First off, let me tell you how we are related. My mother's sister's son's daughters, Julie (married to Mark) and Jody, and Jenny, who is married to my mother's sister's son, but is not Jody and Julie's mother. Did you get all that? There will be a test later.
I remember the summer days on the Rock River at Mom and Dad's, when I would drag them around behind the boat until they learned how to water ski. What great times we had down there on the river.
Now that I have them here in the Keys, I'm going to drag them around again. No, not to water ski, but to squeeze as much fun out of the Keys as possible in two days.
They arrived at our boat Sunday afternoon and we had rum punches and apps on the fly bridge and played catch up. Oh the memories.
After an afternoon of catching up on all the family and family stories and trashing people who needed to be trashed, we headed over to one of our favorite spots, The Keys Fisheries. We pigged out on some of the best stone crab claws and oysters the Keys have to offer and listened to the rooftop music. (yes, he plays on the roof of the building next door to the upstairs tiki bar we were at). After our fill of seafood, a whole bar toast to the sunset and an end to another day in Paradise (and a few more drinks, stories, and trashing, it was time to send them down to their motel in Key Weird to rest up for a fun-filled day of play.
We picked them up in the morning (Key West is only an hour away from us) and headed to Irish Kevin's for a fun time where our good friend Bil Krauss plays. We had our first drink on the table before noon (hey, you can't drink all day if you don't start early) and we were ready for a key crazy day. As usual Bil's show was a blast. Some people did some crazy things, (I won't mention any names) Bil played great music, and only one person I know of had their clothes fall off. (No, Key West didn't see any Kimbel boobs) Before we got much farther, I needed to get some food in them or I was going to lose them early. We went to another one of our favorite stops, Fogerty's, where our friend Bil joined us for lunch. After lunch we walked the streets and did a little people watching and hit some of the shops, but it was time to hit another spot because the buzz was wearing off. Next stop, Hog's Breath. A good place to get another couple of drinks and let them call friends and family up north and have them log onto the Hog cam. Yep, you can log onto the Internet and see us at the bar at Hog's Breath. After waving, toasting, and wishing you were here, we headed out again, hit a few spots, then it was time to head to Mallory Square for the crazy goings on and a beautiful sunset. After a stop at the Chart Room, that's the place where old salts have their ashes interred into the bar, (only in Key Weird) it was time to hit Schooner Wharf for some of the world's best wings, music, cigars, and a few more drinks. (Hey, after all that walking and playtime a person gets real thirsty) After a fun time at Schooners Wharf, and Jody and Cigar Guy figuring out that they weren't right for each other, it was time to end a fun day in Key Weird. It was a good day, no one got hurt, no bail money needed, lots of laughs, some great music, plenty of liquid so we didn't get dehydrated, and none of our clothes fell off. You will understand that one when you scroll down and see the pictures.
It was so great to see some of the family here in the keys, but time flies when you are having fun, and it's always sad to say goodbye, but I know that we will see them again, and hopefully others in the future.
September Song (fun with family) out
Bob
