Wed, Feb 8, Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf, FL:  Decided to go into Key West today to see the “Navy in Key West” exhibit at the Customs House Museum.  Started out with a sumptuous breakfast at Azur and then headed over to the Eco Center area where we usually park.  The only parking available now is at the Ingraham Coast Guard Cutter.  So we took a couple of pictures of a Navy transport vessel which is tied up at the Outer Mole Pier.  It has a civilian crew transporting humanitarian supplies to Central America. This huge ship is a water propelled catamaran.  Very unusual.  Decided to park over at the Westin garage instead and then walked around the water front for a while.  The Steve Jobs yacht had left already.  Wanted to see it.  One of the reasons we headed to Key West today was because there were no cruise ships in, so not a lot of people.  The Navy exhibit at the Customs House was very interesting, and I revisited the Hemingway section of the museum.  When we left there we ran into Paul and Cindy who were on a shopping mission.  Next to the Customs House is an old warehouse which was turned into a shopping area.  Even though this is a historic building, they took down this beautiful cast-iron stairway going to the second level and replaced it with an escalator.  How awful!  Drove back home and relaxed for a while.  The dinner tonight at the clubhouse is ribs.  Martin is providing them and cooking them.  Then his kids, who are part of an amazing band, are going to perform.  Hope I can hang in there.  Didn’t get much sleep last night.  Depends on the wine consumption.  84 today and gorgeous!

This wonderful sculpture of the sailor kissing the nurse on VE day in Times Square was brought out for the duration of the Navy exhibit.  You can see how big it is compared to the guy waking in front of it.

This picture was taken of the back of the ship. You can see the catamaran hull. 

This one was taken from across the harbor.

Me with a sculpture of a mariachi band.

The architecture and building materials of the Customs House is so different from the rest of Key West.  All that red brick.  Just think of how many hurricanes it has survived.  A very sturdy building.