http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Keys/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America , United States , Florida , Keys en-us Wed, 11 Nov 09 05:42:49 +0000 Wed, 11 Nov 09 05:42:49 +0000 Key West Florida Fantasy Fest ld rated 1 for best Halloween party in the world ld rated mustattend festival in your life So Fantasy Fest... what is it It's a amalgam of Rio's Carnival New Orleans' Mardi Gras and Key West flare There's a lot of exposed flesh David loves the boobies cheap drinks 1 jellow shots 2 beers 4 cocktails and a laidback fun attitude that only Key http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Keys/Key-West/blog-450357.html If you are headed to Florida or the Florida Keys and you make it to Key West there is one boat I love with all my heart...the greatest most beautiful schooner I have ever seen or sailed on. It is the Schooner Adirondack II. She spends half the year sailing in Newport Rhode Island www.sailnewport.com and the other half sailing in Key West. www.sailkeywest.com She is by far one of the fastest http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Keys/Key-West/blog-447564.html D e halve opphaldet mitt her i Miami snart over og 6 veke gjenstr Tida har gtt kjempefort og eg storkosa meg. Sola skine igjen og det er sett ny varmerekord her i Miami. Aldrig fr i alle fall p veldeg lenge har det vore s varmt her p denne tida. Eg har ftt med meg at julemarsipanen alt er komme i butikken der heime og eg har sjlvsagt ftt med meg at Obama fekk Nobels fredspris i r. Eg http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Keys/Key-Largo/blog-444159.html Check out our pics. We really enjoyed it and the girls are asking when we can go back. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Keys/Key-West/blog-431148.html Hello again So yesterday was another one of those infamous lazy days. When I woke up Todd Melissa and Grandpa were out on the boat hunting for some lobsters to go with the 2 Todd already caught. Luckily I made it out to the dock by the time they got home and I got to take pictures of the lobsters or bugs as they call them before they were prepped for dinner Grandpa is so good with the http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Keys/Marathon/blog-430085.html Hello So I didn't make a blog yesterday It was just a really nice relaxing Tuesday and I only took a couple pictures all day. When I woke up in the morning Todd Melissa and Grandpa were going fishing so I decided to join in on that action. We got the boat out below the bridge and let loose with our fishing lines. Of course I didn't catch a single thing. Grandpa was catching fish left and ri http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Keys/Marathon/blog-429598.html Hello there So today was another relaxing day for everyone. Todd Max and Grandpa woke up early to do a little fishing around the canal. They didn't catch anything worth keeping. By the time I woke up they were already home The first part of the day consisted of lounging by the poolwhat's new After a late breakfast we all decided to drive to Key West and do the whole tourist thing.It took http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Keys/Key-West/blog-429081.html Due to internet problems I couldn't post a blog last night I was very upset but hooray for today because the internet is up and running I guess I should start from the beginning. Friday night was the first night the family all got together. We decided to go to the restaurant my sister and myself work atWillow Tree Cafe. Thankfully we decided to hang out with the family and eat instead of serv http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Keys/Marathon/blog-428716.html hoi mitenand..i weiss i schulde eu scho lang wieder mol en iitrag.. irgendwie hani nie ziit gfunde zum anehocke und schriebe.. aber i nimme mir ez ziit zum d blog wieder uf vordermann zbringe... hehewomer jo in florida acho sind simmer jo 3 ncht in miami beach gsi... nochane simmer dn richtig everglades gfahre... coole nationalpark... ganz nebis anders wie d nationalprkt wo mor bis ez gseh he http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Keys/Key-West/blog-422464.html Det er blitt noen dager siden sist blogg skulle egentlig ordne bde blogg og bilder i gr men da klikket selvflgelig internette p hotellet i Miami. En annen grunn til at det har vrt noen dager uten blogging er rett slett fordi jeg ikke har hatt noe spesielt skrive om. Vi har hatt noen rolige og herlige dager i South Beach.. dagene har besttt av soling og bading helt til vi ble SKIKKELIG http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Keys/Key-West/blog-419616.html Fun in the Sun Key West FLAfter living in Florida for several years one begins to master the bargains of the off season. Florida generally has two main tourist seasons. The first and probably most notable due to the influx of Snowbirds is from December through Easter. The second tourist season typically runs from June through midAugust when kids are out of school and parents are on a http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Keys/Key-West/blog-408147.html At long last I am only another week from home This contract has not been my longest but it has certainly felt that way My replacement arrives in another 2 days for our handover so this is my final cruise on my own. Excellent.Because of the swine flu our itinerary that would normally take us to Cozumel was changed at the start of the month. I certainly miss going to Cozumel but the great http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Keys/Key-West/blog-404948.html On Saturday morning around 11 a.m. we left the basin at Key West Bight and headed back home. We were all very sad to be leaving because we had an amazing time. The journey home would take us 30 hours and fortunately we had calm winds and a calm seas so the journey was pleasant. It's been an amazing vacation. Stay tuned for next year's journey http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Keys/blog-404069.html Today we did a deep sea fishing trip with Mr. Z Craig and Steve. We had so much luck with them last year we thought we would try it again. We actually had the best day out on the water catching 7 or 8 dolphin. Mitchell caught the first fish of the day since he had never caught a dolphin before. He got it all the way up to the boat but it got off. Josh boated the first fish on the bo http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Keys/Key-West/blog-403397.html Today was truly a highlight of the trip. After breakfast at the famous Pepe's we decided to take the sailboat out to go snorkeling at the reef. The first stop was Western Dry Rocks just a few miles west of Sand Key Lighthouse. The water was perfectly clear and it was a beautiful day for snorkeling. We spent about 90 minutes snorkeling around the reef and enjoying the afternoon. We saw som http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Keys/Key-West/blog-403116.html Today we decided to be land bound for a little while and play tourist all around Key West. We hit Harpoon Harry's diner for breakfast and then headed over to the Pirate Museum. At Pirate Soul we learned all about the life of being a pirate. We saw all of the cool swords and treasures as well as learned about some of the most famous pirates in history. We went to the Wrecking Museum next http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Keys/Key-West/blog-402823.html After the long sail yesterday we dropped anchor just off the Barracuda Keys around midnight. We woke to the beautiful sunrise and a gorgeous beach. We hopped in the dingy and we rode over to the beach for a dip. There is a gorgeous limestone rock up the pass and we decided to dingy over and snorkel around it. There were a few grouper hanging around the rocks. Caroline found a Starfish and http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Keys/Key-West/blog-402396.html I guess it is finally time to enter this last blog. I purposely delayed writing this last entry because my time in Russia was a significant and historical part of my life. Each of you taught me so much about the Russian people and culture but just as importantly you taught me to know myself and the US people and our culture. It is hard to explain in words but at times I felt more at home th http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Keys/Key-West/blog-401795.html I had to get a very early bus this morning 0650hrs A tour bus collected me from my hotel and took me on a tour to the Key West which was about 3 hours drive south. As lucky as I continuously seem to be on this holiday I managed to get the front seat behind the driver therefore having a really good view enabling me to get lots of great photos.The Key West is very picturesque with the blue o http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Keys/Key-West/blog-397330.html All over the news these days is the swine flu outbreak. This past week the CDC put out a travel advisory for travel to Mexico which of course effects us on ships. Irsquom not in a position to comment into detail about the companyrsquos approach to the entire thing if yoursquore interested you can find out through proper channels like the companyrsquos website or chat with me on a pers http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Keys/Key-West/blog-395928.html