The Whirlwind in the Thorntree
Johnny Cash anyone? no? Ok.
This past week was amazing. Off to Ft. Lauderdale we went with GPS in hand for the rental car - which was upgraded from a Geo Metro to a convertible PT Cruiser. Heck yeah! From Ft. Lauderdale, we drove down to the Florida Keys. I'm not going to lie - that's one amazing drive down there. The water is so blue and with the top down, it was perfection!
Key West is an interesting place. It's got a lot of personality and I would encourage anyone to go there at least once. There's one main drag (Duval Street) - we stayed on that street in the Crowne Plaza hotel - right in the middle of all the action. The nighttime was abuzz with tourists, especially those from cruiseboats. Anyway, on Saturday night, we went to a restaurant called Mangoes. Since NC has gotten off red meat and into fish, this was definitely the right restaurant to go to. The meal was exquisite to say the least. Later that evening, we went to the bar on the dock, drank "hurr-o-caines" (cranberry, orange, pineaple juices, vodka and other stuff) and just watched the water. The next day (Sunday) we were out and about on Duval Street again, eating at La-te-da for lunch and taking a walk to the opposite end of the Key. In the afternoon, we went jet skiing which was a first for both of us. No one else was out there, since the water was so choppy, but man, oh man was a great experience. I would do that again in a heartbeat. We had NC's birthday dinner at Latitudes Restaurant. We had to take a boat to get there as it was on a small island. Again, amazing food and ambiance to die for. Monday we took off for Miami but stopped off at a little hole in the wall restaurant called Flamingoes before we left the Keys.
Miami was exactly how I pictured in my mind, except for the fact that they were preparing for the Super Bowl so ESPN was everywhere, litterally, on the beach, on the sidewalk, everywhere you turn, there was a camera or stage. At any rate, we hit the highlights, beach, food, shopping and clubby bars. It was fantastic. If I had been 20, it would have been even better (as an old person, I have trouble hanging out as late as I used to).
On Tuesday, we flew back up to DC, then drove to NJ - crazy, I know, but we got to see NC's dad on his birthday and the next day was NC's b-day, so it worked out well. We spent Wednesday with his family and then came back to DC. I'm glad to have a break before I travel again, but I wouldn't exchange this trip for the world.
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Happy B-day, NC! Here's to 799 more. ;)
This past week was amazing. Off to Ft. Lauderdale we went with GPS in hand for the rental car - which was upgraded from a Geo Metro to a convertible PT Cruiser. Heck yeah! From Ft. Lauderdale, we drove down to the Florida Keys. I'm not going to lie - that's one amazing drive down there. The water is so blue and with the top down, it was perfection!
Key West is an interesting place. It's got a lot of personality and I would encourage anyone to go there at least once. There's one main drag (Duval Street) - we stayed on that street in the Crowne Plaza hotel - right in the middle of all the action. The nighttime was abuzz with tourists, especially those from cruiseboats. Anyway, on Saturday night, we went to a restaurant called Mangoes. Since NC has gotten off red meat and into fish, this was definitely the right restaurant to go to. The meal was exquisite to say the least. Later that evening, we went to the bar on the dock, drank "hurr-o-caines" (cranberry, orange, pineaple juices, vodka and other stuff) and just watched the water. The next day (Sunday) we were out and about on Duval Street again, eating at La-te-da for lunch and taking a walk to the opposite end of the Key. In the afternoon, we went jet skiing which was a first for both of us. No one else was out there, since the water was so choppy, but man, oh man was a great experience. I would do that again in a heartbeat. We had NC's birthday dinner at Latitudes Restaurant. We had to take a boat to get there as it was on a small island. Again, amazing food and ambiance to die for. Monday we took off for Miami but stopped off at a little hole in the wall restaurant called Flamingoes before we left the Keys.
Miami was exactly how I pictured in my mind, except for the fact that they were preparing for the Super Bowl so ESPN was everywhere, litterally, on the beach, on the sidewalk, everywhere you turn, there was a camera or stage. At any rate, we hit the highlights, beach, food, shopping and clubby bars. It was fantastic. If I had been 20, it would have been even better (as an old person, I have trouble hanging out as late as I used to).
On Tuesday, we flew back up to DC, then drove to NJ - crazy, I know, but we got to see NC's dad on his birthday and the next day was NC's b-day, so it worked out well. We spent Wednesday with his family and then came back to DC. I'm glad to have a break before I travel again, but I wouldn't exchange this trip for the world.
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Happy B-day, NC! Here's to 799 more. ;)
posted by mkp @ 7:54 PM
1 Comments:
At 8:33 AM,
archana said…
travelling maniac! glad your trips have been going so well...
ps - johnny cash makes me swoon. seriously.
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