RobynPrincess
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- Joined
- Nov 14, 2010
Day 3
I was awake at 6am due to the plane taking off in our room... Or at least that's what it sounded like, it was in fact Sy's snoring. I took my ipad out to the porch and sat reading for a few hours, watching the sunrise. It was gorgeous. Once everyone was up and moving around we made plans to head out for breakfast at Old Town Bakery. We all got dressed and drove over to the bakery. I had made a note of the bakery as it was rated very highly online, and the reviewers weren't wrong! The place was lovely, and the food was seriously scrummy. I can't remember what everyone had, I had a croissant which was amazing. We were chatting with the owner and he said they make everything onsite each morning. I definitely think that's what makes it so good.
Loved the posters in there too - only in Key West!
Food in hand we went in search of somewhere to eat. I had read up about a couple of beaches that were meant to be the best, so we first went to Higgs as it said it was a little quieter. The beach itself was a bit meh, the amount of seaweed was immense. I'm not a fan of seaweed at all so there was no way I'd be getting into the water. I'd even put a swimming costume on before we left. Oh well. We grabbed a bench and began eating. Seagulls swarmed us, dive-bombing us for our food which was a bit unnerving. My mum's really nervous of birds so I stood over her and waved my arms when one got close overhead. It was really hot out there too (a stark contrast compared to what we have here now!). We all loved the food from the bakery though, we agreed we would go back there tomorrow to get sandwiches to take on the road (as tomorrow we leave Key West).
Once we were all finished we went for a drive to explore all the little roads in Key West. We drove around for an hour or so saw some lovely sights. I loved the style of all the houses down there, so pretty. There was also a massive Carnival cruise ship docked so we pulled up somewhere the guys could go get a picture, it was called Sunshine for those who are interested in that sort of thing.
Houseboats or what we thought they looked like, RV's/caravans on water...
We drove around a little more looking for a place called Blue Heaven. Sy really wanted to go there as it had been featured on Man Vs Food as having the best Key Lime Pie. We found it fairly easily and then had to drive around for another 10 minutes looking for somewhere to park. We managed to find somewhere eventually that wasn't too far for mum to walk. It was a really quirky place, I loved it already.
We were there pretty early for lunch, plus it hadn't been long since breakfast, so we decided just to get 3 Key Lime Pies to share. I have to be careful when it comes to citrus fruit so I've not had many key lime pies in my time. Plus I'm not a huge fan of uncooked meringue (literally my favourite dessert when its cooked all the way through though), so I wasn't holding out much hope for the pie. If it wasn't for the fact that it was Sy's absolute favourite I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have bothered coming in here. Well, all I can say is WOW. There's a reason this place is famous for it. It was amazing!! Its definitely somewhere on the list for next time we are in Key West.
We finished our drinks and pie and asked for the bill, our waitress brought our check over with a handwritten suggested tip on there, 18% & 20%. Unfortunately for her I can actually add up and her suggested tips were actually way over 18% & 20%. That really peed me off if I'm honest, left a nasty taste in our mouths. I know the British get a bad rep for leaving no tip (grrr at the British!!) so I have no problems with her handwriting it on there, but I was so annoyed that she had clearly upped the tip and expected us not to notice. We did in fact leave her 18%, but an actual 18%, not what she suggested was 18% (which was about 25%). I was really annoyed as it kinda tainted our great time. Don't get me wrong, we will still go back, just make sure we look at the receipt clearly.
I was awake at 6am due to the plane taking off in our room... Or at least that's what it sounded like, it was in fact Sy's snoring. I took my ipad out to the porch and sat reading for a few hours, watching the sunrise. It was gorgeous. Once everyone was up and moving around we made plans to head out for breakfast at Old Town Bakery. We all got dressed and drove over to the bakery. I had made a note of the bakery as it was rated very highly online, and the reviewers weren't wrong! The place was lovely, and the food was seriously scrummy. I can't remember what everyone had, I had a croissant which was amazing. We were chatting with the owner and he said they make everything onsite each morning. I definitely think that's what makes it so good.
Loved the posters in there too - only in Key West!
Food in hand we went in search of somewhere to eat. I had read up about a couple of beaches that were meant to be the best, so we first went to Higgs as it said it was a little quieter. The beach itself was a bit meh, the amount of seaweed was immense. I'm not a fan of seaweed at all so there was no way I'd be getting into the water. I'd even put a swimming costume on before we left. Oh well. We grabbed a bench and began eating. Seagulls swarmed us, dive-bombing us for our food which was a bit unnerving. My mum's really nervous of birds so I stood over her and waved my arms when one got close overhead. It was really hot out there too (a stark contrast compared to what we have here now!). We all loved the food from the bakery though, we agreed we would go back there tomorrow to get sandwiches to take on the road (as tomorrow we leave Key West).
Once we were all finished we went for a drive to explore all the little roads in Key West. We drove around for an hour or so saw some lovely sights. I loved the style of all the houses down there, so pretty. There was also a massive Carnival cruise ship docked so we pulled up somewhere the guys could go get a picture, it was called Sunshine for those who are interested in that sort of thing.
Houseboats or what we thought they looked like, RV's/caravans on water...
We drove around a little more looking for a place called Blue Heaven. Sy really wanted to go there as it had been featured on Man Vs Food as having the best Key Lime Pie. We found it fairly easily and then had to drive around for another 10 minutes looking for somewhere to park. We managed to find somewhere eventually that wasn't too far for mum to walk. It was a really quirky place, I loved it already.
We were there pretty early for lunch, plus it hadn't been long since breakfast, so we decided just to get 3 Key Lime Pies to share. I have to be careful when it comes to citrus fruit so I've not had many key lime pies in my time. Plus I'm not a huge fan of uncooked meringue (literally my favourite dessert when its cooked all the way through though), so I wasn't holding out much hope for the pie. If it wasn't for the fact that it was Sy's absolute favourite I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have bothered coming in here. Well, all I can say is WOW. There's a reason this place is famous for it. It was amazing!! Its definitely somewhere on the list for next time we are in Key West.
We finished our drinks and pie and asked for the bill, our waitress brought our check over with a handwritten suggested tip on there, 18% & 20%. Unfortunately for her I can actually add up and her suggested tips were actually way over 18% & 20%. That really peed me off if I'm honest, left a nasty taste in our mouths. I know the British get a bad rep for leaving no tip (grrr at the British!!) so I have no problems with her handwriting it on there, but I was so annoyed that she had clearly upped the tip and expected us not to notice. We did in fact leave her 18%, but an actual 18%, not what she suggested was 18% (which was about 25%). I was really annoyed as it kinda tainted our great time. Don't get me wrong, we will still go back, just make sure we look at the receipt clearly.
I couldn't do a whole holiday like that though 
one afternoon was enough haha.
culminating with Sy having to go get the car and me running from the bathroom out of the restaurant straight into the car. Everyone paid up while I was hiding away in the bathroom. My mum came into the bathroom to tell me Sy was outside with the car so I gave her my handbag and basically just ran. I didn't want to be sick in front of everyone who was eating so I was desperate to get to the car in time. As it happens I managed to last and make it back to the hotel before throwing up again, small victory! Such a shame I had such a bad ending to a great day. Sy drove me back to the hotel with my parents and left his parents exploring Duval for a bit longer, they called him later to go pick them up. I pretty much spent the rest of the evening either in bed or in the bathroom 
