Our kids are here!

Thursday, 12/22, Benj and Sarah, after arriving late in Atlanta and having to race for their connecting flight, flew into Key West early, calling to announce they'd landed just as we were leaving Boca Chica Key to pick them up.  By the time we parked and they retrieved their luggage, the timing was fine ("Where are you?  We're at the luggage carousel, where are you?  We're outside.  Outside where?")  Good thing it's a small airport-we wanted those greeting hugs!  We took them to Mallory Square for the sunset ceremony.  We arrived too late to see the performing cats, so will have to return another evening:

Benj pulled out his i-phone, said Caroline's sounded good for dinner and off we went.  It was good and we ate then headed for the base and moved Benj and Sarah on the boat for one night.  When all 4 are here, they'll have a room on base, then we'll move Benj and Sarah back to the boat for the rest of their stay.

Friday Sarah and Benj ran while John went into town to get the mail and was told the problem was fixed and after today all of our mail will be sent to the base.  Mary made lunch then Sarah and Benj took the dinghy out.

We went to Trumbo Point, another of the satellite bases to get room keys and check the kids into their room then to Sigsbee to buy discount tickets for some of the sites we want to visit.  We walked around the old harbor again, while keeping tabs on Matthew and Christine's progress via text and phone messages.

Watch out for sponge man!

The lobster/crab pot floats decorating this tree look non-threatening, just try boating through them!

We wandered through the turtle museum and walked the waterfront then moved Benj and Sarah into the room the 4 would share.  When Christine and Matthew arrived, we helped them move their belongings into the room then took the starving travelers to dinner.  Where to eat?  The boys checking "Yelp" on their phones:



They agreed on a seafood place that turned out to be a cart that closed as we arrived. We wandered further and had dinner at Schooner's Wharf on the old waterfront:

Then looked for a place that served key lime pie dipped in chocolate & on a stick. Who knew?!

Back on the base, Mary played a hand of Nacho Loco with Matthew, Benj and Christine while Sarah showered then Sarah finished Mary's game (they won) and Mary and John went to the boat and to bed.