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If memory serves, my last Key West post ended with our sunset sail on our first night on the island (and you thought you'd seen the last of these posts! Silly reader!). Looking though the rest of the photos it occurs to me that I kind of put down the camera and picked up the bottle more as the week went on. Here are the photos from Day Two, the day clouds rolled in.

After partying late-ish (who knows how late) and having a silly fight (who knows what about) and wandering around the island looking for the missing hotel, we work up late searching for a place for grub. On the way to Pepe's (look it up, good breakfast, or so I'm told since we didn't stumble in until after 12:30---breakfast only served till noon) I glanced down an alley to observe this sight---seven cats. If you've not been to KW you would be interestsed to learn that the island is teeming with cats....and chickens. You'd think the former would take care of the problem of the latter, but it doesn't appear so. Cats everywhere. Roosters and chickens everywhere as well. It is an island, after all and we know neither cats nor chickens like to swim. Or they're not very good at it, if the Olympic swimming competition is any clue. Anyway, so many cats in one location not also popluated by a "crazy cat woman" seemed photo-worthy at the time.

After lunch served by a lack-luster waitress (sorry to bother you, jeeze) we decided to wander the island. Someone said when the sun goes in, the only things to do on Key West are drink and shop, so that's what we did. Bought some silly refrigerator magnets with thermometers on them (which never made it home, mysteriously), a couple of lighter/bottle opener combos (genius!) and assrted trinkets. Seriously considered buying a parka because it was so cold, but the local souvenir shop was strangely out of them. Then we happened upon Captain Tony's bar. This bar is the oldest one on the island and the original site of Sloppy Joe's, Hemmingway's hang out. As we settled in I noticed names on the bar stools; my stool's namesake was unknown to me, but guess who the Roommate sat on completely at random?

Fitting.

After listening to a musician do his gig for a bit we decided to shove off (but fear not, we'll run into him later) and I decided to show the Roommate the other place where folks go on the island to celebrate the sunset, the tallest building on the island. The observation deck of the La Concha Hotel. Just look at the Roommate enjoying the sun (re: cold wind) on his face!

A view from the deck. Try to imagine it bathed in sunlight. After this kind of excitement we were ready for a nap before the evening's events, of which I will tell you on the next installment of our Key West adventure. As a teaser, the next post will include a little Barbie S&M bondage and serves as a handy Christmas gift giving guide as well.

S&M Barbie, complete with Barbie handcuffs, leather whip and sex swing!