We left the
Doubletree-Key West at 9 a.m. to begin the long journey home. It took 2 hours to go 90 miles, 2 ½ hours to
return to the mainland, 115 miles. Traffic was moving along, but there are only
two lanes and no passing. I can’t imagine what it would be like in a hurricane
evacuation.
Key West was a
great place to visit. Some additional comments:
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There are
chickens wandering all over Key West. The story is that in the late 1800s
cockfighting was outlawed and everyone let their chickens go wild. It is
against the law to kill these descendant chickens, so they meander and hunt and
peck to their heart’s content throughout the whole area. Apparently they can be
trapped and then released in Homestead, Florida. The things one learns on a
tour.
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Fresh drinking
water has to be piped into Key West. It is a very precious commodity.
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We saw two key
deer grazing along the road as we drove back to the mainland, a doe and a buck.
The buck had about 4 points.
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Florida takes a
photo of your license plate and then sends you a toll bill instead of having
tollbooths. Most Floridians have a SunPass and pay in advance. We sure hope
they give us some leeway in paying our bills since we have been in Florida over
a month. Toll roads are COMMON.
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Florida also
takes a photo of your license plate if you run a yellow or red light. Oh well.
Today’s drive was
about 7 hours. We stopped briefly at a nice outlet mall in Vero Beach for a
diversion. About 4 p.m. we arrived at
the Marriott in Melbourne, Florida. The desk clerk recommended Meg O’Malley’s
Irish Pub and Restaurant. We had not eaten since breakfast, something we should
not do. We headed straight to the restaurant. The
food was very very good—Tim had meatloaf and colcannon and I had St. Patty’s
Pot Pie. By the time we were leaving
there was a long line of people waiting to be seated. Meg O’Malley’s is
definitely a winner!
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