We continue our 1 and only week that we planned to be in a tourist destination to have fun and go out to eat and play but no.... we have been quarantined on the boat still. Our timing is the worst to plan on staying at at the most expensive marina/ location ever!
Oh well...
March 17, St Patty's Day
Waterfront Brewery at the marina was packed for the celebration!
Today is normally a HUGE celebration world wide. We have heard that many of the famous parades and festivities have all been canceled with many of at the restaurants and bars closing.
Key West has (HAD) been blowing and going and seemed to be behaving in a"bullet proof" manner as we got here on Saturday. Little did we know, that things were in the works to close it all down, just like the rest of the US and world. The order was given for all bars and clubs to close at 5PM on St Patty's Day but not this one! Waterfront Brewery at the marina, stayed open until 9PM with live music and all, and I do mean ALL of the college spring breakers there. We got to enjoy the party from the back porch (aft deck) of Summer Breeze by ourselves.
The party boats seem to not be bothered with the shutdowns. They are packed with people every day especially for the sunset cruises. I don't understand how they are allowed to still operate.
Key West is full of chickens and roosters! I remember this from our last visit but where did they all come from? They seem to be wild, all over.
Since Tuesday evening, I am happy to report that the bars and restaurants have been in compliance. The bars that serve food and some of the restaurants are trying to do the take out orders only thing. That might work in a place like Key West since there are a lot of tourists here but I can imagine that it might be hard for many other places to survive that routine.
These street scenes are from this morning so they might be a little busier this evening but we have not been walking where the crowds might be. We take morning and late evening walks when it is pretty quiet and stay away from the crowds.
Sunrise view this morning from Summer Breeze.
In the mean time, Bruce is getting caught up on his reading and plans for maintenance while in Ft Myers and Rosie has been painting!
You can check it out at www.rosiephillips.com
Unfortunately, the galleries in Charleston like everything else have had to close the doors so online shopping it is!
Dinner on the flybridge tonight, again. (It's the best place!)
On Saturday morning, the current plan is to head north across the Eastern Gulf of Mexico towards Ft Myers. It will take us 2 days to get there with a midway anchorage. We plan on staying close to and bugging our friends Ridge and Denise and our son, Bryan and Mary for a couple of weeks, though if we do, we will be doing so safely. No hugging, kissing and keeping a safe but social distance.
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