to see, as by then it seemed that our wedding had happened longer than two days ago.
*sigh*... at least I haven't forgotten how awesome it was. Just thinking about wearing shorts and sandals in November is fun. : )
I wish we were there right now.