KEY WEST

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Part 2

Our plane adventure to the Florida Keys.  Flying all the way down to Key West was quite interesting.  Didn't expect so much water, we were both expecting to see more land.

If you look closely at this photo, you can see the road and rest is all water.  Also the Everglades, a lot bigger than what we thought.  Not what we both had pictured in our heads.

After some hours, we made it to Key West.  Hard to land right away there, lots of planes coming in.  They had us go out quite far and circle around, till it was our turn.  Finally landed!  We got there late in the afternoon so by the time we checked into our hotel and freshened up, it was time for dinner.  The town seemed quiet and quaint, where we were.  Little did we know once we started walking around.  Cruise ships stop here, so during the day is very busy and packed with people.  Some nights, same, but not all, when the ships head out, town gets a bit quieter, not quiet lol!

  

   We had dinner at Bob's, which we are mentioning because we highly recommend 10/10!!! It was that good!  Doesn't look like much, but we're telling you! Find it and try it.

It was absolutely delicious!  Everything we ordered, off the charts.  If you like escargot, it's a must order here, one of the best we've had.

  

       Poke bowl                        escargot                                     pork chop        

Next day we decided to book a hop on hop off tour, which normally we highly recommend.  In Key West, don't waste your money.  In our opinion, it was expensive and we didn't realize, town is small and you can easily do all the things on your own walking around.  Save your money and put it towards entry to the different sites tour around town.

Tours we really enjoyed.  The little White House.  If you're into history, you'll appreciate this.  President Truman stayed here for quite sometime during his presidency.  Very interesting and well  preserved.

This one wasn't a tour but we made a stop to quench our thirst with  a cocktail and read all about it.  Did you know this?  The birthplace of Pan American World Airways?  We had no idea, hadn't really thought about it to be honest.  They had their first flight from Key West to Havana on October 28 1927.  This was the United States first international air service in scheduled operation

  

Another unknown to us was the start and end of Highway 1, we haven't been to the start but we found the end.

 

Our last tour for the day was The Hemingway Home and Museum.  Very interesting, and also very well preserved.  They have more than forty cats on the property.  Nothing against cats, but the cat urine smell all over the place, including inside was a bit much, and a bit disgusting to be honest.

We came, we saw, we conquered!  Key West has lots of restaurants and bars.  Lively atmosphere and party all day all night vibe.  There is no open container law, so people can walk around from one place to another with their drink.  Not a bad thing, but something we both noticed.  Lots of older people in Key West, not your twenty some year olds.  Can't blame them, it felt expensive no matter where you were.  

The weather was absolutely gorgeous when we were there, truly enjoyed it and we're both looking forward to visiting again.

P.S. Mallory Square is the place to be at sunset.  One of the most gorgeous sunsets we've seen yet!

FORT WORTH TEXAS

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Part 1

So last week we did a ten day adventure in our own plane.  The plan was for Todd to stop for a class in Fort Lauderdale and then head on down to the Florida Keys.

We stopped in Arlington Texas to fill the plane with fuel and rest for the evening. The worker at the airport suggested we check out Stockyard Fort Worth. We had no idea what a fun place it is.  There is a plethora of restaurants, stores, bars, and live music.  Not to mention a variety of activities, including cattle drives, rodeos, museums and historic walking tours.  Walking around an officer shared with us that on any given night, sometimes you'll find actor/actress from Yellowstone or Landman out and about in town. We watch both shows, so of course we thought that was kinda cool.  Unfortunately we didn't have enough time to stay more than one evening so............we had dinner (which we highly recommend reservations, all places were packed) but missed the rodeo which would have been so much fun to attend.

 

Onto the next stop.  Savannah Georgia! Rich in history and culture.  It's been on our list for quite some time, we finally made it.  It truly did not fall short.  Just beautiful!

The way this city was designed by its founder General James Edward Oglethorpe, its unique and so charming.  He definitely knew what he wanted and what he thought would work, and still does today.  He laid it out in a series of grids, allowing for wide streets and public squares.  You can see from one square on to the next.  We always suggest taking a hop on hop off tour, or any city tour to learn about the place you're visiting before doing anything else.  We learned Savannah had 24 squares in all, but only 22 stand today.  You might recognize one of them in the movie Forest Gump.  The opening scene was filmed at Chippewa square. 

Being in Savannah is like traveling back in time, a window to the past.  We visited the Owens-Thomas House & Slave quarters.  Bonaventure Cementery, Wormsloe Historic Site, Prohibition Museum and Ghost tour at night.  Savannah is a very walkable town. One of the highlight spots on River Street is the Cotton Exchange Building, which dates back to 1887.  Savannah used to be the #1 cotton seaport.  It was neat to still see these building and imagine all that went on back in those days.  Good and bad.

There is no shortage of restaurants and bars regardless of where you stay.  The food is 10/10.  They also have the famous Byrd's Cookies, and Leopolds Ice Cream, always packed, be ready to wait in line.  We hit Savannah just right, not hot and not cold, weather was just perfect! (Side note, for those that like to do girls trip, Savannah would be a great place to spend a three to four day with friends)

Chippewa Square 

Leopold's Ice Cream, notice the line

The Olde Pink House in Reynolds Square

Wormsloe Historic Site

Cathedral of St. John the Baptist 

Bonaventure Cemetery

WE ARE STILL HERE

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It’s been a while.  Not that we haven’t been traveling, we just haven’t been blogging it.  We admire those that are so discipline in doing so, it’s a lot.  

We’ve sold our home, moved in with our son.  Bought a dog and adopted/rescued another.  Bought a vacation place at the coast and built our new house.  Both of our boys have gotten married, and recently just welcomed our first grandkids.  A handsome little boy and a sweet little princess, four months apart from each of our children.  We’ve been busy and so have they.  

There’ve been many trips, some here at home in the U.S. and some abroad.  We did a fourteen stops trip in our own plane throughout the U.S. for our fiftieth birthdays that was absolutely amazing!  We’ve done Italy, France, Monaco, Thailand and soon we’ll be doing Greece.  If you’d like to read on some of those they have been documented with photos on Instagram and Facebook.

For now we’ll start blogging again with a quick trip we just took.  Stops in Fort Worth Texas, Savannah Georgia, Fort Lauderdale and Key West Florida

 Here’s a pic of our new additions.  Meet Charlie and Milo