Normally we don't like to shop, but our friends' loot got us drooling and we decided to give it a go this morning after dropping Maggie off at the groomers for a bath, haircut, nail trim and such. First off, the store had us at hello--check out the dog-friendly display at the front door!
A bit of a squeeze, but Maggie could fit!
We were so intent on the shirts, shorts and sandals that at first we missed the obvious--a 38' boat plunked smack in the middle of the sales area. Turns out it's a sister ship (well...half sister, actually) of Hemingway's famous Pilar. The real Pilar is in Cuba, at Finca Viga, where she is on display at Hemingway's homestead. (and, oh man, would I love to go there!)
But this Pilar has her own interesting history. She was a co-star with Bogey and Bacall in the 1948 classic film, Key Largo, though she had another name--Santana. She banged around the Keys as a fishing boat, was bought and sold and now has been restored and is the centerpiece of the World Wide Sportsman. (visit http://www.worldwidesportsman.com/ for details)
We lugged our purchases out to the car and returned to explore the boat--you can climb right up and explore both above and belowdecks.
This is the most comfortable you will ever see Bud on a boat--not a chance of getting seasick! He could even take the helm.
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As for me, I pretended to peck away at the pretend Hemingway typewriter. Maggie went in to the grooming salon looking like this! And came out several hours later looking like this....  Ooh la la! The fine job of grooming (and humoring my fussiness about bell-bottom legs and Tina Turner topknots) was done by Linda Geisler, owner of PetGroomer, LLC at MM 88 Overseas Highway. (305 852-4644, keyspetgroomer@aol.com) |
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