After two days at sea we arrived at Key West, FL on a dreary and drizzly day. We had to clear immigration on our arrival so it was not until about 9:30 AM before anyone could leave the ship. Carol and I went ashore dodging raindrops but came back on board before 11AM. The rain never eased up but instead became more intense.
We went by Captain Eddies Bar to see if we could see a nephew of Jim and Donna Henry but were were there before their opening time. Captain Eddies is the original location of Sloopy Joe's Bar from 1934 to 1937 (I think). We did stop in at Sloppy Joes and it reminded me of the times the officers of the Hazelwood gathered there over 50 years ago. It was early enough in the day and the bar was not crowded like it gets with all the tourists so it looked like it was 50+ years ago!!
The ship pulled out of Key West early, 2 PM and we headed for our last stop, Tampa. Jim Henry will pick us up at the pier, we will get our car and head home to recover from our vacation.
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