http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Keys/Key-West/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America , United States , Florida , Keys , Key West en-us Thu, 23 May 2013 11:44:11 +0000 Thu, 23 May 2013 11:44:11 +0000 Ever since I heard that Key West was just bars restaurants and laid back people enjoying the lack of an open container law I knew it was a place I had to visit. Having lived in Las Vegas and being a frequent traveler to New Orleans I know how rowdy the streets can get when people are allowed to drink outside. And I love it. 28 years old and I still hadn39t been to Key West. It was time to go http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Keys/Key-West/blog-786897.html Day 11 May 14 2013When I woke up this morning I felt miserable. Between walking 789 miles wearing flip flops the previous hot muggy day without drinking enough fluids and drinking a case or two of rum I was sore from head to toe a little nauseous and freezing. I had some coffee drank some water took some Tylenol and went back to bed. After several hours I had recuperated enough to drive Chr http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Keys/Key-West/blog-785932.html Day 10 May 13 2013Joe went fishing in the morning. Chris I walked to Camiles restaurant for breakfast not too far from the southernmost buoy. I got another blister on the walk to the restaurant these sandals are not working out for me. Breakfast was very good and reasonably priced. After breakfast we walked over to the southernmost buoy and took a picture.We walked back to the condo very very http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Keys/Key-West/blog-785924.html Day 9 May 12 2013Got up early because we had to be at the boat by 7 am. We had a little trouble finding the boat but we got there in plenty of time. The weather was perfect sunny low 80s not much humidity and mostly calm seas. The ride out was two and onehalf hours. The boat was very comfortable and relatively new only seven months old.They provided breakfast hard boiled eggs ha http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Keys/Key-West/blog-785910.html 10513 Florida City MiamiWell I had the best nights sleep for a very long time Today we decided not to go anywhere just to get sorted out and take it easy. So we started with a trip to Walmart ha ha gotta love that place Howard reckons we were there for 2 hours but Im sure he exaggerated There are so many fascinating things to see in Walmart clothes to try on gallon containers http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Keys/Key-West/blog-785658.html Went to everglades yesterday got back late will post entry laterI noticed I put day 7 as day 6 and left out the real day 6. I put all of the days in the right order and added the missing day. That39s what happens when you post after drinking.Pictures on the road the days I did have time I wasn39t able to upload them. Here in Key west I haven39t had time sober time anyway. I will http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Keys/Key-West/blog-785590.html Day 7 May 10 2013Chris and I rode the Motorcycle to the Publix grocery store on the top of the island to get groceries at a price that wouldnt bankrupt us. We were limited by the amount of space on my motorcycle but we managed to fit everything including a case of beer for Joe and a Styrofoam cooler which Chris had to carry on her lap what a sight.We had breakfast at La Creperie not too http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Keys/Key-West/blog-785587.html http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Keys/Key-West/blog-785482.html Day 5 Got up really really early because I fell asleep really really early so I decided to get an early early start. I left the hotel and went searching for a car wash so I could remove the fifteen million bugs that decided to die on my windshield. When I was able to see again I continued onto journey to Key West. The weather was beautiful and traffic was very light. I stopped for gas outsid http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Keys/Key-West/blog-785316.html My first week in Islamorada was coming to a close. The sun had set and the dusk was dwindling. The only thing on the agenda was laundry and reading. I was not super excited about that. So I decided it was time to venture out on my own again even if just for a day. Sunday night I packed up my little old car and headed to Key West. Key West is the last island in the Florida Keys. To get there I wo http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Keys/Key-West/blog-781418.html I WAS INTRIGUED BY THE IDEA OF A DAY TRIP TO KEY WEST ON THE KEY WEST EXPRESS FROM FORT MEYERS BEACH TO KEY WEST AND RETURN INSTEAD OF DRIVING THERE A TRIP THAT TAKES A FULL DAY EACH WAY. SO I TRIED IT OUT ON DECEMBER 18.THE BOAT STARTED BOARDING AT 700 AM SO I LEFT FROM SARASOTA AT 530 TO DRIVE TO FMB. THE BOARDING WENT SMOOTHLY AND WE LEFT THE DOCK A LITTLE LATE FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON. THE http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Keys/Key-West/blog-763416.html We39ve been wintering in Key West Florida for 4 years now and have absolutely fell in love with the placeHaving experienced various other destinations around Florida and the Golf areas you really need to be that far south to avoid the occasional rainy cold weather that sometimes seeps into Florida in the winter. And anyone who39s been knows that the weather can get real bad even in Miami http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Keys/Key-West/blog-737939.html We39ve had two very fun full and active days in Key West since our last blog entry. If you tuned into our last entry you know that it was cloudy rainy and cool and that we were hoping for sun and heat. Well we got it...and we took advantage of it...maybe a little too much.We started Tuesday with a breakfast out at The Wouthernmost Cafe and Bar where we had short order style breakfasts to ge http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Keys/Key-West/blog-735927.html We39ve had two very different days in Key West. One clear and hot the other raining and cool. Yesterday was clear today is rainy. Rainy rainy rainy.We left our Key Largo place at about 10am and started driving south on Highway 1. We crossed Islamorada Marathon and all the other little keys along the road to Key West. We stopped along the road at the Bahia Honda State Park taking advantage http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Keys/Key-West/blog-735361.html Yesterday while spending some time snorkeling and hanging out with my two golden retrievers I met some surveyors that were checking up on a turtle nest. Every morning some volunteers will cruise the beach and look for turtle tracks left behind by the females coming on shore to dig a hole and deposit 80 to 120 golfball size eggs. The nests will be marked and registered and 50 days later the hatch http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Keys/Key-West/blog-733582.html Ok this is my first Blog and to be honest I never even folowed one.. Not that I am not interested but mostly because I am so involved in my own adventures that I simply did not get the Idea to follow someone elses. I read a few entries here and there and found interesting facts and information. This blog will hopefully give you some usefull information as well but since it is mainly about my trave http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Keys/Key-West/blog-733554.html I must admit that on the drive to Key West from Miami I was a bit nervous. It was raining really hard and the forecast was calling for lots more. Having never driven the Overseas Highway before I was worried it might get flooded and we39d get stuck. I also wasn39t too thrilled by the prospect of spending two rainy days in Key West. I called our hotel and tried to change our reservations b http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Keys/Key-West/blog-716483.html I usually travel by myself or with the entire family so this was a first for me Last April i decided to take the kids to Key West t visit some friends of mine. I succeeded in providing a entertaining and educational trip mixed in with some hair pulling moments....but the three of us are still living to tell about the vacation so I deem that a PURE successMy first hair pulling moment came jus http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Keys/Key-West/blog-715401.html The drive to Key West was beeuteeful and I didnt have to worry about getting lost because if a made a wrong turn in any direction Id end up in the ocean which Ill have you know I did not. I didnt really know what to expect from Key West knowing very little about it before heading there but dammity if it didnt turn out to be an absolute pleasure. We were staying in the old t http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Keys/Key-West/blog-707912.html PhotoBike Tour 14 Key WestWelcome to Key West We spent a couple of days here with friends this past week driving down Sunday with two and driving back up Wednesday with two others. Its good that everyone drives Bill was generous in offering to drag my bicycle down so that I could roam at will and roam I did. We also did a lot of walking. Kirk took most of the foliage pictures click on any http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Keys/Key-West/blog-702940.html