Rick, great photos and story. Did you come into the new yacht club on Stock Island? Nice place, and upstairs bar view. Tacky drive back to US1.

did you see some of that wonderful tile on the floor of the Southernmost house? Family lore says my father-in-law was a helper to Mr. Ward who laid that tile.

The Lopez and Ramos family also owned the Lopez wholesale beer and wine distributorship in Key West. Warehouse was on Duval St btwn Green and Eaton, just before Sloppy Joe’s. They were the Bud distributor before the Bush family pulled it from them in the 80s.

Interesting to see some street performers at Mallory Square. Surprised the city allowing. Yeah, crazy that they passed that anti cruise ship deal last week. City that depends on tourists, don’t want tourists. NIMBY, last person in close the gate syndrome.