Charles from England
Key West, FL Time is short. They are closing the doors on the internet cafe. I am sitting in Key West, FL. I made the 6 hour drive form Estero this morning. What a view going over all of the bridges and seeing the blue water. I went into Sloppy Joe’s, a local hangout for the last 70 years. I was looking for a bartender friends know, but she’s gone for the next two days. I walked all over the place and finally made it to the hostel I am staying at. I paid and checked out the room. Not bad, sharing with li8ke 8 others. I ran into Charles, a guy from England traveling the US in...
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Estero/Naples, FL I ended up going to South Beach. I left Kinko’s yesterday and called a friend of mine who lives in Miami. I left him a message. I wasn’t too fired up about going, but I thought I should call. I was feeling kind of mellow, but I knew the chance to head down to party city would be rare. He called back and said to come down. That charged me up, so Mark and I went. I wasn’t sure what to think as we drove down there from Lauderdale. I had heard about models and great clubs and beautiful people not wearing much. On the way, we rocked out to some Foo Fighters and I was really...
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Fort Lauderdale, FL I’m back at Kinko’s. Traffic is whizzing by out there. Some of them can’t wait to get home and others can’t wait go get to the restaurant or bar. My plans are up in the air. I think a South Beach trip may be in the works, but we’ll see. I started off the morning with a bug. Not a bang, a bug. I guess it was to be expected from an old house in steamy Florida. Last night I turned back the clock 20 years and attended a sleep over. Mark’s roommate was home, so I made a little bed on Mark’s floor. I laid down 4 blankets, a sleeping bag, and...
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Fort Lauderdale, FL Today added to the surrealism that has encompassed me. I left Hollywood to go to a photo shoot. A photo shoot of me. Believe it or not. I pulled up to the parking lot in Fort Lauderdale that is 100 yards from the ocean. I was a bit early and sat in the car for a second. Two fine, upstanding pillars of the community salivated as they saw a lone traveler with North Carolina license plates. One of the shirtless saints approached. He motioned for me to roll down my window. I stared. He motioned again. I opened my door, “Hey man, how long are you going to park...
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Hollywood, FL Man, there’s a lot to put in here for today. I rose up early from Grandpa’s in Boynton Beach. I was running late as usual and had no time for breakfast. I showered and packed up. It was a sad goodbye for the both of us. Sad in a way because our schedules and locations make it difficult to know when we’ll see each other again. But I left his place happy as well, knowing that my journey brought me closer to a great man who I never would’ve gotten to know. An hour with someone is great, but spending 2 days with someone and talking about life’s highs and lows is...
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