Monday, December 30, 1996

December 30, 1996: Key West








The ship’s first stop was in Key West, Florida. That was 150 miles from Miami and 90 miles from Havana, Cuba. Ate breakfast with Kelsey, Charlene, Mom, Grandpa, and Grandma.



Grandpa, Grandma, Mom, and I took the Conch trolley tour of Key West. It was a neat little town. We were at the southernmost point in the United States. Went with Grandpa and Grandma to an aquarium and shipwreck museum. Then, Mom and I walked 10 blocks to Ernest Hemingway’s House. He used to have around 55 cats at this home that were all named after famous people such as Shakespeare. Saw where Ernest Hemingway did his writing. Kelsey and Charlene did a sailing race and their sail broke.

On our way back to the ship, we found out that the movie ‘Speed 2’ was filmed in the harbor. Also, Arnold Swarzenegger was there. Parts of the movie “True Lies” was filmed in the port of Key West where our boat was anchored. That’s the movie Pete and I watched at this parent’s house in Ann Arbor.



Kelsey and I sat up on deck to soak in the sun. Then, we went to an aerobics class at 4 p.m. Kelsey said she was proud of me for keeping up with the routine. Another guy in the class had never done aerobics so he got lost. He’s about our age.

Tonight was a formal dinner. We all looked pretty nice.  We went for the entertainment and saw some excellent Beijing acrobats.  Hung out at the Savoy nightclub.  Kelsey and I had some drinks.  The club had black and white leopard seats and floor.  Chatted with some people from Portland, Oregon.  

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