Santa Claus is coming to Town!

December 24, 2022

Lynn here today 

Christmas in Key West is an interesting experience. Walking the streets in the evening you see many folks dressed as Santa, or at least wearing funny hats. And there are lots of Santa’s – here are just a few of the cuter ones we saw on our walks. 

We have researched and tried a few churches and haven’t found one that we feel is right for us, so tonight we will enjoy the Eagles game at the Philly restaurant down the street where the game will be on all ten TVs. We’re sure there will be other fans to celebrate another win with (hopefully)!  

We had talked about how to celebrate Christmas. Two years ago when Rod was here with Guinness, a very nice family on a boat also named Freedom, brought him a lovely turkey dinner with all the fixings. We thought it would be nice if we could do something similar – pay it forward.  There’s a nice fellow who is also traveling alone with his dog. He is working crew on some of the tourist boats that we see in the harbor every night but they’re shut down the next few days due to inclement weather (more on that later). So Tom and Hank will be joining us for dinner tomorrow. 

As for the weather…it’s 58 with 20 mph winds. Now we know that’s nothing like what the folks at home are dealing with, but we may actually have to put the heat on tonight. We’ve packed up the sandals and pulled out the socks for the next few days. There are whitecaps on the water and we feel very lucky to be tied up here safe and sound. 

A very Merry Christmas to all back home. We will be thinking of you and hope you have a wonderful time with friends and family. 

Rod, Lynn and Guinness