Since today was Lou and Judy's last full day here with us, we took them to one of our favorite places in the Keys, Little Palm Island. This lovely 5 acre island is located 3 miles offshore in the Atlantic Ocean and was the location for the film, "PT-109" because it has the appearance of being in the South Pacific.
Only accessible by boat or sea-plane, the resort is known as a special "escape" with secluded oceanfront bungalows, spa, pool, and highly-rated restaurant on terraces over-looking the beach. No one under the age of 16 is allowed at the resort, cell phones must be on "vibrate" only, and no telephones or T.V.s are located in the rooms. (Pictures will follow the next time we visit here - the batteries in our camera died.)
We had a reservation for lunch, so we arrived at the resort's reception center at Little Torch Key at 11:15 a.m. in order to take their launch, the "Truman", to the island. After our 15 minute ride, we were met on-shore by the concierge and escorted to our table. The view was spectacular, and we even had a key deer that came up from the beach to our table. Judy fed him some flowers which the waitress brought to her to let the deer enjoy. Our meal was wonderful and the ambiance and company superb! Afterwards, the concierge gave us a tour of the resort's facilities before we boarded the launch for our return to the main-land.
When we got back to our boat, Lou disappeared for a short while. Upon his return we were delighted to find out that he had put his name down on the waiting list for a slip here at Banana Bay for next winter! Obviously he liked our location - now he just has to get the boat!
Later on in the evening we went to a new restaurant, "Lazy Days South", where we had a lovely final dinner with Lou and Judy, and Lou finally had the Stone Crab Legs he had been craving!
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