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Soliciting tourist advice for Key West
On Thu, 10 May 2012 19:20:09 -0500, Oscar wrote:
Anyone have any favorite to do's to share re Key West and the surrounding area. We will not be arriving on a boat. === We just finished spending a week in Key West and have been there numerous times before. That said, it still comes down to what you are interested in. Assuming you like boats and fishing, the water front walk around Key West Bight is a "must do". This is the heart of all the charter fishing boat activity, the sunset cruises, small boat rental, water front restaurants, miscelaneous pubs, dive boats, glass bottom boats, parasailing, etc. From Key West Bight you can also catch an excursion bost out to the Dry Tortugas and Fort Jefferson, definitely an interesting day on the water. Google Maps - "Key West Bight, Monroe, FL" A lot of people go to Key West for the pubs and music. The heart of all that is on Duval Street, particularly the north end. Just walk around and listen from the doorway until you find something you like. The north end of Duval is also close to Mallory Square where everyone goes to watch the sunsets and take in the sights with all of the street performers. It is also where the cruise ships dock but they are required to depart before sunset. Mallory Square and the sunset scene should definitely be on your must do list. Google Maps - "Mallory Square, Key West, FL" Other things you might find interesting are Ernest Hemmingway's house, Harry Truman's vacation retreat, and the "Southern Most Point". I'd also recommend taking a tour on the Key West Conch train. The concept is a bit hokey but it is a good way to get a quick overview of the town and a smattering of local history. Their station is near Mallory Square and the north end of Duval. http://www.viator.com/tours/Key-West/Conch-Tour-Train/d661-5046KEY_CON?pref=02&aid=g3111 I assume you already have a place to stay. If not I'd recommend the Pier House Resort, The Hyatt next door, or the Galleon Hotel. All of them are conveniently located. I've never stayed there but the Pier House seems like it is a cut above the rest and they have a lot of parking available. |
Soliciting tourist advice for Key West
Anyone have any favorite to do's to share re Key West and the
surrounding area. We will not be arriving on a boat. |
Soliciting tourist advice for Key West
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Soliciting tourist advice for Key West
On 5/10/2012 7:12 PM, Wayne B wrote:
On Thu, 10 May 2012 19:20:09 -0500, wrote: Anyone have any favorite to do's to share re Key West and the surrounding area. We will not be arriving on a boat. === We just finished spending a week in Key West and have been there numerous times before. That said, it still comes down to what you are interested in. Assuming you like boats and fishing, the water front walk around Key West Bight is a "must do". This is the heart of all the charter fishing boat activity, the sunset cruises, small boat rental, water front restaurants, miscelaneous pubs, dive boats, glass bottom boats, parasailing, etc. From Key West Bight you can also catch an excursion bost out to the Dry Tortugas and Fort Jefferson, definitely an interesting day on the water. Google Maps - "Key West Bight, Monroe, FL" A lot of people go to Key West for the pubs and music. The heart of all that is on Duval Street, particularly the north end. Just walk around and listen from the doorway until you find something you like. The north end of Duval is also close to Mallory Square where everyone goes to watch the sunsets and take in the sights with all of the street performers. It is also where the cruise ships dock but they are required to depart before sunset. Mallory Square and the sunset scene should definitely be on your must do list. Google Maps - "Mallory Square, Key West, FL" Other things you might find interesting are Ernest Hemmingway's house, Harry Truman's vacation retreat, and the "Southern Most Point". I'd also recommend taking a tour on the Key West Conch train. The concept is a bit hokey but it is a good way to get a quick overview of the town and a smattering of local history. Their station is near Mallory Square and the north end of Duval. http://www.viator.com/tours/Key-West/Conch-Tour-Train/d661-5046KEY_CON?pref=02&aid=g3111 I assume you already have a place to stay. If not I'd recommend the Pier House Resort, The Hyatt next door, or the Galleon Hotel. All of them are conveniently located. I've never stayed there but the Pier House seems like it is a cut above the rest and they have a lot of parking available. Thanks Wayne I will make a point to check out the bight area. Most of the other stuff is already on our to do list. |
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Soliciting tourist advice for Key West
On 5/10/12 9:47 PM, Wayne B wrote:
On Thu, 10 May 2012 21:15:45 -0400, wrote: They started cracking down on drinking on the street === Perhaps but there is still a lot of it going on. With good behavior and a modicum of discretion your chances of being hasseled seem to be minimal. Ahh...drinking...well, that's probably a leg up on the ladder for some participants in a so-called "boating" newsgroup. How about a thread about walking on the beach and picking up shells? I wonder if Sarah Palin could see Cuba from Key West? |
Soliciting tourist advice for Key West
This is looking good. I've never been to the Keys, and am now
wondering with the wife's plans are this winter.... |
Soliciting tourist advice for Key West
On May 11, 8:19*am, Oscar wrote:
On 5/11/2012 1:03 AM, wrote: On Thu, 10 May 2012 22:03:14 -0500, *wrote: On 5/10/2012 8:15 PM, wrote: On Thu, 10 May 2012 19:20:09 -0500, * wrote: Anyone have any favorite to do's to share re Key West and the surrounding area. We will not be arriving on a boat. A lot depends on how long you are going to be there. What kind of "boat"? Like Wayne says, the cruise ships are only there in the day time. Key West comes alive at sundown, starting at Mallory Square where street performers do just about anything you can think of for tips. Then you have the walk up Duval street. Take the shortcut through the market, go by Captain Tony's if just so you can sing the song. The song? Last Mango in Paris? That would be the one. They even have the lyric on the bathroom wall. Then cut *through the Hog's Breath, get a beer and wave to us on the web cam and then out on Duval. Sloppy Joe's is across the street. The party really starts there and goes about a mile up Duval. They started cracking down on drinking on the street but it is not absolutely a rule. Sometimes the best place to listen to the music is on a bench outside. They do get loud. If you are there for a few days, there is a nice beach down past the Truman house. (grilles tables etc) It is not a horrible walk from Duval Street. They do rent those GEM electric cars. It is man made from the dredging when they were digging the harbor and really one of the few beaches in the Keys. Most of the time you are walking on coral rock until you are in the water. Some hotels and resorts have made little patches of beach but this is a nice sized one. The water there is unbelievable if you have never been in the Caribbean. A snorkeling trip or diving if you have a card is worth doing. The best dive is actually about 35 miles up the Keys at Looe Key Marine Sanctuary (Big Pine Key). That is a protected reef in shallow enough water so snorkeling is reasonable. It is better than Pennekamp in my opinion. Of course there is some pretty good fishing once you get away from downtown Key West. My wife is a non swimmer and I am not a good swimmer so we will be snorkleing in shallow water, most likely at Bahia Honda or near our camp. Do you recommend water shoes for protection? If so what brand/style? I'd recomment one of the Mustang Floater type vests that blow up when you pull the 'pin'. |
Soliciting tourist advice for Key West
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says... On Fri, 11 May 2012 06:22:16 -0400, X ` Man wrote: On 5/10/12 9:47 PM, Wayne B wrote: On Thu, 10 May 2012 21:15:45 -0400, wrote: They started cracking down on drinking on the street === Perhaps but there is still a lot of it going on. With good behavior and a modicum of discretion your chances of being hasseled seem to be minimal. How about a thread about walking on the beach and picking up shells? If you want to walk on the beach and pick up shells, go to Sanibel. Not much shelling in Key West, unless you buy them from a store. Isn't much of anything in Key West unless you buy it from a store!!! |
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On Fri, 11 May 2012 11:57:03 -0400, wrote:
On Fri, 11 May 2012 06:19:00 -0500, Oscar wrote: On 5/11/2012 1:03 AM, wrote: On Thu, 10 May 2012 22:03:14 -0500, wrote: On 5/10/2012 8:15 PM, wrote: On Thu, 10 May 2012 19:20:09 -0500, wrote: Anyone have any favorite to do's to share re Key West and the surrounding area. We will not be arriving on a boat. A lot depends on how long you are going to be there. What kind of "boat"? Like Wayne says, the cruise ships are only there in the day time. Key West comes alive at sundown, starting at Mallory Square where street performers do just about anything you can think of for tips. Then you have the walk up Duval street. Take the shortcut through the market, go by Captain Tony's if just so you can sing the song. The song? Last Mango in Paris? That would be the one. They even have the lyric on the bathroom wall. Then cut through the Hog's Breath, get a beer and wave to us on the web cam and then out on Duval. Sloppy Joe's is across the street. The party really starts there and goes about a mile up Duval. They started cracking down on drinking on the street but it is not absolutely a rule. Sometimes the best place to listen to the music is on a bench outside. They do get loud. If you are there for a few days, there is a nice beach down past the Truman house. (grilles tables etc) It is not a horrible walk from Duval Street. They do rent those GEM electric cars. It is man made from the dredging when they were digging the harbor and really one of the few beaches in the Keys. Most of the time you are walking on coral rock until you are in the water. Some hotels and resorts have made little patches of beach but this is a nice sized one. The water there is unbelievable if you have never been in the Caribbean. A snorkeling trip or diving if you have a card is worth doing. The best dive is actually about 35 miles up the Keys at Looe Key Marine Sanctuary (Big Pine Key). That is a protected reef in shallow enough water so snorkeling is reasonable. It is better than Pennekamp in my opinion. Of course there is some pretty good fishing once you get away from downtown Key West. My wife is a non swimmer and I am not a good swimmer so we will be snorkleing in shallow water, most likely at Bahia Honda or near our camp. Do you recommend water shoes for protection? If so what brand/style? Bahia Honda is the next island up from Big Pine. (MM37-38 area) There is a state park there with a little beach and some snorkeling but not really a reef. If you are not good swimmers you probably don't want to do the dive boat thing A lot of people like those slipper looking things in the water. I don't wear shoes in the water but you will need something to just walk around the land. It is all coral rock. I wear my boat shoes but I wear my boat shoes everywhere. The traditional Keys footwear is flip flops. Campgrounds used to sell Hiawatha and I still have a pair but it has been about 27 years since I camped down there. Once I introduced the boys to renting a house for our lobster trips, we never camped again. ;-) It really isn't that much more expensive once you add up all of those little fees campgrounds charge. These things are great - in and out of the boat: http://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/72766?feat=503381-GN2 |
Soliciting tourist advice for Key West
On May 11, 8:19*am, Oscar wrote:
On 5/11/2012 1:03 AM, wrote: On Thu, 10 May 2012 22:03:14 -0500, *wrote: On 5/10/2012 8:15 PM, wrote: On Thu, 10 May 2012 19:20:09 -0500, * wrote: Anyone have any favorite to do's to share re Key West and the surrounding area. We will not be arriving on a boat. A lot depends on how long you are going to be there. What kind of "boat"? Like Wayne says, the cruise ships are only there in the day time. Key West comes alive at sundown, starting at Mallory Square where street performers do just about anything you can think of for tips. Then you have the walk up Duval street. Take the shortcut through the market, go by Captain Tony's if just so you can sing the song. The song? Last Mango in Paris? That would be the one. They even have the lyric on the bathroom wall. Then cut *through the Hog's Breath, get a beer and wave to us on the web cam and then out on Duval. Sloppy Joe's is across the street. The party really starts there and goes about a mile up Duval. They started cracking down on drinking on the street but it is not absolutely a rule. Sometimes the best place to listen to the music is on a bench outside. They do get loud. If you are there for a few days, there is a nice beach down past the Truman house. (grilles tables etc) It is not a horrible walk from Duval Street. They do rent those GEM electric cars. It is man made from the dredging when they were digging the harbor and really one of the few beaches in the Keys. Most of the time you are walking on coral rock until you are in the water. Some hotels and resorts have made little patches of beach but this is a nice sized one. The water there is unbelievable if you have never been in the Caribbean. A snorkeling trip or diving if you have a card is worth doing. The best dive is actually about 35 miles up the Keys at Looe Key Marine Sanctuary (Big Pine Key). That is a protected reef in shallow enough water so snorkeling is reasonable. It is better than Pennekamp in my opinion. Of course there is some pretty good fishing once you get away from downtown Key West. My wife is a non swimmer and I am not a good swimmer so we will be snorkleing in shallow water, most likely at Bahia Honda or near our camp. Do you recommend water shoes for protection? If so what brand/style? I've been trying to wear out a pair of original style Crocks for at least 5 years now. i use 'em as slippers around the house, as boat shoes and beach shoes. I even walk the dog in them sometimes. Wish I could wear them out.. they've never looked the same since I splashed oil based paint all over them while spinning a paint roller clean. http://www.crocs.ca/mens-crocs-footw...,en_CA,sc.html |
Soliciting tourist advice for Key West
On Fri, 11 May 2012 15:52:19 -0400, wrote:
All that said I see people in Crocs but usually on the street in KW, not kicking around a camp ground. === Aside from their funky look, Crocs are very practical footwear at the beach or in the dinghy. They do tend to trap sand but it is easy to remove by sloshing your feet around in the water. |
Soliciting tourist advice for Key West
On Fri, 11 May 2012 15:52:19 -0400, wrote:
On Fri, 11 May 2012 13:58:53 -0400, John H. wrote: On Fri, 11 May 2012 11:57:03 -0400, wrote: On Fri, 11 May 2012 06:19:00 -0500, Oscar wrote: My wife is a non swimmer and I am not a good swimmer so we will be snorkleing in shallow water, most likely at Bahia Honda or near our camp. Do you recommend water shoes for protection? If so what brand/style? Bahia Honda is the next island up from Big Pine. (MM37-38 area) There is a state park there with a little beach and some snorkeling but not really a reef. If you are not good swimmers you probably don't want to do the dive boat thing A lot of people like those slipper looking things in the water. I don't wear shoes in the water but you will need something to just walk around the land. It is all coral rock. I wear my boat shoes but I wear my boat shoes everywhere. The traditional Keys footwear is flip flops. Campgrounds used to sell Hiawatha and I still have a pair but it has been about 27 years since I camped down there. Once I introduced the boys to renting a house for our lobster trips, we never camped again. ;-) It really isn't that much more expensive once you add up all of those little fees campgrounds charge. These things are great - in and out of the boat: http://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/72766?feat=503381-GN2 The only problem with that kind of shoe in the keys is that small chips of coral rock and shell get trapped in there. That is why Flip Flops are so popular. Less strappage to trap shells. I have to be careful in my boat shoes not to kick up too much stuff. All that said I see people in Crocs but usually on the street in KW, not kicking around a camp ground. Hell, I get sand and shells right here in the Potomac. I just put foot in water, shake it around, and out comes the bad stuff. Flip flops are not good for your toes. |
Soliciting tourist advice for Key West
On Fri, 11 May 2012 16:26:54 -0400, Wayne B wrote:
On Fri, 11 May 2012 15:52:19 -0400, wrote: All that said I see people in Crocs but usually on the street in KW, not kicking around a camp ground. === Aside from their funky look, Crocs are very practical footwear at the beach or in the dinghy. They do tend to trap sand but it is easy to remove by sloshing your feet around in the water. Try to find a pair of 'true' size 13 1/2 Crocs. |
Soliciting tourist advice for Key West
On 5/11/12 5:10 PM, John H. wrote:
On Fri, 11 May 2012 15:52:19 -0400, wrote: On Fri, 11 May 2012 13:58:53 -0400, John wrote: On Fri, 11 May 2012 11:57:03 -0400, wrote: On Fri, 11 May 2012 06:19:00 -0500, wrote: My wife is a non swimmer and I am not a good swimmer so we will be snorkleing in shallow water, most likely at Bahia Honda or near our camp. Do you recommend water shoes for protection? If so what brand/style? Bahia Honda is the next island up from Big Pine. (MM37-38 area) There is a state park there with a little beach and some snorkeling but not really a reef. If you are not good swimmers you probably don't want to do the dive boat thing A lot of people like those slipper looking things in the water. I don't wear shoes in the water but you will need something to just walk around the land. It is all coral rock. I wear my boat shoes but I wear my boat shoes everywhere. The traditional Keys footwear is flip flops. Campgrounds used to sell Hiawatha and I still have a pair but it has been about 27 years since I camped down there. Once I introduced the boys to renting a house for our lobster trips, we never camped again. ;-) It really isn't that much more expensive once you add up all of those little fees campgrounds charge. These things are great - in and out of the boat: http://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/72766?feat=503381-GN2 The only problem with that kind of shoe in the keys is that small chips of coral rock and shell get trapped in there. That is why Flip Flops are so popular. Less strappage to trap shells. I have to be careful in my boat shoes not to kick up too much stuff. All that said I see people in Crocs but usually on the street in KW, not kicking around a camp ground. Hell, I get sand and shells right here in the Potomac. I just put foot in water, shake it around, and out comes the bad stuff. And you let your grandkids swim and splash in the Potomac south of the Wilson Bridge. Blech. |
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On Fri, 11 May 2012 17:11:35 -0400, John H.
wrote: Try to find a pair of 'true' size 13 1/2 Crocs. === You need to get the special sasquatch model. :-) In an emergency you can mount an outboard on the back for "get home" power. |
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On Fri, 11 May 2012 17:39:50 -0400, Wayne B wrote:
On Fri, 11 May 2012 17:11:35 -0400, John H. wrote: Try to find a pair of 'true' size 13 1/2 Crocs. === You need to get the special sasquatch model. :-) In an emergency you can mount an outboard on the back for "get home" power. "Amen"!! |
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On 5/11/2012 5:11 PM, John H. wrote:
On Fri, 11 May 2012 16:26:54 -0400, Wayne wrote: On Fri, 11 May 2012 15:52:19 -0400, wrote: All that said I see people in Crocs but usually on the street in KW, not kicking around a camp ground. === Aside from their funky look, Crocs are very practical footwear at the beach or in the dinghy. They do tend to trap sand but it is easy to remove by sloshing your feet around in the water. Try to find a pair of 'true' size 13 1/2 Crocs. They're made of rubber. They'll stretch to fit. |
Soliciting tourist advice for Key West
On 5/11/2012 5:12 PM, X ` Man wrote:
On 5/11/12 5:10 PM, John H. wrote: On Fri, 11 May 2012 15:52:19 -0400, wrote: On Fri, 11 May 2012 13:58:53 -0400, John wrote: On Fri, 11 May 2012 11:57:03 -0400, wrote: On Fri, 11 May 2012 06:19:00 -0500, wrote: My wife is a non swimmer and I am not a good swimmer so we will be snorkleing in shallow water, most likely at Bahia Honda or near our camp. Do you recommend water shoes for protection? If so what brand/style? Bahia Honda is the next island up from Big Pine. (MM37-38 area) There is a state park there with a little beach and some snorkeling but not really a reef. If you are not good swimmers you probably don't want to do the dive boat thing A lot of people like those slipper looking things in the water. I don't wear shoes in the water but you will need something to just walk around the land. It is all coral rock. I wear my boat shoes but I wear my boat shoes everywhere. The traditional Keys footwear is flip flops. Campgrounds used to sell Hiawatha and I still have a pair but it has been about 27 years since I camped down there. Once I introduced the boys to renting a house for our lobster trips, we never camped again. ;-) It really isn't that much more expensive once you add up all of those little fees campgrounds charge. These things are great - in and out of the boat: http://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/72766?feat=503381-GN2 The only problem with that kind of shoe in the keys is that small chips of coral rock and shell get trapped in there. That is why Flip Flops are so popular. Less strappage to trap shells. I have to be careful in my boat shoes not to kick up too much stuff. All that said I see people in Crocs but usually on the street in KW, not kicking around a camp ground. Hell, I get sand and shells right here in the Potomac. I just put foot in water, shake it around, and out comes the bad stuff. And you let your grandkids swim and splash in the Potomac south of the Wilson Bridge. Blech. Who lives north of the bridge? Barry and Mitch? |
Soliciting tourist advice for Key West
On Fri, 11 May 2012 18:18:15 -0400, Oscar wrote:
On 5/11/2012 5:11 PM, John H. wrote: On Fri, 11 May 2012 16:26:54 -0400, Wayne wrote: On Fri, 11 May 2012 15:52:19 -0400, wrote: All that said I see people in Crocs but usually on the street in KW, not kicking around a camp ground. === Aside from their funky look, Crocs are very practical footwear at the beach or in the dinghy. They do tend to trap sand but it is easy to remove by sloshing your feet around in the water. Try to find a pair of 'true' size 13 1/2 Crocs. They're made of rubber. They'll stretch to fit. It ain't *soft* rubber! Now if they were made of 'rubbers' rubber, they might stretch enough. |
Soliciting tourist advice for Key West
On 5/12/2012 2:05 AM, wrote:
On Fri, 11 May 2012 16:26:54 -0400, Wayne B wrote: On Fri, 11 May 2012 15:52:19 -0400, wrote: All that said I see people in Crocs but usually on the street in KW, not kicking around a camp ground. === Aside from their funky look, Crocs are very practical footwear at the beach or in the dinghy. They do tend to trap sand but it is easy to remove by sloshing your feet around in the water. I was more thinking about walking around on the campground itself. This is just going to be a coral rock desert, not a watery place. It is not really sand, more like "87" gravel made up of petrified shell fragments. I have all sorts of footwear for use on land. My concern was for foot protection in the waters of the Keys where sandy beaches are non existent. |
Soliciting tourist advice for Key West
In article ,
says... On Fri, 11 May 2012 16:26:54 -0400, Wayne B wrote: On Fri, 11 May 2012 15:52:19 -0400, wrote: All that said I see people in Crocs but usually on the street in KW, not kicking around a camp ground. === Aside from their funky look, Crocs are very practical footwear at the beach or in the dinghy. They do tend to trap sand but it is easy to remove by sloshing your feet around in the water. I was more thinking about walking around on the campground itself. This is just going to be a coral rock desert, not a watery place. It is not really sand, more like "87" gravel made up of petrified shell fragments. Yes, and those shell fragments are sharp, too! |
Soliciting tourist advice for Key West
On 5/12/2012 10:46 AM, wrote:
On Sat, 12 May 2012 08:30:01 -0400, wrote: On 5/12/2012 2:05 AM, wrote: On Fri, 11 May 2012 16:26:54 -0400, Wayne B wrote: On Fri, 11 May 2012 15:52:19 -0400, wrote: All that said I see people in Crocs but usually on the street in KW, not kicking around a camp ground. === Aside from their funky look, Crocs are very practical footwear at the beach or in the dinghy. They do tend to trap sand but it is easy to remove by sloshing your feet around in the water. I was more thinking about walking around on the campground itself. This is just going to be a coral rock desert, not a watery place. It is not really sand, more like "87" gravel made up of petrified shell fragments. I have all sorts of footwear for use on land. My concern was for foot protection in the waters of the Keys where sandy beaches are non existent. If I was wading I think I would get those slipper style water shoes. I was always in deep water and had my flippers on 99% of the time. The park at Bahia Honda does have one of those rare sand beaches I believe. If you are not barefooted a lot and have a good sense of what you are stepping on you probably should us the slippers tho. Watch out for sting rays. Shuffle your feet along the bottom when you walk. If you step on a sting ray you might get to see the Fisherman's Hospital in Marathon. ;-) Shuffle feet. Yes. Good advice. ;-) |
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In article 0c2541bb-f374-462c-929b-695e48f331f8
@t42g2000yqd.googlegroups.com, says... On May 11, 8:19*am, Oscar wrote: On 5/11/2012 1:03 AM, wrote: On Thu, 10 May 2012 22:03:14 -0500, *wrote: On 5/10/2012 8:15 PM, wrote: On Thu, 10 May 2012 19:20:09 -0500, * wrote: Anyone have any favorite to do's to share re Key West and the surrounding area. We will not be arriving on a boat. A lot depends on how long you are going to be there. What kind of "boat"? Like Wayne says, the cruise ships are only there in the day time. Key West comes alive at sundown, starting at Mallory Square where street performers do just about anything you can think of for tips. Then you have the walk up Duval street. Take the shortcut through the market, go by Captain Tony's if just so you can sing the song. The song? Last Mango in Paris? That would be the one. They even have the lyric on the bathroom wall. Then cut *through the Hog's Breath, get a beer and wave to us on the web cam and then out on Duval. Sloppy Joe's is across the street. The party really starts there and goes about a mile up Duval. They started cracking down on drinking on the street but it is not absolutely a rule. Sometimes the best place to listen to the music is on a bench outside. They do get loud. If you are there for a few days, there is a nice beach down past the Truman house. (grilles tables etc) It is not a horrible walk from Duval Street. They do rent those GEM electric cars. It is man made from the dredging when they were digging the harbor and really one of the few beaches in the Keys. Most of the time you are walking on coral rock until you are in the water. Some hotels and resorts have made little patches of beach but this is a nice sized one. The water there is unbelievable if you have never been in the Caribbean. A snorkeling trip or diving if you have a card is worth doing. The best dive is actually about 35 miles up the Keys at Looe Key Marine Sanctuary (Big Pine Key). That is a protected reef in shallow enough water so snorkeling is reasonable. It is better than Pennekamp in my opinion. Of course there is some pretty good fishing once you get away from downtown Key West. My wife is a non swimmer and I am not a good swimmer so we will be snorkleing in shallow water, most likely at Bahia Honda or near our camp. Do you recommend water shoes for protection? If so what brand/style? I've been trying to wear out a pair of original style Crocks for at least 5 years now. i use 'em as slippers around the house, as boat shoes and beach shoes. I even walk the dog in them sometimes. Wish I could wear them out.. they've never looked the same since I splashed oil based paint all over them while spinning a paint roller clean. http://www.crocs.ca/mens-crocs-footw...,en_CA,sc.html I think you have the 5 years wrong. By looking at the picture of your house it's been a LOT longer than five years since you touched it with paint. Maybe you were painting someone else's house? |
Soliciting tourist advice for Key West
On May 15, 10:30*am, iBoaterer wrote:
In article 0c2541bb-f374-462c-929b-695e48f331f8 @t42g2000yqd.googlegroups.com, says... On May 11, 8:19*am, Oscar wrote: On 5/11/2012 1:03 AM, wrote: On Thu, 10 May 2012 22:03:14 -0500, *wrote: On 5/10/2012 8:15 PM, wrote: On Thu, 10 May 2012 19:20:09 -0500, * wrote: Anyone have any favorite to do's to share re Key West and the surrounding area. We will not be arriving on a boat. A lot depends on how long you are going to be there. What kind of "boat"? Like Wayne says, the cruise ships are only there in the day time. Key West comes alive at sundown, starting at Mallory Square where street performers do just about anything you can think of for tips. Then you have the walk up Duval street. Take the shortcut through the market, go by Captain Tony's if just so you can sing the song. The song? Last Mango in Paris? That would be the one. They even have the lyric on the bathroom wall. Then cut *through the Hog's Breath, get a beer and wave to us on the web cam and then out on Duval. Sloppy Joe's is across the street. The party really starts there and goes about a mile up Duval. They started cracking down on drinking on the street but it is not absolutely a rule. Sometimes the best place to listen to the music is on a bench outside. They do get loud. If you are there for a few days, there is a nice beach down past the Truman house. (grilles tables etc) It is not a horrible walk from Duval Street. They do rent those GEM electric cars. It is man made from the dredging when they were digging the harbor and really one of the few beaches in the Keys. Most of the time you are walking on coral rock until you are in the water. Some hotels and resorts have made little patches of beach but this is a nice sized one. The water there is unbelievable if you have never been in the Caribbean. A snorkeling trip or diving if you have a card is worth doing. The best dive is actually about 35 miles up the Keys at Looe Key Marine Sanctuary (Big Pine Key). That is a protected reef in shallow enough water so snorkeling is reasonable. It is better than Pennekamp in my opinion. Of course there is some pretty good fishing once you get away from downtown Key West. My wife is a non swimmer and I am not a good swimmer so we will be snorkleing in shallow water, most likely at Bahia Honda or near our camp. Do you recommend water shoes for protection? If so what brand/style? I've been trying to wear out a pair of original style Crocks for at least 5 years now. i use 'em as slippers around the house, as boat shoes and beach shoes. I even walk the dog in them sometimes. * Wish I could wear them out.. they've never looked the same since I splashed oil based paint all over them while spinning a paint roller clean. http://www.crocs.ca/mens-crocs-footw...,en_CA,sc.html I think you have the 5 years wrong. By looking at the picture of your house it's been a LOT longer than five years since you touched it with paint. Maybe you were painting someone else's house? Climbing a ladder and painting outside in Crocs? Are you really that stupid, Kevin? |
Soliciting tourist advice for Key West
On 5/15/12 12:05 PM, North Star wrote:
On May 15, 10:30 am, wrote: In article0c2541bb-f374-462c-929b-695e48f331f8 @t42g2000yqd.googlegroups.com, says... On May 11, 8:19 am, wrote: On 5/11/2012 1:03 AM, wrote: On Thu, 10 May 2012 22:03:14 -0500, wrote: On 5/10/2012 8:15 PM, wrote: On Thu, 10 May 2012 19:20:09 -0500, wrote: Anyone have any favorite to do's to share re Key West and the surrounding area. We will not be arriving on a boat. A lot depends on how long you are going to be there. What kind of "boat"? Like Wayne says, the cruise ships are only there in the day time. Key West comes alive at sundown, starting at Mallory Square where street performers do just about anything you can think of for tips. Then you have the walk up Duval street. Take the shortcut through the market, go by Captain Tony's if just so you can sing the song. The song? Last Mango in Paris? That would be the one. They even have the lyric on the bathroom wall. Then cut through the Hog's Breath, get a beer and wave to us on the web cam and then out on Duval. Sloppy Joe's is across the street. The party really starts there and goes about a mile up Duval. They started cracking down on drinking on the street but it is not absolutely a rule. Sometimes the best place to listen to the music is on a bench outside. They do get loud. If you are there for a few days, there is a nice beach down past the Truman house. (grilles tables etc) It is not a horrible walk from Duval Street. They do rent those GEM electric cars. It is man made from the dredging when they were digging the harbor and really one of the few beaches in the Keys. Most of the time you are walking on coral rock until you are in the water. Some hotels and resorts have made little patches of beach but this is a nice sized one. The water there is unbelievable if you have never been in the Caribbean. A snorkeling trip or diving if you have a card is worth doing. The best dive is actually about 35 miles up the Keys at Looe Key Marine Sanctuary (Big Pine Key). That is a protected reef in shallow enough water so snorkeling is reasonable. It is better than Pennekamp in my opinion. Of course there is some pretty good fishing once you get away from downtown Key West. My wife is a non swimmer and I am not a good swimmer so we will be snorkleing in shallow water, most likely at Bahia Honda or near our camp. Do you recommend water shoes for protection? If so what brand/style? I've been trying to wear out a pair of original style Crocks for at least 5 years now. i use 'em as slippers around the house, as boat shoes and beach shoes. I even walk the dog in them sometimes. Wish I could wear them out.. they've never looked the same since I splashed oil based paint all over them while spinning a paint roller clean. http://www.crocs.ca/mens-crocs-footw...,en_CA,sc.html I think you have the 5 years wrong. By looking at the picture of your house it's been a LOT longer than five years since you touched it with paint. Maybe you were painting someone else's house? Climbing a ladder and painting outside in Crocs? Are you really that stupid, Kevin? If you look on Facebook under "stupid," there's a photo of iLoogy giving a reacharound to his buddy, JustSnot. |
Soliciting tourist advice for Key West
In article f420e264-c078-4510-8960-
, says... On May 15, 10:30*am, iBoaterer wrote: In article 0c2541bb-f374-462c-929b-695e48f331f8 @t42g2000yqd.googlegroups.com, says... On May 11, 8:19*am, Oscar wrote: On 5/11/2012 1:03 AM, wrote: On Thu, 10 May 2012 22:03:14 -0500, *wrote: On 5/10/2012 8:15 PM, wrote: On Thu, 10 May 2012 19:20:09 -0500, * wrote: Anyone have any favorite to do's to share re Key West and the surrounding area. We will not be arriving on a boat. A lot depends on how long you are going to be there. What kind of "boat"? Like Wayne says, the cruise ships are only there in the day time. Key West comes alive at sundown, starting at Mallory Square where street performers do just about anything you can think of for tips. Then you have the walk up Duval street. Take the shortcut through the market, go by Captain Tony's if just so you can sing the song. The song? Last Mango in Paris? That would be the one. They even have the lyric on the bathroom wall. Then cut *through the Hog's Breath, get a beer and wave to us on the web cam and then out on Duval. Sloppy Joe's is across the street. The party really starts there and goes about a mile up Duval. They started cracking down on drinking on the street but it is not absolutely a rule. Sometimes the best place to listen to the music is on a bench outside. They do get loud. If you are there for a few days, there is a nice beach down past the Truman house. (grilles tables etc) It is not a horrible walk from Duval Street. They do rent those GEM electric cars. It is man made from the dredging when they were digging the harbor and really one of the few beaches in the Keys. Most of the time you are walking on coral rock until you are in the water. Some hotels and resorts have made little patches of beach but this is a nice sized one. The water there is unbelievable if you have never been in the Caribbean. A snorkeling trip or diving if you have a card is worth doing. The best dive is actually about 35 miles up the Keys at Looe Key Marine Sanctuary (Big Pine Key). That is a protected reef in shallow enough water so snorkeling is reasonable. It is better than Pennekamp in my opinion. Of course there is some pretty good fishing once you get away from downtown Key West. My wife is a non swimmer and I am not a good swimmer so we will be snorkleing in shallow water, most likely at Bahia Honda or near our camp. Do you recommend water shoes for protection? If so what brand/style? I've been trying to wear out a pair of original style Crocks for at least 5 years now. i use 'em as slippers around the house, as boat shoes and beach shoes. I even walk the dog in them sometimes. * Wish I could wear them out.. they've never looked the same since I splashed oil based paint all over them while spinning a paint roller clean. http://www.crocs.ca/mens-crocs-footw...,en_CA,sc.html I think you have the 5 years wrong. By looking at the picture of your house it's been a LOT longer than five years since you touched it with paint. Maybe you were painting someone else's house? Climbing a ladder and painting outside in Crocs? Are you really that stupid, Kevin? There you go again!!!! You got your ass handed to you because it was shown over and over that I'm not someone named Kevin, but you are too stupid to quit! And what's so stupid about painting outside in Crocs? |
Soliciting tourist advice for Key West
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says... On 5/15/12 12:05 PM, North Star wrote: On May 15, 10:30 am, wrote: In article0c2541bb-f374-462c-929b-695e48f331f8 @t42g2000yqd.googlegroups.com, says... On May 11, 8:19 am, wrote: On 5/11/2012 1:03 AM, wrote: On Thu, 10 May 2012 22:03:14 -0500, wrote: On 5/10/2012 8:15 PM, wrote: On Thu, 10 May 2012 19:20:09 -0500, wrote: Anyone have any favorite to do's to share re Key West and the surrounding area. We will not be arriving on a boat. A lot depends on how long you are going to be there. What kind of "boat"? Like Wayne says, the cruise ships are only there in the day time. Key West comes alive at sundown, starting at Mallory Square where street performers do just about anything you can think of for tips. Then you have the walk up Duval street. Take the shortcut through the market, go by Captain Tony's if just so you can sing the song. The song? Last Mango in Paris? That would be the one. They even have the lyric on the bathroom wall. Then cut through the Hog's Breath, get a beer and wave to us on the web cam and then out on Duval. Sloppy Joe's is across the street. The party really starts there and goes about a mile up Duval. They started cracking down on drinking on the street but it is not absolutely a rule. Sometimes the best place to listen to the music is on a bench outside. They do get loud. If you are there for a few days, there is a nice beach down past the Truman house. (grilles tables etc) It is not a horrible walk from Duval Street. They do rent those GEM electric cars. It is man made from the dredging when they were digging the harbor and really one of the few beaches in the Keys. Most of the time you are walking on coral rock until you are in the water. Some hotels and resorts have made little patches of beach but this is a nice sized one. The water there is unbelievable if you have never been in the Caribbean. A snorkeling trip or diving if you have a card is worth doing. The best dive is actually about 35 miles up the Keys at Looe Key Marine Sanctuary (Big Pine Key). That is a protected reef in shallow enough water so snorkeling is reasonable. It is better than Pennekamp in my opinion. Of course there is some pretty good fishing once you get away from downtown Key West. My wife is a non swimmer and I am not a good swimmer so we will be snorkleing in shallow water, most likely at Bahia Honda or near our camp. Do you recommend water shoes for protection? If so what brand/style? I've been trying to wear out a pair of original style Crocks for at least 5 years now. i use 'em as slippers around the house, as boat shoes and beach shoes. I even walk the dog in them sometimes. Wish I could wear them out.. they've never looked the same since I splashed oil based paint all over them while spinning a paint roller clean. http://www.crocs.ca/mens-crocs-footw...,en_CA,sc.html I think you have the 5 years wrong. By looking at the picture of your house it's been a LOT longer than five years since you touched it with paint. Maybe you were painting someone else's house? Climbing a ladder and painting outside in Crocs? Are you really that stupid, Kevin? If you look on Facebook under "stupid," there's a photo of iLoogy giving a reacharound to his buddy, JustSnot. And another lie by Harry the liar. |
Soliciting tourist advice for Key West
On 5/15/2012 12:05 PM, North Star wrote:
On May 15, 10:30 am, wrote: In article0c2541bb-f374-462c-929b-695e48f331f8 @t42g2000yqd.googlegroups.com, says... On May 11, 8:19 am, wrote: On 5/11/2012 1:03 AM, wrote: On Thu, 10 May 2012 22:03:14 -0500, wrote: On 5/10/2012 8:15 PM, wrote: On Thu, 10 May 2012 19:20:09 -0500, wrote: Anyone have any favorite to do's to share re Key West and the surrounding area. We will not be arriving on a boat. A lot depends on how long you are going to be there. What kind of "boat"? Like Wayne says, the cruise ships are only there in the day time. Key West comes alive at sundown, starting at Mallory Square where street performers do just about anything you can think of for tips. Then you have the walk up Duval street. Take the shortcut through the market, go by Captain Tony's if just so you can sing the song. The song? Last Mango in Paris? That would be the one. They even have the lyric on the bathroom wall. Then cut through the Hog's Breath, get a beer and wave to us on the web cam and then out on Duval. Sloppy Joe's is across the street. The party really starts there and goes about a mile up Duval. They started cracking down on drinking on the street but it is not absolutely a rule. Sometimes the best place to listen to the music is on a bench outside. They do get loud. If you are there for a few days, there is a nice beach down past the Truman house. (grilles tables etc) It is not a horrible walk from Duval Street. They do rent those GEM electric cars. It is man made from the dredging when they were digging the harbor and really one of the few beaches in the Keys. Most of the time you are walking on coral rock until you are in the water. Some hotels and resorts have made little patches of beach but this is a nice sized one. The water there is unbelievable if you have never been in the Caribbean. A snorkeling trip or diving if you have a card is worth doing. The best dive is actually about 35 miles up the Keys at Looe Key Marine Sanctuary (Big Pine Key). That is a protected reef in shallow enough water so snorkeling is reasonable. It is better than Pennekamp in my opinion. Of course there is some pretty good fishing once you get away from downtown Key West. My wife is a non swimmer and I am not a good swimmer so we will be snorkleing in shallow water, most likely at Bahia Honda or near our camp. Do you recommend water shoes for protection? If so what brand/style? I've been trying to wear out a pair of original style Crocks for at least 5 years now. i use 'em as slippers around the house, as boat shoes and beach shoes. I even walk the dog in them sometimes. Wish I could wear them out.. they've never looked the same since I splashed oil based paint all over them while spinning a paint roller clean. http://www.crocs.ca/mens-crocs-footw...,en_CA,sc.html I think you have the 5 years wrong. By looking at the picture of your house it's been a LOT longer than five years since you touched it with paint. Maybe you were painting someone else's house? Climbing a ladder and painting outside in Crocs? Are you really that stupid, Kevin? You wear Crocks! LOL!!! |
Soliciting tourist advice for Key West
On May 15, 1:42*pm, iBoaterer wrote:
In article f420e264-c078-4510-8960- , says... On May 15, 10:30*am, iBoaterer wrote: In article 0c2541bb-f374-462c-929b-695e48f331f8 @t42g2000yqd.googlegroups.com, says... On May 11, 8:19*am, Oscar wrote: On 5/11/2012 1:03 AM, wrote: On Thu, 10 May 2012 22:03:14 -0500, *wrote: On 5/10/2012 8:15 PM, wrote: On Thu, 10 May 2012 19:20:09 -0500, * wrote: Anyone have any favorite to do's to share re Key West and the surrounding area. We will not be arriving on a boat. A lot depends on how long you are going to be there. What kind of "boat"? Like Wayne says, the cruise ships are only there in the day time. Key West comes alive at sundown, starting at Mallory Square where street performers do just about anything you can think of for tips. Then you have the walk up Duval street. Take the shortcut through the market, go by Captain Tony's if just so you can sing the song.. The song? Last Mango in Paris? That would be the one. They even have the lyric on the bathroom wall. Then cut *through the Hog's Breath, get a beer and wave to us on the web cam and then out on Duval. Sloppy Joe's is across the street. The party really starts there and goes about a mile up Duval. They started cracking down on drinking on the street but it is not absolutely a rule. Sometimes the best place to listen to the music is on a bench outside. They do get loud. If you are there for a few days, there is a nice beach down past the Truman house. (grilles tables etc) It is not a horrible walk from Duval Street. They do rent those GEM electric cars. It is man made from the dredging when they were digging the harbor and really one of the few beaches in the Keys. Most of the time you are walking on coral rock until you are in the water. Some hotels and resorts have made little patches of beach but this is a nice sized one. The water there is unbelievable if you have never been in the Caribbean. A snorkeling trip or diving if you have a card is worth doing. The best dive is actually about 35 miles up the Keys at Looe Key Marine Sanctuary (Big Pine Key). That is a protected reef in shallow enough water so snorkeling is reasonable. It is better than Pennekamp in my opinion. Of course there is some pretty good fishing once you get away from downtown Key West. My wife is a non swimmer and I am not a good swimmer so we will be snorkleing in shallow water, most likely at Bahia Honda or near our camp. Do you recommend water shoes for protection? If so what brand/style? I've been trying to wear out a pair of original style Crocks for at least 5 years now. i use 'em as slippers around the house, as boat shoes and beach shoes. I even walk the dog in them sometimes. * Wish I could wear them out.. they've never looked the same since I splashed oil based paint all over them while spinning a paint roller clean. http://www.crocs.ca/mens-crocs-footw...,en_CA,sc.html I think you have the 5 years wrong. By looking at the picture of your house it's been a LOT longer than five years since you touched it with paint. Maybe you were painting someone else's house? Climbing a ladder and painting outside in Crocs? Are you really that stupid, Kevin? There you go again!!!! You got your ass handed to you because it was shown over and over that I'm not someone named Kevin, but you are too stupid to quit! And what's so stupid about painting outside in Crocs? If you can't figure out why climbing a ladder in Crocs might be dangerous, you're way beyond any help I can offer, Kevin. |
Soliciting tourist advice for Key West
On May 15, 2:31*pm, JustWait wrote:
On 5/15/2012 12:05 PM, North Star wrote: On May 15, 10:30 am, *wrote: In article0c2541bb-f374-462c-929b-695e48f331f8 @t42g2000yqd.googlegroups.com, says... On May 11, 8:19 am, *wrote: On 5/11/2012 1:03 AM, wrote: On Thu, 10 May 2012 22:03:14 -0500, * *wrote: On 5/10/2012 8:15 PM, wrote: On Thu, 10 May 2012 19:20:09 -0500, * * wrote: Anyone have any favorite to do's to share re Key West and the surrounding area. We will not be arriving on a boat. A lot depends on how long you are going to be there. What kind of "boat"? Like Wayne says, the cruise ships are only there in the day time. Key West comes alive at sundown, starting at Mallory Square where street performers do just about anything you can think of for tips. Then you have the walk up Duval street. Take the shortcut through the market, go by Captain Tony's if just so you can sing the song. The song? Last Mango in Paris? That would be the one. They even have the lyric on the bathroom wall. Then cut *through the Hog's Breath, get a beer and wave to us on the web cam and then out on Duval. Sloppy Joe's is across the street. The party really starts there and goes about a mile up Duval. They started cracking down on drinking on the street but it is not absolutely a rule. Sometimes the best place to listen to the music is on a bench outside. They do get loud. If you are there for a few days, there is a nice beach down past the Truman house. (grilles tables etc) It is not a horrible walk from Duval Street. They do rent those GEM electric cars. It is man made from the dredging when they were digging the harbor and really one of the few beaches in the Keys. Most of the time you are walking on coral rock until you are in the water. Some hotels and resorts have made little patches of beach but this is a nice sized one. The water there is unbelievable if you have never been in the Caribbean. A snorkeling trip or diving if you have a card is worth doing. The best dive is actually about 35 miles up the Keys at Looe Key Marine Sanctuary (Big Pine Key). That is a protected reef in shallow enough water so snorkeling is reasonable. It is better than Pennekamp in my opinion. Of course there is some pretty good fishing once you get away from downtown Key West. My wife is a non swimmer and I am not a good swimmer so we will be snorkleing in shallow water, most likely at Bahia Honda or near our camp. Do you recommend water shoes for protection? If so what brand/style? I've been trying to wear out a pair of original style Crocks for at least 5 years now. i use 'em as slippers around the house, as boat shoes and beach shoes.. I even walk the dog in them sometimes. * Wish I could wear them out... they've never looked the same since I splashed oil based paint all over them while spinning a paint roller clean. http://www.crocs.ca/mens-crocs-footw...,en_CA,sc.html I think you have the 5 years wrong. By looking at the picture of your house it's been a LOT longer than five years since you touched it with paint. Maybe you were painting someone else's house? Climbing a ladder and painting outside in Crocs? Are you really that stupid, Kevin? You wear Crocks! LOL!!! You got a problem with that, Girlieman? |
Soliciting tourist advice for Key West
On 5/15/12 2:35 PM, North Star wrote:
On May 15, 2:31 pm, wrote: On 5/15/2012 12:05 PM, North Star wrote: On May 15, 10:30 am, wrote: In article0c2541bb-f374-462c-929b-695e48f331f8 @t42g2000yqd.googlegroups.com, says... On May 11, 8:19 am, wrote: On 5/11/2012 1:03 AM, wrote: On Thu, 10 May 2012 22:03:14 -0500, wrote: On 5/10/2012 8:15 PM, wrote: On Thu, 10 May 2012 19:20:09 -0500, wrote: Anyone have any favorite to do's to share re Key West and the surrounding area. We will not be arriving on a boat. A lot depends on how long you are going to be there. What kind of "boat"? Like Wayne says, the cruise ships are only there in the day time. Key West comes alive at sundown, starting at Mallory Square where street performers do just about anything you can think of for tips. Then you have the walk up Duval street. Take the shortcut through the market, go by Captain Tony's if just so you can sing the song. The song? Last Mango in Paris? That would be the one. They even have the lyric on the bathroom wall. Then cut through the Hog's Breath, get a beer and wave to us on the web cam and then out on Duval. Sloppy Joe's is across the street. The party really starts there and goes about a mile up Duval. They started cracking down on drinking on the street but it is not absolutely a rule. Sometimes the best place to listen to the music is on a bench outside. They do get loud. If you are there for a few days, there is a nice beach down past the Truman house. (grilles tables etc) It is not a horrible walk from Duval Street. They do rent those GEM electric cars. It is man made from the dredging when they were digging the harbor and really one of the few beaches in the Keys. Most of the time you are walking on coral rock until you are in the water. Some hotels and resorts have made little patches of beach but this is a nice sized one. The water there is unbelievable if you have never been in the Caribbean. A snorkeling trip or diving if you have a card is worth doing. The best dive is actually about 35 miles up the Keys at Looe Key Marine Sanctuary (Big Pine Key). That is a protected reef in shallow enough water so snorkeling is reasonable. It is better than Pennekamp in my opinion. Of course there is some pretty good fishing once you get away from downtown Key West. My wife is a non swimmer and I am not a good swimmer so we will be snorkleing in shallow water, most likely at Bahia Honda or near our camp. Do you recommend water shoes for protection? If so what brand/style? I've been trying to wear out a pair of original style Crocks for at least 5 years now. i use 'em as slippers around the house, as boat shoes and beach shoes. I even walk the dog in them sometimes. Wish I could wear them out.. they've never looked the same since I splashed oil based paint all over them while spinning a paint roller clean. http://www.crocs.ca/mens-crocs-footw...,en_CA,sc.html I think you have the 5 years wrong. By looking at the picture of your house it's been a LOT longer than five years since you touched it with paint. Maybe you were painting someone else's house? Climbing a ladder and painting outside in Crocs? Are you really that stupid, Kevin? You wear Crocks! LOL!!! You got a problem with that, Girlieman? JustSnot can't afford a pair of crocs. |
Soliciting tourist advice for Key West
In article 9f4335a4-95a1-47ab-98e5-
, says... On May 15, 1:42*pm, iBoaterer wrote: In article f420e264-c078-4510-8960- , says... On May 15, 10:30*am, iBoaterer wrote: In article 0c2541bb-f374-462c-929b-695e48f331f8 @t42g2000yqd.googlegroups.com, says... On May 11, 8:19*am, Oscar wrote: On 5/11/2012 1:03 AM, wrote: On Thu, 10 May 2012 22:03:14 -0500, *wrote: On 5/10/2012 8:15 PM, wrote: On Thu, 10 May 2012 19:20:09 -0500, * wrote: Anyone have any favorite to do's to share re Key West and the surrounding area. We will not be arriving on a boat. A lot depends on how long you are going to be there. What kind of "boat"? Like Wayne says, the cruise ships are only there in the day time. Key West comes alive at sundown, starting at Mallory Square where street performers do just about anything you can think of for tips. Then you have the walk up Duval street. Take the shortcut through the market, go by Captain Tony's if just so you can sing the song. The song? Last Mango in Paris? That would be the one. They even have the lyric on the bathroom wall. Then cut *through the Hog's Breath, get a beer and wave to us on the web cam and then out on Duval. Sloppy Joe's is across the street. The party really starts there and goes about a mile up Duval. They started cracking down on drinking on the street but it is not absolutely a rule. Sometimes the best place to listen to the music is on a bench outside. They do get loud. If you are there for a few days, there is a nice beach down past the Truman house. (grilles tables etc) It is not a horrible walk from Duval Street. They do rent those GEM electric cars. It is man made from the dredging when they were digging the harbor and really one of the few beaches in the Keys. Most of the time you are walking on coral rock until you are in the water. Some hotels and resorts have made little patches of beach but this is a nice sized one. The water there is unbelievable if you have never been in the Caribbean. A snorkeling trip or diving if you have a card is worth doing. The best dive is actually about 35 miles up the Keys at Looe Key Marine Sanctuary (Big Pine Key). That is a protected reef in shallow enough water so snorkeling is reasonable. It is better than Pennekamp in my opinion. Of course there is some pretty good fishing once you get away from downtown Key West. My wife is a non swimmer and I am not a good swimmer so we will be snorkleing in shallow water, most likely at Bahia Honda or near our camp. Do you recommend water shoes for protection? If so what brand/style? I've been trying to wear out a pair of original style Crocks for at least 5 years now. i use 'em as slippers around the house, as boat shoes and beach shoes. I even walk the dog in them sometimes. * Wish I could wear them out.. they've never looked the same since I splashed oil based paint all over them while spinning a paint roller clean. http://www.crocs.ca/mens-crocs-footw...,en_CA,sc.html I think you have the 5 years wrong. By looking at the picture of your house it's been a LOT longer than five years since you touched it with paint. Maybe you were painting someone else's house? Climbing a ladder and painting outside in Crocs? Are you really that stupid, Kevin? There you go again!!!! You got your ass handed to you because it was shown over and over that I'm not someone named Kevin, but you are too stupid to quit! And what's so stupid about painting outside in Crocs? If you can't figure out why climbing a ladder in Crocs might be dangerous, you're way beyond any help I can offer, Kevin. Well, dummy, climbing a ladder wearing any type of shoe is dangerous. |
Soliciting tourist advice for Key West
On 5/15/2012 2:35 PM, North Star wrote:
On May 15, 2:31 pm, wrote: On 5/15/2012 12:05 PM, North Star wrote: On May 15, 10:30 am, wrote: In article0c2541bb-f374-462c-929b-695e48f331f8 @t42g2000yqd.googlegroups.com, says... On May 11, 8:19 am, wrote: On 5/11/2012 1:03 AM, wrote: On Thu, 10 May 2012 22:03:14 -0500, wrote: On 5/10/2012 8:15 PM, wrote: On Thu, 10 May 2012 19:20:09 -0500, wrote: Anyone have any favorite to do's to share re Key West and the surrounding area. We will not be arriving on a boat. A lot depends on how long you are going to be there. What kind of "boat"? Like Wayne says, the cruise ships are only there in the day time. Key West comes alive at sundown, starting at Mallory Square where street performers do just about anything you can think of for tips. Then you have the walk up Duval street. Take the shortcut through the market, go by Captain Tony's if just so you can sing the song. The song? Last Mango in Paris? That would be the one. They even have the lyric on the bathroom wall. Then cut through the Hog's Breath, get a beer and wave to us on the web cam and then out on Duval. Sloppy Joe's is across the street. The party really starts there and goes about a mile up Duval. They started cracking down on drinking on the street but it is not absolutely a rule. Sometimes the best place to listen to the music is on a bench outside. They do get loud. If you are there for a few days, there is a nice beach down past the Truman house. (grilles tables etc) It is not a horrible walk from Duval Street. They do rent those GEM electric cars. It is man made from the dredging when they were digging the harbor and really one of the few beaches in the Keys. Most of the time you are walking on coral rock until you are in the water. Some hotels and resorts have made little patches of beach but this is a nice sized one. The water there is unbelievable if you have never been in the Caribbean. A snorkeling trip or diving if you have a card is worth doing. The best dive is actually about 35 miles up the Keys at Looe Key Marine Sanctuary (Big Pine Key). That is a protected reef in shallow enough water so snorkeling is reasonable. It is better than Pennekamp in my opinion. Of course there is some pretty good fishing once you get away from downtown Key West. My wife is a non swimmer and I am not a good swimmer so we will be snorkleing in shallow water, most likely at Bahia Honda or near our camp. Do you recommend water shoes for protection? If so what brand/style? I've been trying to wear out a pair of original style Crocks for at least 5 years now. i use 'em as slippers around the house, as boat shoes and beach shoes. I even walk the dog in them sometimes. Wish I could wear them out.. they've never looked the same since I splashed oil based paint all over them while spinning a paint roller clean. http://www.crocs.ca/mens-crocs-footw...,en_CA,sc.html I think you have the 5 years wrong. By looking at the picture of your house it's been a LOT longer than five years since you touched it with paint. Maybe you were painting someone else's house? Climbing a ladder and painting outside in Crocs? Are you really that stupid, Kevin? You wear Crocks! LOL!!! You got a problem with that, Girlieman? Yeah, I think you are a pussy... I got a good laugh thinking of your fat, bald, bowlegged ass standing there with your plaid shirt half untucked, a yellow fedora, black socks, crocks, suckin' down a chili dog..... LOL! |
Soliciting tourist advice for Key West
On May 15, 4:10*pm, JustWait wrote:
On 5/15/2012 2:35 PM, North Star wrote: On May 15, 2:31 pm, *wrote: On 5/15/2012 12:05 PM, North Star wrote: On May 15, 10:30 am, * *wrote: In article0c2541bb-f374-462c-929b-695e48f331f8 @t42g2000yqd.googlegroups.com, says... On May 11, 8:19 am, * *wrote: On 5/11/2012 1:03 AM, wrote: On Thu, 10 May 2012 22:03:14 -0500, * * *wrote: On 5/10/2012 8:15 PM, wrote: On Thu, 10 May 2012 19:20:09 -0500, * * * wrote: Anyone have any favorite to do's to share re Key West and the surrounding area. We will not be arriving on a boat. A lot depends on how long you are going to be there. What kind of "boat"? Like Wayne says, the cruise ships are only there in the day time. Key West comes alive at sundown, starting at Mallory Square where street performers do just about anything you can think of for tips. Then you have the walk up Duval street. Take the shortcut through the market, go by Captain Tony's if just so you can sing the song. The song? Last Mango in Paris? That would be the one. They even have the lyric on the bathroom wall. Then cut *through the Hog's Breath, get a beer and wave to us on the web cam and then out on Duval. Sloppy Joe's is across the street. The party really starts there and goes about a mile up Duval. They started cracking down on drinking on the street but it is not absolutely a rule. Sometimes the best place to listen to the music is on a bench outside. They do get loud. If you are there for a few days, there is a nice beach down past the Truman house. (grilles tables etc) It is not a horrible walk from Duval Street. They do rent those GEM electric cars. It is man made from the dredging when they were digging the harbor and really one of the few beaches in the Keys. Most of the time you are walking on coral rock until you are in the water. Some hotels and resorts have made little patches of beach but this is a nice sized one. The water there is unbelievable if you have never been in the Caribbean. A snorkeling trip or diving if you have a card is worth doing. The best dive is actually about 35 miles up the Keys at Looe Key Marine Sanctuary (Big Pine Key). That is a protected reef in shallow enough water so snorkeling is reasonable. It is better than Pennekamp in my opinion. Of course there is some pretty good fishing once you get away from downtown Key West. My wife is a non swimmer and I am not a good swimmer so we will be snorkleing in shallow water, most likely at Bahia Honda or near our camp. Do you recommend water shoes for protection? If so what brand/style? I've been trying to wear out a pair of original style Crocks for at least 5 years now. i use 'em as slippers around the house, as boat shoes and beach shoes. I even walk the dog in them sometimes. * Wish I could wear them out.. they've never looked the same since I splashed oil based paint all over them while spinning a paint roller clean. http://www.crocs.ca/mens-crocs-footw...,en_CA,sc.html I think you have the 5 years wrong. By looking at the picture of your house it's been a LOT longer than five years since you touched it with paint. Maybe you were painting someone else's house? Climbing a ladder and painting outside in Crocs? Are you really that stupid, Kevin? You wear Crocks! LOL!!! You got a problem with that, Girlieman? Yeah, I think you are a pussy... I got a good laugh thinking of your fat, bald, bowlegged ass standing there with your plaid shirt half untucked, a yellow fedora, black socks, crocks, suckin' down a chili dog..... LOL! You've got quite the imagination, little man. |
Soliciting tourist advice for Key West
On 5/15/12 3:10 PM, JustWait wrote:
On 5/15/2012 2:35 PM, North Star wrote: On May 15, 2:31 pm, wrote: On 5/15/2012 12:05 PM, North Star wrote: On May 15, 10:30 am, wrote: In article0c2541bb-f374-462c-929b-695e48f331f8 @t42g2000yqd.googlegroups.com, says... On May 11, 8:19 am, wrote: On 5/11/2012 1:03 AM, wrote: On Thu, 10 May 2012 22:03:14 -0500, wrote: On 5/10/2012 8:15 PM, wrote: On Thu, 10 May 2012 19:20:09 -0500, wrote: Anyone have any favorite to do's to share re Key West and the surrounding area. We will not be arriving on a boat. A lot depends on how long you are going to be there. What kind of "boat"? Like Wayne says, the cruise ships are only there in the day time. Key West comes alive at sundown, starting at Mallory Square where street performers do just about anything you can think of for tips. Then you have the walk up Duval street. Take the shortcut through the market, go by Captain Tony's if just so you can sing the song. The song? Last Mango in Paris? That would be the one. They even have the lyric on the bathroom wall. Then cut through the Hog's Breath, get a beer and wave to us on the web cam and then out on Duval. Sloppy Joe's is across the street. The party really starts there and goes about a mile up Duval. They started cracking down on drinking on the street but it is not absolutely a rule. Sometimes the best place to listen to the music is on a bench outside. They do get loud. If you are there for a few days, there is a nice beach down past the Truman house. (grilles tables etc) It is not a horrible walk from Duval Street. They do rent those GEM electric cars. It is man made from the dredging when they were digging the harbor and really one of the few beaches in the Keys. Most of the time you are walking on coral rock until you are in the water. Some hotels and resorts have made little patches of beach but this is a nice sized one. The water there is unbelievable if you have never been in the Caribbean. A snorkeling trip or diving if you have a card is worth doing. The best dive is actually about 35 miles up the Keys at Looe Key Marine Sanctuary (Big Pine Key). That is a protected reef in shallow enough water so snorkeling is reasonable. It is better than Pennekamp in my opinion. Of course there is some pretty good fishing once you get away from downtown Key West. My wife is a non swimmer and I am not a good swimmer so we will be snorkleing in shallow water, most likely at Bahia Honda or near our camp. Do you recommend water shoes for protection? If so what brand/style? I've been trying to wear out a pair of original style Crocks for at least 5 years now. i use 'em as slippers around the house, as boat shoes and beach shoes. I even walk the dog in them sometimes. Wish I could wear them out.. they've never looked the same since I splashed oil based paint all over them while spinning a paint roller clean. http://www.crocs.ca/mens-crocs-footw...,en_CA,sc.html I think you have the 5 years wrong. By looking at the picture of your house it's been a LOT longer than five years since you touched it with paint. Maybe you were painting someone else's house? Climbing a ladder and painting outside in Crocs? Are you really that stupid, Kevin? You wear Crocks! LOL!!! You got a problem with that, Girlieman? Yeah, I think you are a pussy... I got a good laugh thinking of your fat, bald, bowlegged ass standing there with your plaid shirt half untucked, a yellow fedora, black socks, crocks, suckin' down a chili dog..... LOL! If he was eating a chili dog, he probably bought it himself with either a paycheck or a pension check, neither of which you could do. |
Soliciting tourist advice for Key West
On 5/15/2012 3:10 PM, JustWait wrote:
On 5/15/2012 2:35 PM, North Star wrote: On May 15, 2:31 pm, wrote: On 5/15/2012 12:05 PM, North Star wrote: On May 15, 10:30 am, wrote: In article0c2541bb-f374-462c-929b-695e48f331f8 @t42g2000yqd.googlegroups.com, says... On May 11, 8:19 am, wrote: On 5/11/2012 1:03 AM, wrote: On Thu, 10 May 2012 22:03:14 -0500, wrote: On 5/10/2012 8:15 PM, wrote: On Thu, 10 May 2012 19:20:09 -0500, wrote: Anyone have any favorite to do's to share re Key West and the surrounding area. We will not be arriving on a boat. A lot depends on how long you are going to be there. What kind of "boat"? Like Wayne says, the cruise ships are only there in the day time. Key West comes alive at sundown, starting at Mallory Square where street performers do just about anything you can think of for tips. Then you have the walk up Duval street. Take the shortcut through the market, go by Captain Tony's if just so you can sing the song. The song? Last Mango in Paris? That would be the one. They even have the lyric on the bathroom wall. Then cut through the Hog's Breath, get a beer and wave to us on the web cam and then out on Duval. Sloppy Joe's is across the street. The party really starts there and goes about a mile up Duval. They started cracking down on drinking on the street but it is not absolutely a rule. Sometimes the best place to listen to the music is on a bench outside. They do get loud. If you are there for a few days, there is a nice beach down past the Truman house. (grilles tables etc) It is not a horrible walk from Duval Street. They do rent those GEM electric cars. It is man made from the dredging when they were digging the harbor and really one of the few beaches in the Keys. Most of the time you are walking on coral rock until you are in the water. Some hotels and resorts have made little patches of beach but this is a nice sized one. The water there is unbelievable if you have never been in the Caribbean. A snorkeling trip or diving if you have a card is worth doing. The best dive is actually about 35 miles up the Keys at Looe Key Marine Sanctuary (Big Pine Key). That is a protected reef in shallow enough water so snorkeling is reasonable. It is better than Pennekamp in my opinion. Of course there is some pretty good fishing once you get away from downtown Key West. My wife is a non swimmer and I am not a good swimmer so we will be snorkleing in shallow water, most likely at Bahia Honda or near our camp. Do you recommend water shoes for protection? If so what brand/style? I've been trying to wear out a pair of original style Crocks for at least 5 years now. i use 'em as slippers around the house, as boat shoes and beach shoes. I even walk the dog in them sometimes. Wish I could wear them out.. they've never looked the same since I splashed oil based paint all over them while spinning a paint roller clean. http://www.crocs.ca/mens-crocs-footw...,en_CA,sc.html I think you have the 5 years wrong. By looking at the picture of your house it's been a LOT longer than five years since you touched it with paint. Maybe you were painting someone else's house? Climbing a ladder and painting outside in Crocs? Are you really that stupid, Kevin? You wear Crocks! LOL!!! You got a problem with that, Girlieman? Yeah, I think you are a pussy... I got a good laugh thinking of your fat, bald, bowlegged ass standing there with your plaid shirt half untucked, a yellow fedora, black socks, crocks, suckin' down a chili dog..... LOL! You don't need to make **** up about him. He's goofy enough in real life. |
Soliciting tourist advice for Key West
In article , dump-on-
says... On 5/15/12 3:10 PM, JustWait wrote: On 5/15/2012 2:35 PM, North Star wrote: On May 15, 2:31 pm, wrote: On 5/15/2012 12:05 PM, North Star wrote: On May 15, 10:30 am, wrote: In article0c2541bb-f374-462c-929b-695e48f331f8 @t42g2000yqd.googlegroups.com, says... On May 11, 8:19 am, wrote: On 5/11/2012 1:03 AM, wrote: On Thu, 10 May 2012 22:03:14 -0500, wrote: On 5/10/2012 8:15 PM, wrote: On Thu, 10 May 2012 19:20:09 -0500, wrote: Anyone have any favorite to do's to share re Key West and the surrounding area. We will not be arriving on a boat. A lot depends on how long you are going to be there. What kind of "boat"? Like Wayne says, the cruise ships are only there in the day time. Key West comes alive at sundown, starting at Mallory Square where street performers do just about anything you can think of for tips. Then you have the walk up Duval street. Take the shortcut through the market, go by Captain Tony's if just so you can sing the song. The song? Last Mango in Paris? That would be the one. They even have the lyric on the bathroom wall. Then cut through the Hog's Breath, get a beer and wave to us on the web cam and then out on Duval. Sloppy Joe's is across the street. The party really starts there and goes about a mile up Duval. They started cracking down on drinking on the street but it is not absolutely a rule. Sometimes the best place to listen to the music is on a bench outside. They do get loud. If you are there for a few days, there is a nice beach down past the Truman house. (grilles tables etc) It is not a horrible walk from Duval Street. They do rent those GEM electric cars. It is man made from the dredging when they were digging the harbor and really one of the few beaches in the Keys. Most of the time you are walking on coral rock until you are in the water. Some hotels and resorts have made little patches of beach but this is a nice sized one. The water there is unbelievable if you have never been in the Caribbean. A snorkeling trip or diving if you have a card is worth doing. The best dive is actually about 35 miles up the Keys at Looe Key Marine Sanctuary (Big Pine Key). That is a protected reef in shallow enough water so snorkeling is reasonable. It is better than Pennekamp in my opinion. Of course there is some pretty good fishing once you get away from downtown Key West. My wife is a non swimmer and I am not a good swimmer so we will be snorkleing in shallow water, most likely at Bahia Honda or near our camp. Do you recommend water shoes for protection? If so what brand/style? I've been trying to wear out a pair of original style Crocks for at least 5 years now. i use 'em as slippers around the house, as boat shoes and beach shoes. I even walk the dog in them sometimes. Wish I could wear them out.. they've never looked the same since I splashed oil based paint all over them while spinning a paint roller clean. http://www.crocs.ca/mens-crocs-footw...,en_CA,sc.html I think you have the 5 years wrong. By looking at the picture of your house it's been a LOT longer than five years since you touched it with paint. Maybe you were painting someone else's house? Climbing a ladder and painting outside in Crocs? Are you really that stupid, Kevin? You wear Crocks! LOL!!! You got a problem with that, Girlieman? Yeah, I think you are a pussy... I got a good laugh thinking of your fat, bald, bowlegged ass standing there with your plaid shirt half untucked, a yellow fedora, black socks, crocks, suckin' down a chili dog..... LOL! If he was eating a chili dog, he probably bought it himself with either a paycheck or a pension check, neither of which you could do. Would that be better than buying said chili dog with dividends from investments? |
Soliciting tourist advice for Key West
On 5/16/2012 8:38 AM, iBoaterer wrote:
In , dump-on- says... On 5/15/12 3:10 PM, JustWait wrote: On 5/15/2012 2:35 PM, North Star wrote: On May 15, 2:31 pm, wrote: On 5/15/2012 12:05 PM, North Star wrote: On May 15, 10:30 am, wrote: In article0c2541bb-f374-462c-929b-695e48f331f8 @t42g2000yqd.googlegroups.com, says... On May 11, 8:19 am, wrote: On 5/11/2012 1:03 AM, wrote: On Thu, 10 May 2012 22:03:14 -0500, wrote: On 5/10/2012 8:15 PM, wrote: On Thu, 10 May 2012 19:20:09 -0500, wrote: Anyone have any favorite to do's to share re Key West and the surrounding area. We will not be arriving on a boat. A lot depends on how long you are going to be there. What kind of "boat"? Like Wayne says, the cruise ships are only there in the day time. Key West comes alive at sundown, starting at Mallory Square where street performers do just about anything you can think of for tips. Then you have the walk up Duval street. Take the shortcut through the market, go by Captain Tony's if just so you can sing the song. The song? Last Mango in Paris? That would be the one. They even have the lyric on the bathroom wall. Then cut through the Hog's Breath, get a beer and wave to us on the web cam and then out on Duval. Sloppy Joe's is across the street. The party really starts there and goes about a mile up Duval. They started cracking down on drinking on the street but it is not absolutely a rule. Sometimes the best place to listen to the music is on a bench outside. They do get loud. If you are there for a few days, there is a nice beach down past the Truman house. (grilles tables etc) It is not a horrible walk from Duval Street. They do rent those GEM electric cars. It is man made from the dredging when they were digging the harbor and really one of the few beaches in the Keys. Most of the time you are walking on coral rock until you are in the water. Some hotels and resorts have made little patches of beach but this is a nice sized one. The water there is unbelievable if you have never been in the Caribbean. A snorkeling trip or diving if you have a card is worth doing. The best dive is actually about 35 miles up the Keys at Looe Key Marine Sanctuary (Big Pine Key). That is a protected reef in shallow enough water so snorkeling is reasonable. It is better than Pennekamp in my opinion. Of course there is some pretty good fishing once you get away from downtown Key West. My wife is a non swimmer and I am not a good swimmer so we will be snorkleing in shallow water, most likely at Bahia Honda or near our camp. Do you recommend water shoes for protection? If so what brand/style? I've been trying to wear out a pair of original style Crocks for at least 5 years now. i use 'em as slippers around the house, as boat shoes and beach shoes. I even walk the dog in them sometimes. Wish I could wear them out.. they've never looked the same since I splashed oil based paint all over them while spinning a paint roller clean. http://www.crocs.ca/mens-crocs-footw...,en_CA,sc.html I think you have the 5 years wrong. By looking at the picture of your house it's been a LOT longer than five years since you touched it with paint. Maybe you were painting someone else's house? Climbing a ladder and painting outside in Crocs? Are you really that stupid, Kevin? You wear Crocks! LOL!!! You got a problem with that, Girlieman? Yeah, I think you are a pussy... I got a good laugh thinking of your fat, bald, bowlegged ass standing there with your plaid shirt half untucked, a yellow fedora, black socks, crocks, suckin' down a chili dog..... LOL! If he was eating a chili dog, he probably bought it himself with either a paycheck or a pension check, neither of which you could do. Would that be better than buying said chili dog with dividends from investments? How would you outfit an inflatable for gunk-holeing around the islands? |
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