Key West

Today Mary and I drove to Key West. It was a rather long drive - over 4 hours - from the Doral, but well worth it! Our first stop was the southernmost point of the US, after which we ate lunch at the southernmost restaurant before shopping at the southernmost gift shop (have you caught a theme yet??) We had a great Key West lunch, Margaritas, Coconut Shrimp and Key Lime pie! Yum!!
After that we drove around Key West for a while, saw the Hemmingway House and Truman's Little White House. The west end of Key West was crowded and very alive with people! And this was on a Friday afternoon in the off season.
After seeing the sights we headed for Smather's Beach for some sun and relaxation. This was a nice quiet beach, but we were quite surprised to have two weddings conducted just a few feet from us! Then we remembered if was 11-11-11 and a lot of people are getting married today. After an hour or so on the beach we headed back east and got back to out motel for the night 3 hours later.
It was a very nice and enjoyable day to see Key West.

Conference at the Doral Country Club

DTE sent me to a 2 day conference here which was very benificial as I did learn quite a bit. The challenge next week will be to pass it along to others who can use it. This is a very nice setting for a conference -- I could not resist taking this picture of the first hole of the Blue course, one of 3 golf courses.

Mary came along and has enjoyed relaxing by the pool for the past 2 days while I was inside at conference sessions.
Most people flew home last evening, but I took Friday as a vacation day so we're headed for Key West for the day. Key Lime Pie, Hemmingway House with the 6 toed cats, southernmost point of the US and who knows what else. We plan to watch the sunset over the ocean from one of the keys as we head back to Miami.
After that, one more day of sightseeing, then we fly home and return to our regular jobs on Monday.