Key West for a 75th!

Key West, Florida--We flew down yesterday from chilly Washington to the tropical rains of Key West to celebrate our friend Jane's 75th birthday as a big surprise on a nearby key.  Wonderful evening with friends and family.   We are sitting on our friend Roy's deck enjoying the warmth (it's about 80F, 28C) after a huge rainstorm last night.  


Key West is putting up their version of Christmas trees--lobster pots--and decorating all the palms near the harbor with lights.  Huge cruise liners are in port and the place is quite festive.  Little evidence of the huge hurricane, apparently it got the keys further north very badly but the Conch Republic survived.

Doing nothing but laze by the pool today and tomorrow.  We'll eat too much with John's old college chum and his god-children and families on Thursday and then home Friday.

Yesterday we had lunch at Turtle Kraal on the harbor and then dinner at an island resort on Sunset Key to celebrate the birthday.  Huge success.  Cobia, a local fish.