• BriGuyHogie •: Key West Trip

I went on a road trip down to Key West with my friends Ray and Tony a few weeks ago, so please enjoy this epic blog adventure!

Ray starts up his car in the driveway and is ready to back out.....

.....but me and Tony fear for our lives because we were not aware Ray was going to drive out of Orlando in reverse the entire time.

Tony was a little shaken at first, but Ray maneuvered a 180 degree spin on the high way and we headed down south in a forward motion.

We stopped at a Chick-Fil-A and even though I have eaten the food before, I was excited this time around because I was almost 100% certain I have actually never been inside any of their restaurants.

Usually anything made out of cardboard makes me happy.

I don't usually like to brag about myself, but I look good with hooves.

I am definitely 100% certain Tony thinks I look good in hooves and that he wasn't planning on running out the door.

We're back on the road and wondering where Key West could be.....

.....that was easy.

I rewarded myself with a 6 second nap after photographing that road sign.

As we drove through the Keys we were amazed by the beautiful weather that awaited our arrival.

We made it to Key West.

The following morning we rented ourselves some bicycles as a means of convenient transportation.

It was nice to ride around through the dry streets of Key West.....

......until we encountered a large area of soggy pavement caused by a heavy rain storm the previous night.

Tony rode through the water and dodging sea weed every which way.

Ray pretty much did the same only with no hands.

The Southernmost Point was neat to see even if the waves were a little choppy.

Then it became a little less visible while a mighty surge of sea water was about to chop me up real good.

Tony was more than happy to take a picture of Ray and I at "The Point" as we risked our lives getting washed away out towards Cuba.

After barely surviving the tides we headed out of the area while the next person was about to jeopardize his life.

Tony and I watched Ray ride around the street in circles while we tried to think of something else to do.

Ray grew tired of us trying to figure out what the do next and circled his way over to the end of US 1 to hang out in the shade.

We all went over to Mallory Square to check out the view.

It was breathtaking.

And the other side was even more incredible.

I pointed towards the ocean just so Ray and Tony knew where it was.

Tony had enough of me pointed at large bodies of water and started to play Space Invaders on his phone.

Ray and I rode around for a bit through another part of town.

The beaches were remarkable.....

.....especially when surrounded by the murky water of the Keys after a storm.

I was just being cool as usual and Ray was feeling cooler that he didn't even want to look at the camera.

And then he flew off because he was no longer cool enough to hang with me.

While I waited for Ray to get back from his flight I was getting a bit hungry.

But I didn't even want to eat the coconut because I wanted to show off to Ray how cool I was next to a palm tree.

I waited for a while and Ray still had not shown up, so I tried a different approach to make it seem like I was cool.

Later in the evening Tony and Ray headed back over to Mallory Square.....

.....and I followed along hoping I would be cool enough to hang out by the time we got over there.

Ray was curious to see what was going on.

It appears that a street performer was about to do a trick with the help from a few volunteers.

HERE IS THE GRAND FINALE!!!!!

After the big show Tony and Ray stopped over to the Key West Museum of Art & History and scoped things out.

Word on the street was "the giant suitcase" was a hot spot to check out.

I didn't feel too comfortable around the locals though so I kept my distance....

.....and hung out with Hemingway instead because word on the street is he likes to party.

The next morning I wok up and saw a chicken near the pool.....

.....but it was ignoring me most of the time for some reason.

Then I met up with a kitty and it hung out with me for breakfast....

.....but for some reason it also ignored me later on.

We headed back over to the Key West Museum of Art & History to check out what was inside!

Ray got a free peck from a fake Marilyn Monroe and it was pretty hot.

Here is what Ray would look like if he was in Cuba.

Here is what I would look like if I was in Paris.

Here is also what I would look if I was fighting a live wooden crab.

Key West from a distance.....

.....and getting closer.....

.....and even closer!

I paid it forward for the day by starting up a boat for one of the locals.

Then they told me I could get a Coke down the hall for my good deeds and there was nothing in it.....THOSE LOCALS JIPPED ME!!!!!

If I went to prom back in the day it would probably look like this.

I met up with some normal-sized locals and I got along with them rather well.....

.....until I started acting like my true self and then the told me to get off their property.

Ray really would have liked to have gotten a peck from this gal and I would have liked to capture the hotness of that moment.

We left the museum and headed back onto to US 1 where there wasn't much shade.

And this time we all got in for a picture at "The Point."

Ray and I explored behind "The Point" because no one ever seems to take photos of it on the other side.

Apparently word on the street spread around quickly that this was the hot spot to be so we left because it was getting too crowded and we were sick of concrete.

So Ray and I decided to go check out a fort because we were pretty sure there wasn't going to be any trace of concrete at this location.

Ray stuck his head in a cannon because he didn't see any reason not to.....

.....but he found out a pretty good reason why he shouldn't have done that after I lit the wick in the back.

I walked into a hazardous area because I really didn't see any reason not to.....

......but I found out a pretty good reason why I shouldn't have done this after Ray pulled the boulder lever off to the side.

Ray quickly explored a portion of the fort while I was digging myself out underneath the rocks.

After breaking free from the rubble I had an opportunity to get Ray back...even though I started it by shooting a cannon in his face.

But once again I was trapped inside the fort as the boulders fell on top of Ray and I was too lazy to squeeze through the hole next to me.

Luckily, Ray found a larger exit so I followed his lead.

I met up with the original Iron Man and we had to snap a pic.

I was inspiring him to follow his dreams and that there are more forts to visit out there in the world.

I always follow every inspirational talk I give with a dramatic disco dance. It's just my style so don't question it.

After spending too much time at an empty fort we decided to head out.

Not only did we find a beach but I found some rocks I wanted to climb on.

Ray was already set to go before I could put my finger down.

I took a while to climb around mainly because I didn't want a huge wooden crab come out of the water and pinch me.

We like rocks.

Ray tried to summon the tide up so he can ride catch a wave back to shore...surprisingly it didn't work.

I did, however, almost fell off a rock.

But I managed to stay on so hooray for me.

After making back to shore safely it began to rain heavily, but we took our time to get back to the hotel because we weren't going to make it back anytime quickly.

I found my little kitty friend again and i was still ignoring me!

We all go in the car and headed out of Key West.....

.....which was weird because I didn't think we were leaving until a few days later.

It turned out Ray's car drove us to a miniature golf course, so it must have been a sign that we needed to play.

Tony takes the game seriously even if he has a fun looking yellow ball.

Ray tries his best to play a serious game by using a serious looking black ball.

I tried my best to balance things out and not take anything serious at all.

Then Ray joined in because it's Ray.

I did a fabulous job of putting into the mini rivers.

Tony was impressed with my game.

Ray had flag pole duty.....

.....and he did a nice job at it.

Just down the way a plastic caveman was reeling in a mini plastic white whale.

I was quite impressed.

Ray tried to focus on the game while another plastic caveman was yelling for me to take a picture.

Then a plastic Buddha kept bugging us to take a picture as well.....

......so Ray and I got in as well.

We headed back to Key West and Ray and I decided to check out "The Point" and make sure it wasn't stolen.

To be honest I was a little surprised it was still there.

As we rode through town we found a jumbo sized chair, so we of course had to take it for a test run.

Now it was Ray's turn to test it out and after that we called it a night!

The next morning I was interrupted by a plastic sea turtle who seemed perfectly fine to me so I continued to mind my own business in one of the various gift shops.

Apparently the captain doesn't know the meaning of failure...probably because he blames it on other people.

And apparently Ray Hill is a bathing beauty...probably because he's looking seductive.

And apparently no photography is allowed in this particular gift shop so I was thrown out by a genuine Key West sea creature.

If that boat doesn't watch out it's going to back up right into that island.

Here I am outside on a beautiful day while waiting for the boat to collide into the island.

If there's one thing I'm afraid of it's plastic sharks with TEETH!

But I got my mind off of that rather quickly when I found a pizza hat!

Then me and Ray tried on a few animal hats.....

.....and went with beer and pizza afterwards.

I really liked the pizza hat.....

.....but I guess the chicken was pretty sweet.

It was now time for us to become men and go snorkeling.

Ain't no turnin' back now!

Ray wasn't exactly sure where he was at the moment.....

.....so I pointed out that we are in the ocean.

Tony decided to jump into the ocean I had clearly pointed out earlier.

And away he goes!

I jump on in now and try my best not to drown.

I probably swam around in circles a few times without even knowing it.

I gave one thumbs up for not drowning yet and another thumbs up for circles.

Most of our group swimming around looking at the fish in the reef below.

Tony heads his way back on to the boat.

I believe he sees me with the camera at this point.

Now he definitely sees me with the camera.

And now he doesn't care anymore.

Tony and I take one last breather before heading back out into the water again.

We're all finished with snorkeling now and so it's time for drinks!

I was very pleased (yet tired) that I did not die in the ocean.

Key West Snorkeling Expedition '08 picture!

Tony was in a gleeful mood to see me alive.

Here is my attempt of a dramatic pose out at sea. If you're not satisfied with this then maybe I'll try again later.

Ray helps out hoisting up the sail.

I documented the sail hoisting.

Tony and I were in awe of the hoisting.

The sail is now hoisted.

I was quite impressed with the sail hoisting and Ray felt like he was all that and then some.

The sun was setting as we headed back to Key West.

I was hanging out on the upper part of the boat to keep an eye on the sun in case anything unnatural would happen, in which case I would then report directly to the captain.