Frank and Carol Visit Key West

Frank and Carol of Hakuna Matata came down to Key West from Marathon to tour the town. We agreed to meet up for the Sunset Celebration on Mallory Square and go out for drinks afterward. Dwayne and Carla worked on the boat all day - waxing and touching up dings with gelcoat.

Parking is always a problem in Key West.  So, we headed in to meet Frank and Carol around 3.  We were fortunate enough to find someone leaving a parking spot a block up from the Green Parrot.  Best of all, it was a free parking area.  Once again, the Green Parrot had a great band playing and it was Happy Hour so we had to stop in prior to meeting with Frank and Carol.  Gin and Tonics were particularly refreshing after working in the sun all day.  They were half price ($3.25) during Happy Hour so we had a few while sitting at a spot near the sidebar which gets a cool breeze when the side-door is open and a bit of A/C every once in a while.  Eventually, we had to leave for Mallory Square to meet Frank and Carol.  So, we got a gin and tonic to go and headed to our rendezvous.

We had no trouble finding Frank and Carol.  We watched the buskers and sunset. After the sun went down, we headed to Schooners Wharf for drinks and to listen to the band.  Carla and Dwayne split a Jerk Chicken sandwich which ended up being supper.  Frank and Carol ate earlier at Pepe's Cuban restaurant.  So, they just had drinks.  From the wharf, we headed down Duval enroute to our cars.  We discovered Frank and Carol were parked immediately behing us.  We had to laugh at that coincidence.  We all got into our cars.  Frank and Carol left for Marathon (an hours drive).  Dwayne and Carla rolled down their windows heard the music from the Green Parrot and decided to head back for a nightcap. Eventually, we left to get some sleep.  We are too mature to stay to closing.  The Green Parrot is open until 4 a.m.  It is our favorite bar on Key West but only when we can find a spot to sit which is not too often since when the cruise ships are in the crowd spills out to the street and it is shoulder to shoulder on the sidewalk. It is one of the top bars in Key West and highly touted.

Frank and Carol - Schooners Wharf

Green Parrot