Day is done - gone the sun

Another wonderful day in paradise is finished and we have been left to enjoy a wonderful orange after glow.

Tropical Beach Scenes

I'm back to my "good old" Palm pictures again.... The pictures are new, but the subject is "old". And I have to tell you again: I love palm trees!

Single palm at Smather's Beach on a cloudy day

That looks like rain out there on the horizon!

Smather's beach is normally empty on a day like this....

...except a sleeping beach bum who is dreaming there on the bench, probably about some better days he had in the past.

I need your help

I need your help this time. I would like to know from you guys, what kind of cars are these? I'm sure there are some car experts out there who can tell me more about these type of vehicles.

Thank you in advance!

Mallory Square Impressions

This is my lovely husband, David, with his booth at Mallory Square, where he is selling his original Fine Art Paintings and prints of Key West scenes and tropical subjects. He is a very talented artist and his work can be found all over the world in many collections and private homes.

You can see more of his work on our website www.vanhulstart.com

Here you can see the big traffic that we have almost every evening and especially on weekends, like yesterday. A lot of the visitors were Jimmy Buffet's Parrotheads who had their fun weekend on the island.

And this woman looks somehow like me.... with two customers at my booth who are looking at my photographs that I sell.

If you look closer into the picture, you will see Alex (with the hat) our performer guy with his juggling act shortly before sunset. Can you see what a wonderful, dramatic sunset going on in the back of the picture?

People from all over the world are watching this spectacle at Mallory Square.

And this is the fantastic view that I have (almost) every night at Mallory Square. I would never ever trade this place with any indoor job in the world. To be able to see mother nature's magic and to be "at work" in the same time, is priceless!

Parrot Head Weekend in Key West - Jimmy Buffet in Concert

Jimmy Buffett (born James William Buffett on December 25, 1946, in Pascagoula, Mississippi) is a singer, songwriter, author, businessman, and recently a film producer best known for his "island escapism" lifename and music including hits such as "Margaritaville" (No. 234 on the list of "Songs of the Century"), and "Come Monday." He has a devoted base of fans known as "Parrotheads." His band is known as the Coral Reefer Band.

Aside from his career in music, Buffett is also a best-selling writer and is involved in two restaurant chains named after some of his best known songs, "Cheeseburger in Paradise" and "Margaritaville." He owns the Margaritaville Cafe restaurant chain and co-developed the Cheeseburger in Paradise restaurant concept with OSI Restaurant Partners (parent of Outback Steakhouse), which operates the chain under a licensing agreement with Mr. Buffett.

He and his wife Jane have two daughters, Savannah Jane and Sarah Delaney, and a son, Cameron Marley.

Picture source from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Buffett



Go to my radio player and listen to some of Jimmy Buffet's legendary songs! He and his songs made this island to "Parrotheads" paradise.

Life on housboat row

In the back of the picture you can see many of the houseboats where people are living in, close to the Garrison Bight Marina.

Key West International Airport

The Tower

Key West International Airport

Key West Airport (EYW) serves the southernmost city in the continental United States. In fact, the island of Key West, Fla., the last of the Florida Keys stretching into the Gulf of Mexico, is closer to Cuba at 90 miles than Miami at 180 miles.

Several major airlines have regular service to Key West, although schedules may vary according to season.

Currently, six airlines service Key West airport:

American Eagle,

Continental Airlines,

Delta Connection/ ComAir,

United Express and US Airways.

Most flights to Key West are routed through Miami International Airport, but you can find some direct flights from major cities in Florida and the Bahamas. Key West is approximately four miles long and 2 miles long, so the airport is close to all of the Key West attractions – white sand beaches, historic houses and rambunctious nightlife – that you came for.

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