Key West Seafood Festival

We first stopped to pick up fresh produce from the Saturday morning truck that is run for charity; fresh strawberries were there as well as lots of other really fresh produce. We then attended the fifth annual Key West Seafood Festival. Lots of people there and a lot of good seafood (pink Key West shrimp is the best shrimp). All of the revenue goes to a fisherman's scholorship fund and various local charities.The weather was beautiful finally. It turns out that the cold weather streak was the longest and coldest in recorded history in the Keys. The Turtle Hospital in the three days after we were there took in 162 turtles suffering from the cold; more than they usually move through in a year. It is expected that as the Florida Bay water temp rises back to normal that they can all be returned to the Bay (another new record; the Bay water average temp was 5-6 degrees colder than had ever been recorded). Some pictures (1) The entrance Festival sign at Bayside Park in downtown Key West (2) Lots of people there and more coming all the time (3) A local dance group led a congo line with many participants (4) Keepsake beer mugs (5) A really nice colorful jacket for Dixie (6) An event t- shirt for Chet.