Fantasy Fest In Key West

Spent the day in Key West at Fantasy Fest. They close off Duval Street and have a street fair there. It is also a day that anything goes as far as attire is concerned. Instead of wearing clothes they paint clothes on. There are some guidelines but you will see most anything. If you think you have seen it all then you haven't been to Fantasy Fest. Tomorrow is the Fantasy Fest Parade where they block off Duval Street where it is open to walk down the street until the parade starts at 7:00 PM when they close it off completely.

Another Travel Day

We went back to Alabama Jacks Restaurant today for a late lunch. 160 miles round trip but worth it. Again as good as it was the first time. On the way back we made stops at numerous spots along the way. None too noteworthy but yet important.

End Of Week Activities

On Thursday we went to the Dolphin Research Center in Marathon. There they train and raise dolphins to study their habits and movements. They had many different lagoons with the dolphins spread out among them.
Back at the campground they had a country western singer who entertained at the pool in the late afternoon and evening.
Friday was the Goombay Festival in Key West. It is a street fair type of venue where there are food and craft booths lining the street. There was a stage there as well catering to the Caribbean type of music. This kicks off the Fantasy Fest at Key West which runs for ten days.
Saturday we went out to breakfast at The Wooden Spoon in Marathon. Then we drove around the northern side of Marathon Key.

Been Relaxing

We have just been relaxing the last week here in the Keys. Have made been lounging in the pool and have made short trips to go grocery shopping, out to eat and just driving around looking at the scenery.

Alabama Jacks Restaurant, Key Largo

Did something a little different today. We planned on driving from our campground on Ohio Key to Key Largo and return. Well my wife says she saw a review on a restaurant in Key Largo made by Guy Fieri from The Food Network. So we all agreed on going there for lunch. On our way to Key Largo and once there we found out it was East of Key Largo and North, a total distance of about 22 miles. Ok no problem so we continued on and found it to be in the middle of nowhere. Well maybe not in the middle of nowhere as we had to go thru a toll booth and pay $1.00 in tolls to get the last half mile to the restaurant. So here we are at Alabama Jacks, a restaurant not like most restaurants. It is completely open, meaning there are no outside  walls except for the kitchen and the bathrooms. It is next to a channel in the lower South East corner of the Everglades. Simple chairs and tables for seating and a simple single two sided menu. Our group of four had a crab cake sandwich, with two crab cakes on it, chicken fingers, with 5 large chicken fingers, wings, twelve large chicken wings, and a conch fritter as big as a plate. The servings were very large in comparison to other restaurants we have been to in the Keys. We were all filled to the top after consuming the meal. Our only complaint was the waitress put all four meals on one bill. Lets get real here, doesn't it seem obvious if there are two couples sitting at a table that the waitress would ask if there will probably be two bills. There I go thinking again.

Taking It Easy

Have had a couple of easy rest full days. Gary and I addressed the steps that stuck closed again. Finally convinced them to extend. Will have to study them further but they are out now. I installed an additional outlet just below the sink so I could plug in our night light. Had the night light plugged into the plug at the rear of the counter but the counter made a big shadow on the floor. Now the whole floor is illuminated. A very big improvement. I am going to install an additional outlet on the left side of the kitchen counter as well, like the one on the dinette.

Visited Key West

Today we visited Key West. We took the trolley tour of the city. Had supper at the Sloppy Joes Pub restaurant.