Key West Day 6

Today was a beautiful day! We got up and went to the beach. I snorkeled a little more. We then relaxed in the pool a bit. After drying off we visited Kelly's for happy hour and dinner. Mmmm....shrimp and gritz! Then we hit up Sloppy Joe's for the Hemingway Contest. Soon after, it was time to go back to the beach to catch a gorgeous sunset. Now it is almost time for bed. We had to leave in the morning :(

Key West 6

The Keys day 5

Today we went up to Marathon Key, Pigeon Key and Deer Key. Great sights!

Key West 5

Key West day 3 and 4

Day Three we went to the beach in the morning. The water is sooo warm! Right when we were leaving to go to lunch, it started pouring down rain! We biked from the beach over to the restaurant. We were soaked! We had a great Cuban meal and waited for the rain to die down. When we came out to get on the bikes they were half way under water! The rain was knee high! So we pedaled back to the room. After hanging out in the pool, we walked down Duval some more and ate dinner at Sloppy Joe's. Not many pictures because of all the rain :(

Key West 3

On the fourth day we went to Dry Tortugas on Garden Key. We walked around the fort and snorkeled. It was amazing!

Key West 4

Key West 4 con't

Key West Day 1 and 2

Day One

Key West

Day Two

Key West 2

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Last blog for trip 2008

Sorry we had a few days of downtime. The last few days were a bit of a challenge. We had some medical problems, my laptop was stolen, Paris wanted to keep us longer and my luggage continued on to Canada.

We are very glad to be home. We can say, without a doubt, we LOVE where we live. We know for sure God intended this life for us. It didn't make sense, and some of our friends still feel it doesn't make sense, to move hours away from every one we know. But we know for sure that this place is included in our purpose. That said....

We had a great trip. We have many memories and lots of laughs. A few weeks have passed and we can see beyond all the chaos from the end of the trip. We may actually even miss Stephen. Maybe :)

My favorite memory? There were so many. I really enjoyed walking around the markets. Whether Camden Lock, Portabello Road, Monte Montre (I know I didn't spell this right, but I don't feel like looking it up), or the thrift stores in Dublin. I thought we really got to see the culture of the towns. I enjoyed being more relaxed in Paris this time around. Since it was my third time, I could stop and look around.

Here is where I will turn it over to Jason. Thus far I have more than dominated the blog. Thank you for following and I love you all! ~miki

Howth 6, fish market

Seafood market, look at the lights from the ceiling.
squid, tails, octopus, tube clams, sea snails
scary monkfish
winkels. We found the shells to these on the beach.

howth 5

Lighhouse from 1817 AD
Martello tower. James Joyce lived in this tower for some time. Tybee had a martello tower. They were set up as a quick form of defence for ports. Howth was Irleland's largest port until recently.

Howth 4

seagull eating a starfish. Jason and I commented that this is the first time we have ever seen a seagull eat something they actually caught in the wild.
A tidal pool with clams and coral.
A sailboat near the island
a seal

howth 3

Hillside
city and marina
lighthouse

Howth 3

Marina
Hillside
Marina with city in background
lighthouse

Howth 2

Part of the city on the hill
The marina and lighthouse (in the background).
Sailboats with island in background.
A grounded boat.

Day trip to Howth on the coast of Ireland

These are crab claws in a garlic sauce. I had these and the following Fisherman's Stew for lunch.
Fisherman's Stew: muscles, carrots, celery and soup
Jason had fish and chips, again
It was a great lunch!

Dublin on St. Patrick's Day 2008

Dublin on st.patty's day

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