Today we got a late start! I slept until 8:00 am that was unreal! 9+ hours of uninterrupted sleep - I'm now looking at my mattress at home sideways lol!
When I woke up Greg was already up. So we talked, and we talked, and we talked! Religion, Critical Race Theory, education, Improvement Science, the power of the media, the women's movement, lynching, Black Lives Matter, American history... for about seveen hours! It was great because it reminded me of what life was like in our apartment, pre-kids, and we could just talk about what and how we think, our beliefs, our values. Precious time indeed. But ... we were hungry and knew we had to take advantage of the sun as it's supposed to be rainy for the rest of the week. So around 4ish we stepped out and got dinner.
We went to a restaurant called Bagatelle and ordered Barrata salad, the Hogfish (yummy!), and truffle fries. Everything was delicious.
After getting stuffed we wanted to walk it off so we decided to walk to the infamous Southernmost Point of the continental United States. It was about a mile from where we were so we thought the walk would be good. We walked through the historic district of Key West. We passed the homes of Ernest Hemmingway and Harry S. Truman. We passed a "great" Kapok tree, a few hens and roosters, and some additional historic sites. It was beautiful.
Finally we got to the Southernmost Point, which is officially 90 miles from Cuba.
There was a line to take a picture at the landmark but it was moving quickly. We also stumbled upon some Black History. The Souternmost point was the hangout of the Black population of Key West (mostly Bahamian) because the other beaches were segregated and wouldn't allow Blacks there. Now it's a tourist attraction. Go figure.
We also learned about Bishop Albert Kee, whose family sold goods in that area of Key West. In the 50's he became the Key West Ambassador by blowing his conch shell,waving at and welcoming visitors from around the world. Pretty cool.
Coming back, we also walked past an historic AME Zion church. Looking around, it was pretty evident that we were in the Black section of Key West.
Closer to the resort we stopped at another ice cream shop. It was PHENOMENAL! I got a little small cup of Key lime 🍋 and coconut 🥥 and WENT BACK for banana🍌 and coconut! 🥥Some of the best I've ever had. 😋
Back to the harbor walk, there were various street entertainers and merchants out. But the sunset was captivating and was the main attraction.
Now back in the room. We were going to come in and change, and go back out to swim late but ... we are tired lol. Currently watching a Nat Geo film on the 80s.
See you guys tomorrow!!
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