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Showing posts with label The Keys. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Keys. Show all posts

Thursday, December 30, 2021

You Ain't Free

You buy because you're conditioned to buy
You work because it is the only way to buy
You go to Broadway shows or get drunk at the beach
because these are prescribed vacations
that necessitate additional consuming
there's a script you adhere to
when you're a cog, when you're a sheep
boxes to check, marks to hit.

Most people aren't free.
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Wednesday, December 29, 2021

Key Largo

On our way to our second stop Key Largo stopped at Long Key for a hike, the first real one of our trip, felt great. There's not a lot of sweeping scenery because everything is so flat but the lush forest/jungle/wet lands with mangroves everywhere is really powerful and alive. The sea spreading out in every direction, the sound of the water, really peaceful. It's a place where you can really feel the life, the growth.


The place were staying at in Key Largo had some kayaks you could use so we went out for a paddle, Nicole's first, to practice a bit for Biscayne and The Everglades. Really nice to get on the water. Growing up my family canoed a ton and it felt great to get back into the rhyme of it and Nicole took to it like a duck to water.

Like Key West, not a whole lot going on in Key Largo(unless you want to get drunk at the beach or on a boat) although thankfully there was a bit more elbow room. Our place had a great view of the sunset.
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Tuesday, December 28, 2021

Asynchronicity

A constant hum of construction,
lawn work, scooters, bicycle bells,
crowing roosters, groaning drunks,
and squealing children contrasted
with an utter and complete lack of intent 
a pervasive lackadaisical tropical lethargy
a laid back, take it as it comes unflappability
I can see the appeal
like a grown-up theme park
without the price of energy
a more spacious and sedentary cruise
just not for me- blood's too thick, mind's too quick.
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Monday, December 27, 2021

Key West

First stop on the honeymoon is Key West. We were trying to hit all three National Parks in Florida but our first, The Dry Tortugas is a no go, didn't buy tickets for the ferry far enough in advance, got up early to try to get on stand by but not early enough. We got up at 5am, the couple the ended up getting the only two available slots got up at 2am, woof. But hiked over to a state park with a beach which was nice.
The park has an old fort on the grounds.
There's a lot of stuff to do in Key West but most of it is inside, the only thing we did was go to the butterfly sanctuary, which was really moving and cool actually.
We walked by the Hemingway house and Truman's "Little White House" and got a lot of great take out but overall Key West just isn't our speed, tons of tourists, and most of the people here just pretend COVID doesn't exist. Not terrible, we had a nice relaxing couple days but without the Dry Tortugas there wasn't much for us to do. Key West is an odd place, part Bourbon Street part Vegas, very crowded and noisy, probably a great fit for some but not a great place for a nature lover who's not a diver.
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