Laundry day!

Kelly and Jen went to the laundry mat across from the marina. They were able to wash all the bedding, and Jen washed all of her dirty clothes. The worst part about washing the bedding is having to re-make the bedsoice its all clean. Especially the v-birth. It’s a jungle gym down there, and the beds are not the traditional shape so there is a lot of extra bedding at the bottom. It usually takes about 20 minutes to re-make the v-birth, including the mattress pad, fitted sheet, flat sheet, blanket, and quilt.

Jen made white chocolate chip raspberry brownies… they were amazing!

Jen spent the day out on the water. She go to go snorkeling, it was lots of fun!

Mike worked, and Kelly did some trip planning. We are trying to decide out path headed up the east coast. The debate now is if we are going to do the loop this year or take our time and spend the whole summer exploring the east coast, and then come back to Marathon for the winter and then finish the loop next year.

Jen spent the day at the pool reading and working on the blog.

Dinner at Kings Fisheries tonight, it was very yummy.

Today was the day… hair cuts for all. Except for Mike, he has to work. I think he is excited to have a day without his 3 lovely furry assistances.

Kelly, Jen, Harley, Teddy, and Bonnie got in the car and drove 2.5 hours to get to Miami. The dogs appointment was at 9:00am at Hachi, which meant we had to leave at 6:30am to get there in time. Harley was very confused on why we were getting up so early. He likes to sleep in… as do the rest of us.

The drive wasn’t too bad, and we made it without getting into too much traffic. We dropped the dogs off at the groomers, and walked next door to the Orgullo Colombiano bakery to get some breakfast. It was amazing! We had the best breakfast empanadas, and a few other things were not too sure what they were. They lady who worked there said it was yummy and that we would like it, so we decided to try it and she was so right. We loved it!

Then we headed to U Beauty Bar to get our hair done. They had tv’s with runway shows, it was fun to watch and see the dresses. It was hard to trying keep our thoughts to ourselves. Our hairstylists did a great job and we were super happy with how our hair looked leaving the salon.

We went and picked up the dogs, groomer said all 3 dogs did great! They all looked so so cute! They did a really nice job over there. Dogs were happy to be back in the car, I think they know after they get haircuts that they look cute.

We left Miami around 3:30 and raced back to Faro Blanco to make it to docktails. Because today is 2/2/22 on Tuesday, docktails tonight was “T” themed. Everyone brought food and drinks that started with the letter “T”. Since Jen was out, it was up to Mike to cook. He made teriyaki chicken skewers, they were fantastic. He had made the sauce the night before from scratch. It made the boat smell yummy. They were a big hit with our friends here at the marina. We got to have quite a bit of yummy food that night.

After docktails we headed back to the boat and watched Game of Thrones. After a long day the dogs were very sleepy as were we. We headed to bed kinda early.

Mike worked.

Jen went to the pool and worked on website stuff.

Teddy got ti go with us tot docktails, and he loved it!

After docktails, Mike and Kelly went to Publix.

Teddy and Bonnie got to have a sleepover with Jen and Harley.

Spent another day in Key West.

We went back to Lucy’s to listen to Dallas sign again… Does this make us groupies? lol

Dallas had us dancing in the street today. He sang the song “Dancing in the Street”, I’ll put a link below since I don’t have video of him because I was too busy dancing to take one. He saw us and recognized us from yesterday and remembered our names, which was really cool 🙂 We will definitely be back to see him when Michael (our 4th crew mate) comes and visits us during his Spring Break.

Afterwards we went to the Half Shell Raw Bar and had oysters. They were just okay, we have had better since being on the loop.

We went to the world famous Kermits to get Key Lime Pie. It’s supposed to be the best in all the Florida. It was very good, but the best Key Lime Pie in Florida according to us is at Dewy Destin’s.

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Happy Saturday!

Today we drove south and went to Key West.

We went to West Marine first… why did we do this? Because we always go to West Marine. Do we need something from there, probably not. Did we need to go anyway, absolutely!

Then we headed downtown and went to Sloppy Joe’s. Highly recommend! Our waiter Lou, was super friendly and got our drinks and food out fast. He gave a few tips on other places to eat and drink while down in the Keys. We had the Sloppy Joe fries… so so yummy!

Afterwards we went to the Papa’s Pilar Distillery and got to sample some rum. Our bar tender Mo was super funny and perfect. He educated us on the rum and Ernest Hemmingway. Ernest Hemmingway gave himself the nickname ‘Papa’ and if you were friends with Hemmingway, thats what you called him. And if you were friends with Hemmingway, he gave you a nickname as well. Which he gave his 3rd wife the nickname ‘Pilar’. Which in later years is what he named his rum company. We bought a bottle of rum to enjoy back on the boat.

Next stop was Lucy’s Retired Surfers Bar and Grill. We didn’t intend on going there but Dallas caught our eye… or should I say ears. Dallas plays guitar and sings 50’s, 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s music. He makes a point to learn everyone’s name sitting at the front tables. He loved Jen, as she knew all the words to the songs he was singing. We drank and listened to Dallas sing for 3 hours. He finished off his set by singing “American Pie”, it was perfect. We took a few videos, check below.

After jamming out with Dallas we headed to the southern most point. It is the southern most point in the US, and only 90 miles to Cuba.

We ate dinner at Two Friends Restaurant and Bar. It was very good.

Drove back to the boat and went to the bed. The Wishes crew was very tired after a long day of eating, drinking, and exploring.

Jen went to the gym this morning. They were playing really loud elevator music in the gym, even with headphones on you could still hear it.

After the gym Jen called Amy, who drove us to and from the day we went fishing on the Marathon Lady. Amy came and picked Jen and Kelly at the marina and them them to Avis to pick up the rental car. On the way to Avis we learned that Amy does weddings on the beach at sunrise and sunset. She is preforming one tomorrow for a couple from Minnesota.

Getting the rental car took a bit of time but we got it sorted out. Afterwards Jen and Kelly went shopping, including a trip to Publix.

At quitting time the girls headed back to the marina and picked up Mike. The gang went to Paradise Flavors to get ice cream. We got to sample sweet corn ice cream. It was amazing, you’d never know you were eating corn. All the ice cream was made from fruit and vegetables from their market down the street… and made right there in the store. Kelly had Key Lime Pie, Mike had cookies and cream, and Jen had Dulce De Leche. We tried 4 flavors total, only 48 to go! lol

We drove to Islamorada and went to the Bass Pro Shop there. Its super nice, and has two stories. Inside they have Hemmingway’s boat, we were able to walk through it… so cool. Jen got a new pair of fishing shorts, and Mike got a few shorts as well. Afterwards we went to dinner at the Islamorada fish company. Our waiter was very friendly, the view was great, the food was just okay. We had Key Lime Pie… of course. It didn’t even make the top 5 on our list.

Jen started her day by going to the gym. The hotel has a pretty nice one. After her workout she took Harley for a walk, he got to walk down to the end of the dock where it’s really windy. He loves putting his face straight into the wind and his fur blows everywhere… it’s so cute.

Jen went to the pool and worked on some blog posts. The pool here at Faro Blanco is really nice, lots of chairs and super clean. It’s fun watching the kids play and swim, since Jen taught swim lessons for so long it’s hard to not watch them and make sure everyone is safe.

Around 3:00 Jen headed back to the boat and started prep work for her appetizer for tonight. Jen made bite sized cheeseburger bites. It was super easy to make, and even easier to eat. The patties were seasoned with “The only seasoning you’ll even need” we got from our friends on the boat Chasing 90. Captain Paul makes it himself and it’s delicious.

After docktails the Wishes crew went to the pool and listened to some live music. Then headed back to the boat and watched Big Bang Theory and went to bed shortly after.

Teddy and Bonnie got to have a sleepover with Jen and Harley.

Mike worked.

Jen and Kelly went to 10:30 yoga class by the pool. It was really fun and the flow was good. Not too windy or hot either. After yoga class the girls rode their bikes to the grocery store. Jen got stuff to make mini burger bites for tomorrow nights docktails, on Thursday everyone beings appetizers to share. Jen also got stuff to make white chocolate raspberry brownies… we will post pictures when she makes them.

Around the Florida Keys there are wild chickens everywhere. There was a few hanging out in the parking lot at Publix. For those of you that don’t know, Jen’s favorite animals are Cows and Chickens… so she has been loving it here lol

After going to Publix Kelly and Jen went to the pool. Jen worked on blog posts and Kelly read her book.

Jen cooked dinner tonight. She made cooked brats in beer. Took the brats, sauerkraut, cheddar cheese, and wrapped it in pizza dough and baked them in the oven. The wrapping process was a little messy… so we let Bonnie clean it up. Dinner turned out good, and the leftover one will make a good lunch tomorrow.

Jen made key lime pie dip for desert… YUM! We watched Game of Thrones, and Kelly got to cross off another character from the family trees Jen made for her.

Bonnie and Teddy got to have a sleepover with Jen and Harley.