Evaluating Strategies
14 January 2021 | Key West
Monday 11 January 2021
Realizing we'd be in Key West for awhile at least half of crew decided that chilling aboard last night was the proper strategy following a surprisingly energetic sail. However, today we walked the entirety of Old Town from Mallory Square to Southernmost Point, which by the way is around the shore from the real place because that's in a navy base, via Duval and back up Whitehead Streets, then along Caroline to West Marine (didn't think we could avoid that did you?) and back to the Bight. Returned home where sloth ensued.
Half an hour before sunset proceeded ashore to discover that no buskers were busking at Mallory - a sad repercussion from covid, no doubt. No worries, we ambled to White Tarpon restaurant on the Bight for fine dinner and alcoholic beverages that they graciously provided for half price. After that, which included interesting discourse with neighbor diners, we proceeded to the Schooner Wharf Bar for excellent live music and a few more adult beverages before returning home. Overall a delightful day. Tomorrow we wash laundry and prepare boat for our visitor. The preposterous pile of excess crap will relocate from forward bunk. Jammin' Jannie to have her proficiency tested.
Tuesday
After migrating gear from guest suite into location that will make starting engine and steering boat extremely difficult should such be necessary, walk to M&M Laundromat with a hundred kilos (slight exaggeration) of stinky skivvies (no exaggeration) on old, corroded, folding hand truck (slight understatement) felt longer on feet than it looked on map. However, cafe adjoining provided breakfast including Cuban coffee that dramatically improved outlook. In addition, we maintained our lithe, supple physiques, purchased a few necessary items at nearby grocery and, with help from an extravagance of quarters, defunked five washer-loads of clothing. Returned home where sloth ensued.
Thursday
With guest having rested following late arrival yesterday morning due aircraft de-icing in Atlanta, proceeded ashore for cocktails and dinner. Rain came earlier than forecast so we whiled away our time waiting for it to ease by ingesting more beverage than previously anticipated or strictly prudent, significantly more. Concluding by this time that cognitive abilities and motor skills are enhanced by loss of inhibition, departure from bar seemed a fine idea just as precipitation and wind increased. Crew became partially soaked by cold rain. Guest, positing an insufficiency, decided a complete immersion in salt water was appreciably better. iPhones disagree.
Returned home where sloth ensued and persisted through the night and morning. A visit to T-Mobile may be in the offing.
Jack & Jan