OMG! What a blast we had with our great cruising friends, Doug and Tammy, (Gypsies in the Palace) on our second "annual" Key Weird Christmas in Key West.
We left Friday Morning to a beautiful day on the Atlantic for our trip to Key West. Doug and Tammy arrived late that afternoon, and it took us about an hour to say hello, stow their bags, and it was off to Schooners Wharf for happy hour, some wings, then off to our new favorite spot, The Smokin' Tuna.
Our good musician friend, Scott Kirby is part owner and plays great music at the Tuna.
The next day, Christmas Eve, was going to be a big day, late night, and early morning for us, (Christmas Eve and Christmas morning all meld together) so we decided to make it an early night, so just after midnight we headed back to September Song. Besides, I had major surgery and Stephanie had minor surgery scheduled at 10:00AM.
After our successful, and I might add beautiful, way cool surgery, it was time to start our Key Weird Christmas. Well, true to tradition, Christmas Eve and Christmas morning melded together. Key West is always in a party mood on Christmas Eve.
It was the day/night before Christmas, and all through the town, all the crazies were out, not a mouse to be found. All the ladies were dressed in their tiny Santa's helper suits, and as usual my camera in hand, not one was to be left out. Me with a Captain and Coke and Stephanie, Tammy, and Doug with a Coors Lite in hand, it was now time to party till well after midnight. Merry Christmas to all, and it was another Key Weird Christmas fun night.
I did remember to leave the anchor light on so Santa could find Cassie and Godiva, and I knew he had made it, because I saw him at Schooners, his last stop. Santa was too busy with all those Santa's helpers in their tiny red suits on his lap ("and what do you want for Christmas, big girl"), so I asked Rudolph, and he said thanks for leaving the light on, and sorry about what he left on the roof of the fly bridge, but he couldn't wait any longer.
We spent Christmas morning, well the other half of it, opening presents, enjoying a fabulous Christmas dinner made by chef Stephanie, then it was time to do it all over again. We started out at The Green Parrot for sound check, and ended up at Irish Kevin's for a wild and crazy Christmas night. Jeff Harris was playing, and he had the house rockin'. About a dozen of Santa's helpers decided to show us their Rudolph's with the pink noses. Sorry guys, my blog is still rated G. We got back to September Song after midnight again, and Cassie and Godiva were happy to see us. Note from Godiva..."Leave the gate open next time and we will go out on our own."
The next day (those five hour energy's work!) we started out at Schooner's for some great music, wings, and tuna apps, then on to the Raw Bar for oysters and rings with friends, then on to the Smokin' Tuna to meet up with a musician friend, Bil Kraus, and his wife, Elizabeth, who had just arrived in Key West. Bil plays at Irish Kevin's during the winter. His first time to play was the next day, but the four of us had to leave in the morning, (our livers won't stand for another night) so we won't get to hear him, but we will be back, I'm sure more than once. We have the Keys disease, and its incurable.
It has been a fun four day Key Weird Christmas with our great friends, Doug and Tammy, and it's always sad to say good-bye, but we will be together again soon, and hope we will be back again for our third annual "Key Weird Christmas."
Love you Guys!
We will miss you!
Thanks for sharing another Key Weird Christmas.
September Song (What a great Christmas) out
Bob
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The weather was perfect for our trip to Key West. Nothing like a beautiful, warm, calm day out on the blue waters of the Atlantic.
