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I might be wrong here, but I thought he was a manatee?
It is a manatee. That's what I get for sneaking on the boards during school to see your latest update, hoping to see if you'd made it Hemingway's house yet. In my defense I was grading a mass of essays over A Tale of Two Cities and my reward to myself after scoring 5 was to take a peak at your pictures. When I finally had scrolled through the whole update, I suppose my mind went north rather than south.
And finally I get to see loads of pictures of Hemingway's house. My Dniece and her husband honeymooned in Key West and shared pictures with me of the house then, but I knew you'd have a lot more than they did. My niece is also an English teacher, but she had another reason for visiting Hemingway's house -- those 44 cats. When she was younger, her mom and dad began collecting an interesting group of cats. Each has two paws on each leg. A little disconcerting the first time you see them, but then just Their original cat names Faux Pas (clever name) recently died at the ripe old cat age of 18. They currently have 3 with the extra paws and our cat Clarence (a snooty 25 pound lazy cat), plus a new arrival that strayed onto their land, now named Frank Sinatra for his blue eyes. Hopefully, they will never have 44.
Just catching up. Key West looks so laidback and beautiful. One of my childhood friends lives there and is an architect. What a life!
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It is a manatee. That's what I get for sneaking on the boards during school to see your latest update, hoping to see if you'd made it Hemingway's house yet. In my defense I was grading a mass of essays over A Tale of Two Cities and my reward to myself after scoring 5 was to take a peak at your pictures. When I finally had scrolled through the whole update, I suppose my mind went north rather than south.
And finally I get to see loads of pictures of Hemingway's house. My Dniece and her husband honeymooned in Key West and shared pictures with me of the house then, but I knew you'd have a lot more than they did. My niece is also an English teacher, but she had another reason for visiting Hemingway's house -- those 44 cats. When she was younger, her mom and dad began collecting an interesting group of cats. Each has two paws on each leg. A little disconcerting the first time you see them, but then just Their original cat names Faux Pas (clever name) recently died at the ripe old cat age of 18. They currently have 3 with the extra paws and our cat Clarence (a snooty 25 pound lazy cat), plus a new arrival that strayed onto their land, now named Frank Sinatra for his blue eyes. Hopefully, they will never have 44.
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Saturday 19 December part four: sampling a Key West speciality
Once we had finished in there, we walked up through Bahama Village to trolley stop 12, where we only had a five minute wait for a bus. I was pretty impressed with the service we got, although we did luck out, as the buses only ran once every half hour, so we could have had a much longer wait at the various stops.
I thought this was a neat way of identifying streets here
We got on and headed to their depot at Mallory Square, seeing lots more sites along the way.
Our hotel
When we got to Mallory Square, I spotted a stall selling conch fritters and, as theyre a Key West speciality, we had to get some. Im not sure that Mark thought that much of them, but I really liked them and Im glad I tried them.
Once we had finished eating, we walked through the market, which sold lots of great things, and then visited Mallory Square. This is where everyone comes to watch the sun set each night, but now, it was deserted. It was also pretty windy there and I have to say that I was a bit worried about tonights sunset cruise out on the water.
We looked at the memorial there and then got some photos done by the water, before heading back through the market. Then we visited a shell shop. Wed have loved to have bought a conch, but they were all so big...
Next: sampling more Key West treats at the islands sweetest shop!
Absolutely fabulous pictures!! Love the photos with the ducks in the water. How they just bob along like that cracks me up. They must have stabilizers of their own!
Those fritters looked good. I could also do with a large slice of key lime pie.
Yum, me too!
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Ah ha! I was right with the conch fritters! Now comes the key lime pie! When we got married on the beach at the Hyatt we had key lime mousse for our cake. I hope you got to do the cruise.
Key West really looks like a neat place to live from your pictures. I don't know why, but I really like the little Conch Tour Train! The conch fritters actually sound rather ! I think I'd give them a try.
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That's what I get for sneaking on the boards during school to see your latest update, hoping to see if you'd made it Hemingway's house yet. In my defense I was grading a mass of essays over A Tale of Two Cities and my reward to myself after scoring 5 was to take a peak at your pictures. When I finally had scrolled through the whole update, I suppose my mind went north rather than south. 
Their original cat names Faux Pas (clever name) recently died at the ripe old cat age of 18. They currently have 3 with the extra paws and our cat Clarence (a snooty 25 pound lazy cat), plus a new arrival that strayed onto their land, now named Frank Sinatra for his blue eyes. Hopefully, they will never have 44.
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Conch Fritters! 
Now comes the key lime pie! When we got married on the beach at the Hyatt we had key lime mousse for our cake. 
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! I think I'd give them a try.
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