There is a very high-end campground on the way to Key West that is comprised of 81 privately owned spaces that are on a canal and the ocean. The name of the Resort is Bluewater Key. The sites were beautiful. We took a couple shots of the sites. This first one is of a site that backs on the canal and has a private dock behind it:
The second shot is a site that backs on the ocean:
The sites rent for over $100 per night so you know the sites are spectacular. It's nice to know that you can stay in such style in your RV, just 10 miles from Key West.
We arrived in Key West around 10 AM and parked along the Harbor Walk on Greene St. It reminded us of the market place in Hawaii as the little shops were quaint and full of palm trees and people traffic:
I bought a hat in one of the shops and paid $14.99 for it which I thought was a great deal since most hats are around $20 or more. It wasn't more than 5 minutes later when I saw the same hat in one of these shops for $9.99. My receipt said no returns, all sales final. Sheesh!
We continued walking along the harbor, going in and out of shops, and we came to the Key West Harbor where there was a Carnival cruise ship in port:
Not only was there this large ship, but right behind it was another large Carnival cruise ship. The two ships were the Carnival Triumph and the slightly larger Carnival Freedom:
We spent a lot of time walking down Duval St, which is the main shopping street in Key West. We eventually came to the nice little street that led to the Little White House:
You can see from the sign that it was used by more than just President Truman. That's good, since I am not a fan of Harry Truman since he fired my boyhood hero, General Douglas MacArthur. Anyway, the house was smaller than we thought it would be, although very nice:
There was a $14 per person charge to take the tour, so we passed on that.
The other landmark we wanted to see was the Hemingway Home which was further away than we wanted to walk, so we headed back to the car to drive a little closer. That was the beginning of a not so joyful experience. There was a parking ticket on our car ($25) which was a total shock. There were no "no parking" signs, nor were there any meters or any indication that we parked in a "pay" zone. Josie flagged down a local cop and she asked him why we were ticketed. He replied that there was a "pay station" in the middle of the block where we were suppose to pay for time we wanted to park, and place the receipt on the dashboard so that the officers could see we were legal. Again, there were no visible signs to that effect. He suggested we go to the City Hall, which we did, to dispute the ticket. After going to the City Hall - at the other end of town - we were told they would send somebody to that location to check for signs, and they would call us before the end of the day to tell us if we had to pay the fine or they would void the ticket. We never heard back from them yesterday.
We then went to the Hemingway Home:
Of course, there was a charge to tour the house. With the $25 ticket still up in the air, and our minds still reeling from that experience, we decided to just take a shot of the home from the outside:
It was a very nice home that we would have gone through under different circumstances. We will definitely come to see it some time down the road.
Overall, our day was great fun and we are happy that we visited the town once again before we leave. Today will be a day to try to organize things for our trip north and, maybe spend a couple hours at the pool. That's about it for now...
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