Da Bear

Those who have looked at Top Sail Journeys' page on FaceBook have now seen Da Bear.  In case you haven't met him yet, he's a fairly handsome kind of bear, bit of a paunch, but a good listener and a swell traveling companion.  Here he is, waving hello (has a bit of a regal wave, doesn't he?).

Da Bear and I took a little jaunt down to Key Largo this weekend, feeling a need to escape from work and all the realities of life.  We were, in fact, in a "Keys" frame of mind and as it's only about an hour and a half away, and it had been a long time, and we didn't have anything much else to do ... well, hell Da Bear said lets go and so we did.

We futzed around for awhile and then met friends at a very "Keysey" little restaurant called the Pilot House which is "World Famous" for its glass floors (allowing you to see what you'll shortly be consuming).  Turns out the flooring wasn't all glass (that would be impractical) but there were lots of glass squares you could peer through. I think it would help keep kids entertained.  Not a very sunny and bright day, but we really liked the food, the service and of course the company with whom we shared the afternoon. 

Da Bear loved looking at all the signs around the restaurant and insisted on having his picture taken with the following: 

Kind of gives you a feeling for the atmosphere of the place. 

Next it was off to a little seaside resort, but we'll save that for tomorrow.   Stay warm, Da Bear is!