Mom and dad waved ‘so long’ to Miami and headed past the airport….again. I guess all roads lead towards the airport. This time heading down the Keys.
They started out at 7am so they could reach Key West in plenty of time to see the sights before driving halfway back to Miami to catch the plane at 8am the next day.
What, they went past the airport, again? How boring…I’m glad I wasn’t there.
Dad put on his GPS but the entire way down the Keys was straight.
They went over bridges to the next Key. In the distance was the old bridge. The old bridge looked very well-built and all of a sudden a section would be gone… 
The picture with the section missing has mom’s reflection on the glass so we chose not to use that one.
There first stop was for lunch and a look about on Key Largo. 
I never saw a Bail Bond place that also had a private investigation agency in it.
Hey, I can’t see a private investigation agency!
Much better viewing. Mom said she was terribly impressed. They finished up and were on the road again.
They finally arrived at Key West….mom was ready to strangle someone….she is not the sitting patiently type. She wanted to go to Hemingway’s House and see all of the polydactyl cats. Dad was cursing at the peeps pedaling their bikes, driving mopeds and just plain walking all over the road. They needed a break.
Mom said seeing all the 6 toed kitties would be all the break they needed. 
A peep gathering.
Mom and a cat by the name of Walt Disney hit it off and walked the grounds together.
Walt walked mom around to the cat cemetary. All the cats have at least 6 toes, some have 7 toes. All the cat occupants of Hemingway House have names of famous peeps.
Here is the list at the cemetery of kitties that have left Hemingway House for good. They all earned their wings and have gone to kitty hunting/playing grounds..
The second half of this post will pop up Monday. This post seems to be rather wordy for mom so she’s giving everyone time to absorb the info. 
Till Monday.
So cool they got to visit Hemingway House………I’m just sure I have some cousins down there!
Hugs, Sammy
LikeLike
Mom says there was a cat that looked so much like you Sammy…maybe he was a cousin. She said there was only one that resembled you though.
Shoko
LikeLike
wow your mom and dad found the house of that famous Hercule Poirot… I had no clue that he lives in FL now, but maybe he wanted to change rainy London with the sunshine state? It’s interesting to read the names of the cats… I love Mr. Betty Davis… I bet that was a cat with beautiful eyes :o)
LikeLike
MOL…or fantastic whiskers…..oops, I shouldn’t have said that. Can you imagine a house with over 50 cats?
Shoko
LikeLike
Three of my four housecats have polydactyl toes. Amber and Truffie and Boots (the muse for Thumper in my cat mystery books. Thumper helps solve mysteries. It must be the magic in his extra toes.) I’d love to see Hemingway’s house. I wrote a blog post about him some time ago, which can be found at the URL below. Maybe you would find it interesting. Glad you’re having fun.
http://mindcandymysteries.com/an-interview-with-ernest-hemingway/
LikeLike
Non will take a gander at your Hemingway site. Thumper is a gorgeous cat….at least in my imagination.
Shoko
LikeLike
MOL…meant mom…geesh!
LikeLike
My Mom has never been to Key West and she said she sooooooooo wants to go! catchatwithcarenandcody
LikeLike
She really should. Mom says it is so lovely and quaint but once is enough. The Key is expensive and full of tourists….busy.
Shoko
LikeLike
I guess it’s difficult to be patient when there are 6-toed kitties to visit! Sheesh! So fun!
Love and licks,
Cupcake
LikeLike
Mom says she loved it at HH. The kitties were so even tempered even when tourists were pawing them.
Shoks
LikeLike
How pawsome that your peeps got to go to Hemingway’s House.
LikeLike
Never mind ole Hemingway…it’s his cats that are the attraction. Wish I was there…mom said they were all full of pep and happy.
Shoko
LikeLike
I guessed correctly 🙂 I would love to go there, your folks are lucky they got to go.
LikeLike
Yes, they were very lucky but they say they wouldn’t go back although mom especially loved the cats. Too touristy but definitely worth a look see.
Shoko
LikeLike
I don’t see no keys but I guess I didn’t look hard enough. I wonder if the Edgar Allen Poe kitty was black like The Raven.
LikeLiked by 1 person
I think Poe had a thing about black so probably black as the dog he had. MOL
Shoko
LikeLike
kali & shoko !!!! how…..kewl….iz….thiz !!!! we noe yur mom & dad hada awwsum time at hemingway houz….& we lurned sum thin new two day….we did knot noe de catz waz named for sum one fame mouz { we dont get out much 🙂 thanx for sharin thiz !! ♥♥♥
LikeLike
I didn’t know that the cats were named after famous peeps until mom told me….they should also be named after famous cats too. Seems fair to me
Shoko
LikeLike
Sounds like da peeps tried to put too much into one day and got a little snippy. MOL Least it wasn’t summertime and humidly unbreathable hot. MOL Can’t wait to read da rest.
Luv ya’
Dezi
LikeLike
They are a going concern but had fun.
Shoko
LikeLiked by 1 person
Granny would love to go there, it looks amazing! Pawkisses 🙂 ❤
LikeLike
Mom says it was fantastic and she would like the cat house to plant flowers in….how unique would that be?
Shoko
LikeLike