There is a rustic rough hewn tiki bar in a little marina surrounded by mangrove islands where mostly locals hang out, drink beer, and talk about diving and fishing. It's called the Geiger Key Smoke House. They have barbeques every weekend with lots of beef and country or blues bands. They have great seafood as well. We got in the car and made the 10 mile drive up the Keys to get our favorite lobster BLT. Bad news. Not on the menu anymore. Oh well you shouldn't eat the same thing all the time. Time to try something new.
Nancy tried their shrimp scampi and I got shrimp tacos.
They were both really great. The grilled shrimp were much kinder to the stomach than the fried lobster we usually got. Seafood tacos always seemed kinda strange to me but these gave a new flavor to south of the border menu regulars. You won't find this at Taco Bell. Nancy had a more healthy meal than I did. She had some tasty yellow rice, steamed veggies, and creamy coleslaw. The bill, including some beers and tip, came to $39.
We ate slow and enjoyed the cool breeze while watching schools of fish playing their fishy games in the water nearby. We enjoyed listening to the boat dudes telling their fish stories. A couple scruffty sea hounds talked two young bar girls into taking a “ride in their boat”. Not the normal tourist stuff. We felt like locals ourselves as we watched the sun set over Geiger Key.
Bon Ton Roulett Y'All
Gene and Nancy
“When you see the Southern Cross for the first time,
You understand now why you came this way.” --- JB
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