Saturday, December 12, 2020

Key West, FL

ODOMETER: 80,549 | MILES TRAVELED: 2,604

 

by Grant

It’s Saturday and Jana and I are excited to spend time with Jack, Ellie, Ida and Wess today. We pick them up from the hotel and have a great Cuban lunch at “De Luna’s Cafe” an awesome, clean, well equipped food which appears to be permanently located at Boyd’s Campground.

We’ve decided to rent a stretch Golf Buggy to tour around the island with Wess and Ida. They seat six, so that’s perfect. We rented it from Papa’s Scooter Rentals and head off to circumvent the island. We follow the eastern shoreline and take Ida and Wess to Higgs Beach.

We check out Duval Street and revisit “DeLa” Jorge Torriente’s gallery and we get into Peter Lik’s Key West gallery. Jack is incredibly inspired and Ellie truly appreciates the beauty of this photographic art. Ida and Wess are also taken by the works.

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We make a mandatory stop at Flamingo Crossing and head down to the Truman Annex. The sun’s getting low in the sky and we checked out the US Coastguard Cutter, Ingham (WHEC-35) from the shore. The kids (I don’t usually call them that intentionally, because they’re not kids anymore) jump in the jungle gym and generally horse around. It’s awesome to see them having fun and letting their hair down around us all.

Wess and Ida head back to their hotel with the buggy and we chill in the RV. Jack’s working out how to operate the drone and Ellie built an awesome ginger bread house. Jana and I crash as we want to get up to catch the sunrise in the morning and have an early paddle as the winds are significantly abated.

Jack is incredibly inspired and Ellie truly appreciates the beauty of the fine art photography.

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Happy 20th Birthday, Jack!

Today, as you begin your twenties, we want to pause and celebrate the beautiful human you are. Your authenticity is a light, shining through in everything you do. You live your truth with a courage that inspires all of us. Your creativity is captivating, lifting the spirits of those who witness it. We admire your dedication to your own art and your profound connection to music, film and art in all forms.

Your unwavering selflessness, kindness and compassion are strengths that move quietly but profoundly, touching lives in ways you don’t always realize. The warmth and care you extend to others is a true reflection of your being. It’s a gift to watch you uplift those around you, always consciously mindful, always compassionate.

As you continue on your artistic journey, know that we are with you, supporting you always. We believe in your art, unlimited by commercial constraints and free from the mainstream’s narrow definitions of success. Your authentic vision, your voice, and your perspective are important and needed in this world.

Keep following your passions. Keep being you—because who you are is truly a gift to this world. Here’s to more years of creativity, joy, and the pure expression of your true self.

We love you so much, Jack. Happy 20th Birthday!

With all our love and admiration,

Mum & Dad
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