It's the Keys!

If there's one thing I've learned since marrying Senor Pedro it's that I shall not offer unsolicited fashion advice. In this department he knows his mind and will not be swayed, not without a ridiculous argument anyway. So Peter packed nothing, assuring me that the 10 year old t-shirts he keeps squirreled away in his parent's condo would be just fine for all his needs. After all, 'It's the Keys!'

ok. Sounds good. whatever. Please pull my carry-on. :)

We got to FL on Thursday and met his cousin Julie and her husband Tommy at the Avis counter. Peter's parents were already there and we arrived just in time for a late afternoon walk on the beach and dinner.

Friday morning it was shopping for the girls and fishing off the dock for the boys. That was actually all day for the boys.

A little pool time too.

In the evening Peter fried the fruits of their labor. Yum! When's Lent?! I love fried fish!

We drove down to Deer Key to look for the tiny deer that live there. They're regular whitetails but because of the climate and terrain they dont get much bigger than a big dog and are very used to people. Turns out this little guy likes peppermints :)

Saturday we decided to visit Key West. That's an interesting place. :)

I felt like I was in good company though! 

Our first stop after lunch was Hemingway's house. There are 54 kitties on the grounds! Joy!

This one cracks me up, the first kitty Peter saw he petted and then tried to pick up, this is his face when the guide told him no picking up the cats! ha!

After visiting Hemingway we walked to the Southernmost Point in the US. I think it got hotter with every step we took!

We did a few more touristy things while we were there, including drinking from a coconut and taking our photo at Mile 0 on Hwy 1.

 Sunday morning brought more fishing off the dock, lunch at the Key's Fisheries where they have a Lobster Reuban! and a trip to Islamorada and the huge fishing store there.

Everyone gets a turn in the face board! Peter the Mermaid! hehehe

We bought these for our nursery, shopping with Peter is good training ground for shopping with kids, 'please can we get the duck too! Please!'

The last few hours of daylight we enjoyed the pool, it was a lovely way to round out the day. 

Until we meet again Florida Keys!