Traveling by Sea to the Next Place on our Journey

Tony’s View

Today we started with mass again only this time Lynne drove us by car. After mass we stuck around and prayed the rosary. It was outside on a walking rosary with a grotto of Mary in the background. See the picture that doesn’t do it justice. It is really cool. We then went back to Casa Springer and Lynne made us a breakfast for a King. It consisted of eggs, bacon, French toast and fresh strawberries. Thanks Lynne! It was awesome. It was then time to finish packing. We were, after some strategic reorganizing, able to get the bike, gear, and our clothes into 4 bags, which is the ferry’s limit on bags.  This worked because the Springers are bringing back Joan’s bicycle helmet and 3 water bottles, We simply ran out of room so another thanks goes out to the Springers. When we leave DeLands on Saturday, we will need to rearrange again to fit everything into 5 bags so that no bags are over 40 lbs. due to Allegiant airline regulations.

We then went to the Little White House for a tour. This is where Harry Truman spent time relaxingduring his presidency. This is the place for his working vacations. The stories they had were fascinating. Harry Truman is my favorite President, because he was just a regular guy in the right situation.

After that tour, we went to Fort Zachary Taylor beach. The cool part about this beach is it had plenty of shade from pine trees, and rocks to climb on. These are two of my favorite things making this beach really nice. 

 

After spending time there for a while, Steve continued to show us a lot more interesting things at Key West. We then had lunch/early dinner at Hog Fish.  I had Hog Fish tacos and they were very tasty.

Lynne then dropped us off at the Key West Express Ferry for our 4 hour ride to Fort Myers. It was a full boat and we were at the end of the line. Luckily, Joan and I found a seat together. I was thinking the sunset would be neat to see, but it was very cloudy.

DeLands picked us up in Fort Myers and took us to their house so we could mooch off someone else.

Joan’s View

The last few days were another great opportunity to experience life in a different lifestyle, Key West.  Being on the road this long, the days sort of melt together, but we definitely won’t forget the easy peasy days in Key West.  Thanks Springers!