More Photos Added Hi Key West, Hi 2008, Hi Folks-welcome back!

WOW! Here, Here at Last! Crazy times these holly - daze ! Glad to have rolled in to the Southernmost Point of the USA ! arrived saturday, one wrong turn, not too much traffic, no traffic or DOT probs, so far so good, except arrived to drop the boat in and PHEW ! Its Hot! just had to tell y'all that! Hot and Sunny, got a bit of the old winter skin burned in the late afternoon, settled in, stopoped at capt tony's for a beer, uh oh, then to Pepe's for a steak and margarhita, back to Tony's, uh oh, Gary is there, and an old man, but looking younger by the minute, capt Tony! of course, had not unpacked and did not have the camera, wait and tune in later in the week! Got invited to the 'key west locals only' monday night poker game, with said legend himself, Gary, and Capt Tony. Never had an outsider invited I hear! Though we 'opted out' didn't want to impose, went to Hook M Dano and Reno Phil's instead and I have to say, ROYAL FLUSH! Food and company was amazing! Chateabriand steaks, fresh sataueed mushrooms, organic chicken and spicey sausage plate, lots of compliments, gifts, and guitars, we sat on the outdoor key west palm frawn porch, and laughed, and sang and played music till the neighbors all turned their lights on and off! He is quite the west coast host with the most! Thanks Reno Phil! looking forward to fishing with you one day this week! but lots to say, lets move on! Windy cold and rainey prevailed shortly after we arrived, almost ironic, hmmmm. Hook M and Phil and new friends, very cool, the Law ! and us enjooyed more pepe's food and drinks, some football, and some vintage Gary Hempsey! We rallied for 2 nights till oh, 2 am, 3 am, who cares, we can't fish! Gary was kind enough to let me play intro to Folsom Prison, of the the 2 things I know, on his new Martin guitar, it sucked, but for me it was awesome! Phil, Kelly, Dylan, and Jono Ugel arrived monday, and more fun appeared! Tuesday, that's today right, huh! we were entertained to the coolest Key West experience with the singer / entertainer himself, as we went to his house and hung with his super cool princess child of 8 years old, Miss Lilly and Mr Dylan quickly became friends, we went to a super cool marina restaurant, ate food, and fed the fish, Lilly schooled me in the colors of the fish, the mangroves are orange, the yellowtail well have yellow fins, and the Parrot fish, wears blue lipstick, and she was right! It was super cool and fun as we through bread and crackers to them, saw some ultimately cool things, then we were taken to a place I possibly had a dream about once, how is it every time now that I come to Key West, after 12 years of the same, I always see something new, and alive, and truely amazing! We went down a side road at MM 10, just outside of town, drove and parked, unloaded the kids, and walked down an old forgotten road, Boca Chica Road, long time ago used to be the way in and out of this now super highway town. There was no one around, just us, a bunch of shells, a tired road, and a warm breeze of the channel, then we turned the corner, to see what Gary and sweet Lilly called, 'the Hideaway' they said it was an old pirate adventure campground, the first fence boasted shoes that had washed up on the sand in hurricanes, then, you focus your eyes on maybe a mile of driftwood, but it is not just driftwood, it is cut and placed, like a log cabin, with a roof, it is a true pirate and mermaid castle, with many rooms you walk through, and shells stairs, and rock monuments, all adorned with memorabilia of past days, and current, and remnants of the oceans recylce program, cleverly placed with the sea grass and the sea weed, a shelter from the storm, or just a super cool place, almost medivial, almost fantasy, almost a dream, it winded around and came out to another part of the desolute island, and a giant untouched beach lay with driftwood and migrating birds, maybe a hundred of them, picking the water, and flying on and off the island in perfect symentry! Then to top it off, we stop back at Gary's abode, for a sweet tea and an apple for the kids, and his super cool wife, very german, very accommodating and nice to us all, and dylan mentioned a coconut (there are coconut trees, palm trees, cactus, and a million other unbelievable vegetations in his outdoor mecca, with a super cool music room filled with guitars, and a tiki hut hand build by himself, BUT coconuts! She says, stay five more minutes, and step away, with a strong german accent, so we stepped back into the white picket fence yard, and she grabbed a giant 12 foot lopper with a macheti on the end, and started pulling down fresh coconuts for us, she, Gary, Phil, and Dylan drilled a small hole in each, threw a straw in it and we all enjoyed the smoothest smoothie I have ever had! Fresh coconut juice, right off the tree, and a very cool, but heavy, koozie! It was big fun, and we were sorry Capt Mike missed it, as he was a feeling a bit under the weather, not the Key West Flu we have all had, but a cruise came through a left a virus apparently many people have caught! We are here to catch fish, not viruses! But only us can catch the Wrong Species more often than Not! Going out tomorrow, wind has finally layed out to less than 10, which is Way Better than 35 - 40 gale force action we have breezed through! Tomorrow we Fish, and Tomorrow, Mr Jono turns 1 ! more tomorrow! peace love and smiles- susan