We have a reservation at A&B Marina. The dock master wants to give us a spot on the end by the fuel dock. Thankfully, David asks for another spot in a slip further up the dock, which we are granted and it turns out, is right by the restaurant. Love that!
After getting settled, we are hungry and do lunch at Alonzo's, which is right by the dock. What a great lunch! I had a salad with crab meat, avocado & corn salsa. David had a grouper BLT. After lunch, we get the bikes out and go for a ride.
Riding around Key West is a bit challenging but very fun. We go all the way down Duval Street to the other side of town & back. Get some Key West Aloe, which we can normally only acquire by ordering online. The light bulbs in the bathroom went bad so we found a Radio Shack that carries the replacement ones.
Went to the seventh floor of the La Concha hotel to get a great view of the city. Will probably come back tomorrow to do sunset. Tonight, we plan on Mallory Square for that event, as it is the most popular place to gather. Before that we want to experience the happy hour at Alonzo's, as we hear it's the best deal on the island.
Happy hour at Alonzo's lives up to it's hype. Everything on the left side of the menu, which is a lot of choices, is half price as well as all the drinks. We order a sample platter of onion rings, conch fritters, fish fingers and spicy shrimp, along with a Key Lime Martini for me and a Mojito for David. The martini is almost as good as the one my niece made me ;-) which is pretty darn fabulous. We chat with a couple next to us, who give us a several restaurant recommendations. Now it's time to head out for sunset celebration.
An hour before the official sunset, Mallory Square hosts various flavors of street performers, food vendors and drink carts, so when we arrive about 50 minutes prior, the crowd is quite large and the best sunset viewing spots are already taken.
The Westin Hotel is right there and has a drink cart specializing in Mojitos, but you can get just about anything. Fashioned out of an old Model A truck, the back part has been converted to a bar, manned by "The Mojito Man". The line is long but "Mojito Man" takes care of us all quickly and cheerfully. In reality, there's nothing else to do. We're waiting for the sun to disappear, for goodness sakes, so let's just chill!
David & I find a piece of railing that has not been claimed. It is located right by a 165' yacht named the Norwegian Princess. While waiting for the sun event, we drink our Mojitos and chitty chat with the yacht's mates, three young, tan, beer drinking guys. Finally, the moment arrives, pictures are snapped, the sun sets, people clap, and the mob disappears as quickly as it formed. On to the next party.
Back to the boat to get cleaned up. The bars stay open 'til 4:00am so we think we have plenty of time to get food. Little do we know but soon realize, that there are only a handful of places that serve food after 10:00, which is what time it is when we're finally ready to eat again. A helpful bartender gives us the name of two places so we head to the closest one.
The Island Dog looks promising. We're seated at a table outside by the road so people watching is good. A keyboard player is singing a Billy Joel tune, which is also nice. All of a sudden, the decibel level increases to the point where we have to move or leave. David notices a place across the street and goes to scope it out. They are serving food for 10 more minutes so we skedaddle over there where we can hear Billy at a more reasonable level. Can't remember the name of this place but will find out. Very friendly & helpful wait person and the food is decent. This place is doing Karaoke tonight and there are, from what I can tell, only four people taking turns singing badly. I have to say it is quite entertaining, though and kinda fun. What a great day!
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