P & I were at Dockside Bar (aka: Sonbrerro Marina Office on Marathon Key) when we lucked upon Kenlyn and Louie. They spend 4 months a year on Big Pine Key escaping the Wisconsin winters. And they are FUN!!! Kenlyn & I spent the evening laughing at the "blind" bartender and sharing life stories as if they were comedy routines. P & Louie talked sailing, fishing and the Keys - a perfect match. We must have told them we were heading down to Bahia Honda Key to anchor out, because two days later when we sailed into the harbor - there they were!! An instant party. They graciously invited us over to the "campground" - a gorgeous resort filled with interesting retired art teachers, geologists, and quirky people who don't mind living unconventionally. We played with the friendly Key deer and then headed to NO NAME PUB - A NICE PLACE IF YOU CAN FIND IT. What a blast. It's a little island restaurant known for its pizza - and everyone who has ever been there tapes a dollar to the wall, ceiling, bar, etc. It looks like a million dollars! The guy sitting next to me said the latest estimate is actually at about $300, 000. Who can count that high? We made our contribution and spent another evening laughing at nothing and everything. P & I even got added to Kenlyn's Blue Book.
By the time they took us back to our island, the park rangers had locked the gate. Who knew? No problem - we went back to their island, jumped on Louie's boat and he took us back to our boat. It was a full perigee moon and we only ran aground once. Again, no problem - Louis and P jumped overboard, gave the boat a few pushes and off we went. I could live like this - no problem.
Welcome to Bahia Honda Key!
Now that's what I call a happy hour.
Bahia Honda Beach
Key Deer - small, docile, cute, and you are not supposed to feed them.
P & Louie. These must be the beer goggles I have heard so much about!
Adding ours to the collection at No Name Pub
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