Back in Key West

Saturday, we visited the only museum we had yet to see - the Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Museum. You'll recall that last year, the Smithsonian Institute offered free tickets to visit museums nationwide. Well, they did it again, and we were excited to see Mel Fisher on the list.



There was a lot of reading involved, but it was all pretty interesting. We didn't really get the Harry Potter connection, but then again, we're probably the only people on the planet who haven't read any of the books and/or watched any of the movies (we haven't seen Breaking Bad either - !!).

The area dedicated to the Henrietta Marie slave ship was particularly disturbing. It's just so hard to imagine treating anyone that way (then or since).

Also Saturday, our departing pals helped us cut down some more avocados (we had tied a kitchen knife to a mop handle).



Tina even took a video should you want to see the whole process in action. The next batch will require a trip onto the roof. I'm up for it.

Monday, Michael had a job on the private island of Sunset Key, a 10-minute ferry ride away. People do live there, but anyone wanting to treat themselves to an expensive dinner, spa experience, wedding, or overnighter at The Westin are welcome too. Although the ferry is free, you have to have some kind of business on the island (or reservations) and aren't allowed to walk around without permission from the hotel. Figuring it was now or never, I decided to take advantage of Michael's good fortune and handed him the camera as he went off to work this morning. Say goodbye to Key West!



And hello to Sunset Key.

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Meanwhile, back in Key West, I was still on the job hunt. I ran across this today:

Needed door to door fart filter sales peolple [sic]

I'm not kidding. Let me know if you need a filter, and I'll see what I can do. I'll bet we all know people who could use one (not us, of course).

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Too bad I'm too old to help this guy out (and don't know how he defines "attractive"). I'm assuming his typos were deliberate:

This may sound a bit unusual but nun the less. I am looking for an attractive lady between 25-45 to join me on a nice cruise ship. You will be my companion and writer of my interesting life history. Salary will be all expenses paid and the adventure. I am an attractive interesting middle aged male with only a couple years to live. Please have a congenial personality, open mind and good witting skills. I can assure this will be a memorable chapter in your own life.

I'll bet. I don't know if anyone actually finds real jobs on CraigsList, but it comes in handy for comic relief when I need it. My job search continues...