he was returning from paris with his second wife, pauline pfeiffer. she was pregnant with their first child, seven months pregnant. their idea was to, tha they acty took an ocean liner to cuba, took a ferry from cuba to key west. they were going to pick up a car here. pauline pfeiffer's rich uncle was giving them a car to drive to her family home in arkansas. the car wasn't ready when they got here, so the ford dealership gave them a little apartment and they spent six weeks here waiting for that car. during that time, hemmingway fell in love with the place. he met local people who took him out fishing. one of my friends likes to say probably the first time he got a 30-pound tarpin on a two-pound line he was hooked on key west. after that visit, they kept returning for the next two years. in 1931, they bought their home here. >> if you haven't been to key west, let's give you a little sense of place so you know where we are. if you were to land at the miami airport and drive about three and a half to four hours depending on the traffic, this is truly