96,370 covid deaths in USA
Key West continues to open up - restaurants are now at 50% capacity, the check point will be lifted on June 1 and tourists can come and stay in accomodations at 50% capacity.
We had neighbours over last night, and amongst lots of other things the virus in Key West was a topic. The general consensus was to enjoy the next week and a half and be prepared to bunker back in again when the visitors come.
It is hard to see how the spread of the virus can be controlled in a tourist/partying area like Duval Street. People come to Key West to socialize in the bars, enjoy great alcoholic drinks, listen to music, make new friends, talk into ears, congregate in groups etc etc etc....how do you get drunk people to practice proper social distancing?? Although, the bars are not open yet, only those that serve food. Maybe that is the answer - no standing-only type of establishments, table service only. Maybe that sets the tone and the parameters??
On a nicer note, it was a really lovely evening. Our neighbours are the best and have been beyond helpful to us recently with flat tyres on the jeep!!! Yes flat tyres - two!! B and his young sons are car crazy and always tinkering on their own, but still, what they did for us was above and beyond. So this little get together was a thank you for that.
Not pictured is the hummus, guac, salsa and chips. And key lime pie! And beer.
We started with rum and coconuts (from the garden, cut down by Patrick). How cute do they look with a bamboo straw?!
And then Ciproskas by moi. Which co-incidentally was one of my very first blog posts back in March 2012! A recipe of how to make a "caiproska" - spelling seems to have changed in my mind over the last 8 years lol!
