Back up the Keys We Go, Day 3...

Honestly, we went back to Florida City to get a better price on a hotel room. This time of year in the Keys everyone is going there to escape winter. The prices are high because it is prime time for them. The prices were much more reasonable in Florida City. So, we would spend two night back in Florida City and one day to go back to Key Largo. 

Wednesday, February 19th, was a highlight of the trip for Claude and me. We went back to Key Largo to the dock by the Holiday Inn. There you find the African Queen. Yep, that African Queen. In 1951 the movie "African Queen" was made starring Katharine Hepburn and Humphrey Bogart. This would be the only Oscar Humphrey Bogart would ever win.

The African Queen was directed by John Huston. It was filmed mostly in the Congo and the boat used was actually a working boat on the Congo that was purchased for use in the film. A little bit of the movie was filmed on the Nile and a replica boat was made to look like the Congo boat and used in the Nile filming. That boat is not in Uganda on display. The Congo boat has a long history. After filming, it went back to work on the Congo. Then it was purchased and has made its way around the world. Today its owners have it docked at Key West and it goes out about three times each day for passenger tours. Our tour would begin at noon. There would be three other passengers on board.

It is not easy to get a good picture of it at dock. Claude and I did out best.

Our tour would take us through an area with huge homes and canals with enormous yachts along them. We also ventured into the Atlantic where Claude would steer the African Queen. How cool is that?!

Our boat driver and tour guide suggested a place called Hobo's Cafe for dinner. We wanted one more seafood dinner before our return trip home. We took his suggestion. This place serves something they call Kay Lime Style for their seafood. It has a panko bread coating, a key lime and butter dressing and some other things. We each order a different seafood and then we shared with each other. Claude ordered Mahi Mahi and I ordered shrimp. Nice way to end our seafood adventure.