Archive for September, 2008

  • Video of Kite Boarder During Hurricane Ike

    Video of Kite Boarder During Hurricane Ike

    Kite Boarder the day before hurricane ike from Catherine Tims on Vimeo.

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  • Key West Bike Week 2008 Day 2

    Key West Bike Week 2008 Day 2

    Saturday Night, there are even more bikes out on Duval Street.  Some of the bikes parked in front of Sloppy Joe’s on Duval Street are worth upwards of $100,000.  Some of the paint jobs alone are $20,000!  Here’s a gallery of some of the most...

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  • Key West Bike Week 2008

    Key West Bike Week 2008

    Bike Week in Key West is hard to miss.  Everyone knows when all the big bikes arrive because they rumble all day and into the night across the island.  The Bike Week happenin’s are down on Duval Street, but even bikers need to go the...

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  • Hurricane Ike Casualties in Key West

    Hurricane Ike Casualties in Key West

    Well, we survived but one of our banana trees didn’t.  Hope this banana hand ripens this way. We learned that banana tree trunks are full of water, and very easy to hack apart with a small machete.    

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  • Hurricane Ike, Day Two Tuesday September 9, 2008

    Hurricane Ike, Day Two Tuesday September 9, 2008

    Well I guess we’re all going to live.  Hurricane Ike is just a big tropical storm here in Key West, but that doesn’t stop Fox News from sending out a crew.  The Hurricane Hummer is here too, thank goodness!  The flooding in the streets near...

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  • Hurricane Ike, Monday September 8

    Hurricane Ike, Monday September 8

    It’s only Monday but everyone is ready for Hurricane Ike. It’s supposed to hit Key West Tuesday, but Key West is all boarded up and most tourists are gone. Just locals hanging out, kite boarding or sitting at a bar. People are walking around the...

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  • Vacation Rentals in Key West

    Vacation Rentals in Key West

    If you’re staying in Key West or any of the other Keys for a week or more, you might want to consider a vacation rental home.  Renting a home for a week, a month or a season becomes cost effective when you have a family...

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  • Key West Chickens and other Wildlife

    Key West Chickens and other Wildlife

    Encyclopedia Britannica likes Key West chickens, and my pictures too.  Used with permission.

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