Thursday, February 13, 2014

Why Do Houses in Key West Have Porches?

We know why houses in Key West have porches.

We hear constantly about all the snow in New England. Last night we experienced the Key West version. And it "snowed" a lot while we were out on the bikes pretty far from the hotel. I was afraid this torrential downpour would ruin my beloved camera even though it was snuggled in its case in the tough little green bag. In desperation we parked the bikes on the sidewalk and Bruce opened the front gate of  someone's beautiful house and we ran for cover on their front porch which we now shared with a gorgeous gray cat. Quietly, we waited, it seemed endlessly, for the rain to slow down. Life was going on behind the door. Finally the rain let up enough. Just as we were ready to leave a lady opened the door to fetch her cat. She was not a bit startled and did not mind at all. Maybe people who live in tropical Key West are adjusted to strangers taking shelter on their porches as they are adjusted to negotiating bicyclists on their roads and sidewalks. Dripping wet we returned to our room to change clothes before going to the nearby Peruvian restaurant. This morning the hotel pool is overflowing and it is sunny again.

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