By modF ( October 28, 2008 at 11:22 am) · Filed under Whatever, gallery, key west, papa joe's, pics, travel, vacation
Well I’m sitting in the condo, uploading the few pics I managed to take yesterday with my crappy battery sucking old camera. 
As you can see Papa Joe’s is umm, sucky and falling apart. Sadly they are closed and I really have my doubts that that building can even be repaired. It appears that driving down Rt 1 a lot of watering holes and restaurants are closed or will be soon. You can see other brother Mike walking around there.
Papa J’s from Route 1
Papa Joe’s looks bad!
Papa Joe’s looks bad!
We were planning on stopping at Alabama Jack’s but we missed the turn and didn’t care enough to turn around. So the first bar we stopped at, was the Paradise Pub in Key Largo. They had great food and cold beer, we might have to hit here on the way back North.
Paradise Pub Sign
There is my old favorite bar in the world.
And of course, the obligatory shot of the buoy. Which oddly enough may be my first one at night.
There is the buoy!
The full gallery is here, I’ll upload more pics tomorrow.
Only other brother Mike and I managed to get all of our lives for the week into the one carry on. I did however realize that on the next trip I do need to bring a backpack just in case there is no room on the plane. Oddly enough, as we were waiting to board the plane they offered to take check baggage for free. So that might be a good way to screw US Air out of their $15 per bag policy. I still hate them, but the flight was not too bad.
Permalink
By modF ( October 23, 2008 at 11:03 am) · Filed under Going Green, Whatever, baggage, escapism, green, igoogle, travel, woot
Google impressed me again today with their freshly updated iGoogle personalized homepage layout. While I like tabs on the top, cleaner selectable tabs on the side are much more efficient when you have multiple pages setup. With the new gmail plugins I’m able to scan/delete/respond to my mail without having to jump around too much.. It is worth checking out..
So we were discussing our travel arrangement at the last “Pre -Meeting of the Minds” meeting and it the price of checking luggage was mentioned. Of course, we know that some people are going to check bags regardless of the price and or horrific wait times which always seem to accompany flying back into Philadelphia International Airport. I feel as if a challenge was issued to travel down using just a carry on. I think I can do this, as I’ll only be there for a week after all. These are the reasons I think this is a good idea/challenge:
- I can save at least $30, well not really save, I’m sure I’ll drink it down.
- One less bag on the plane, that much more fuel will be saved, the Earth won’t cry as much.
- I can’t stand to wait in airports, esp when I’m arriving. I’m planning on getting to Alabama Jack’s quickly.
- There is a washer and dryer in the house, I can have plenty of clean undies even if I only pack a pair (ewe)
Really though, it is Key West, as you can see from last years pics, I don’t wear much more than a few tank tops and some tshits/shorts. The place is a great example of escapism, what more do I need besides a few articles of clothing and my wallet/phone? Most of the time, barstools are even optional! Besides, trimming the fat and cutting away the crap is a great way to see how much I really can do without.
Of course, my phone still won’t check my email, but there is no way I am taking a laptop with me. I can update my pics and this blog from the condo.
p.s. Today still appears to be a woot off, with some bad ass shirts too.
Permalink
