Yesterday Key West finally got a significant amount of rain. Amy said they were in a drought and needed it, so it gave is some time to get a slow start. Greg wanted breakfast so he ventured out for Dennys while I hung back in the room and ate my leftover fried green tomato sandwich (which was still delish, btw).
Around 2 o'clock I decided to venture out to the beach even though there were still some sprinkles. Our resort had a private beach for its guests and I was able to grab the last beach chair and lay out in anticipation that the rain would be ending soon. The chair came with an umbrella so in the intermittent sun and rain pattern I was able to find shelter.
The sun did eventually come out and I took full advantage! I was determined to come back home LOOKING like I've been on vacation lol. While I was sunning I had mini-battles with two lizards, one small and one MUCH larger. I'm not skittish but I'm very territorial so they had to go and I was NOT going to lose my very valuable real estate. 😒
Finally my love joined me on the beach. We could only hang out for a short while, because I booked a sunset cruise on a catamaran which was boarding at 6:15 pm. We were going to change but decided against it in favor of spending our last fleeting moments on the beach together.
The boat alshad a singer, Michelle, who is my new best friend because she let me sing with her. 🤣
The boat had complimentary hors d'oeuvres and an open bar. Now you all know we don't drink so I made sure I sampled every mini plate that came by! Quote of the night was, "I'm getting what I paid for." 😏 The ride was amazing thank the views were breathtaking. We actually met three couples, one of which was from Silver Spring! The other two were friends who traveled together to the Keys on vacation. We promised to reconnect when they visit DC - they REALLY want to visit the NMAAHC. As a member of the museum I wanted them to have all the details. But the highlight was just being able to enjoy each other's company and really reflect on how blessed we are and grateful to be able to get away this week.
One more food stop - we went to a restaurant called The Breakfast Club Too (can they do that?!) We figured if we had a nice breakfast it would hold us until we got home today. Greg ordered the veggie "rosti" (eggs and veggies over potatoes) and ordered chimichurra sauce for it. I ordered a bananas foster Belgian waffles with a side of eggs and bacon. I went into the venture KNOWING I was not going to eat it all. Honestly I couldn't even eat half the waffle or the eggs. I planned to split the bacon with Greg anyway. He ended up eating half my eggs too lol. And no breakfast in Florida would be complete without a glass of Florida orange juice - it was all so indescribably yummy!
