KEY WEST 4

DECEMBER 20, 2022

HI!  GUINNESS HERE!

I’ve been watching Rod and Lynn, and they seem to have slipped into some sort of indolent lethargy…ignoring their duties as Bloggers.  So I’mm stepping up.  Please pardon the typos…my Grooming appointment was postponed until next week, and the fur between my toes is getting quite long!

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I guess I’d better get the bad stuff out of the way first: I am still chasing chickens.  I just can’t help myself…it seems to be bred into me.  As a consequence, I have to be on the leash much more than I like.  What a pain.  I mean, they are just CHICKENS!

Here’s a before and after shot that Lynn took:

Looks like a good one!

And Dad let me off the leash!

And no, I didn’t eat him he just released his feathers all over the street. Maybe next time!

OK, now for some good stuff: we got back to the dog park, where I met all my old friends from 2020: Tucker, Shelby and the others.  They moved the dog park in Key West, and the new location is right next to a small military post, and every morning they play the National Anthem at 8AM.    Rod – because he’s a showboat – likes to sing along, and Duffy seemed to like it, because she jumped up into his chair!

The new location is pretty far away, so we don’t go every morning like we used to.  Usually, we take the Harbor Walk over to the Cuban Coffee Queen, where we pick up a Key Wester breakfast sandwich with eggs and pulled pork on pressed Cuban bread, AND two Cuban cafe con leche, and we take it back to the boat where Lynn has my breakfast waiting.  It’s a dog’s life!

Rod got a great slip this year – an uninterrupted view of the KW anchorage across the rock jetty.  I’m not allowed to swim out to the jetty anymore because of the Bull Sharks, but I get a kick out of watching the pelicans that congregate on the rocks! And on the dinghy…haven’t caught one of them yet but when I tried, he hit me with his beak.

In the afternoon, Rod often takes me for a dinghy ride to a nearby beach where I can swim.  I LOVE the dinghy!  I like to sit in the bow and take in the sights and smells of the harbor.

And sometimes, we just hang out in a restaurant or bar.  Here’s a shot of Rod at Smokin’ Tuna, where we ducked out of the rain one afternoon.  

And, of course, we watched the Birds beat the Bears at Celtic Conch, Key West’s all-Eagles rooftop bar.  It was a heck of a World Cup final, as well!

I get the feeling that Rod and Lynn really think they’re on vacation – my job is to keep them entertained and get them to take me on walks around town – I love getting out with them.Key West is lovely once you get off the main drag.