Key West
Travel Blogs from Key West, United States
Journey to the End of the NEW World!
... . Key West was a thriving metropolis...at one time being the largest city in the Union. I read about the history of Key West...industry....shipbuilding....sponges....Military connection...Cuban connection...etc. When I walked in the lady at the front desk ...
Key West "Trial Run" - Off we go!
... in my face. NICE! So, first thing upon getting back to Cocoa Beach was to buy some roof sealer and stop that little problem! Key West was a blast and a good trial run for us. We had to make sure we wouldn't kill each other living in a little ...
Day Trip to Key West
Today, my brother, mom, dad, and I took a high speed ferry from Fort Myers to Key West. The trip started out pretty smooth. Then, we hit 6 foot swells on the Gulf of Mexico and the high speed ferry instantly became the "barf barge". People turned green ...
Key West
... at the pool and go for a loooooong walk in town. Our hotel is located at the corner of Duval street: the place to be in Key West. Walking up and down the street takes 2 hours and one keeps on being attacked by pubs! My perfect husband buys me a bracelet: ...
Hell Hath No Fury
... quite close. It was a great start to an even greater day! We decided to splash out (literally!) on a day of beachbum activities around Key West, living the high life like the rich and famous for one day. You know, the kind of thing you see in music ...
Key West diving and party time!
We get up at 7h, which is very difficult. We were planning on walking to the harbor but are too lazy and take the car. After boarding on the boat, we sail for 40 minutes and get instructions: divers, the reefs are there, you are expected back in an ...
Driving the Keys
The next morning we drive 3 hours over the Keys to Key West. We found a clothing optional resort and feel like fish in the water! Or better: I do, Dr T is scared of all the gay boys: Key West is a gay island. After a couple of hours at the pool, I take ...
Sunset at Key West
... having a snooze, while I keep you updated. We bought a bottle of champagne and will have this on the beach, at sunset. The Key West sunset is supposed to be the prettiest one in the world. (Remember, Broekske?) The girls called, the girls called, the ...
"Welcome to the Conch Republic"
... factor as the amount of pelicans got to plague numbers. I was going to write a little about the journey but arriving in Key West has blown it all into insignificance! Managed to bump into my hotel without really looking very hard, got booked in quickly ...
What a way to end a month! Four Corners!!!!
... 's birthday so we did this whole thing on Eldon's birthday. (See both of our Dad's have the same name.) They have chickens here in Key West, I saw one crossing the road today and it reminded me of a bad joke. By the way, why did the Texan chicken cross ...
Wave to Cuba Everyone!
... as the eye could see. About an hour into our drive we decided to stop and make lunch before continuing on to Key West. The perfect opportunity presented itself at a beachfront park in Islamorada where we ate our sandwiches and watched beachgoers lounging ...
USA Four Corners Tour
... you to visit the four corners of the U.S., those being San Ysidro, CA., Blaine, WA., Madawaska, ME., and Key West, FL. We have 21 days to complete the tour. Rusty will be riding his BMW 1200RT, and whereas I had intended to ride ...
Southernmost Air Spetacular 2010
... de 6 dedos que se acredita serem descendentes dos gatos do Ernest Hemingway. Encontramos também um galo de briga que, aqui em Key West, têm prioridade para atravessar as ruas e não podem ser molestados. Isto, desde que as famosas brigas de galo foram ...
Going on Down toThe Florida Keys
... stories and how they "escaped" Cuba just after Castro took over. Our 2nd day at Olga's, we drove in the Jeep, on down to Key West for a look-see. The weather co-operated for the most part, and it was fun seeing all the tourist traps mixed in with all ...
Lots of great food
... were looking for an early supper and they had appetizers on at half price. Spinach salad, ribs and conch fritters, along with Key West Sunset Ale, sitting on an outside second storey deck, overlooking the port. We watched yachts, sail boats, zodiacs and ...
Biking & Geocaching
We are keeping busy here in Key West and enjoying the tropical sunshine and temperatures, it feels so good after the rather cool weather we experienced on the trip down. Yesterday was a biking and GPS geocaching day. We had previously picked up a ...
The Shark Whisperer...(that is Josh!)
... of the main tourist streets in Key West. Every second shop was either a bar/restaurant or a souvenir shop with mass produced 'Key West' trinkets, or cheap clothing shops selling t-shirts & shorts with dubious slogans printed on them. And of course it ...
Here comes the rain...
... wasn't sitting at it's base. Found my way around the corner to The Duval Beach Club next to what I believe is pretty much Key West's only beach. Had a veggie wrap with a fruit side and a coke sheltered from the hot sun. Relaxed and people watched. This ...
Key West
... are wooden. There is quite a lot of history and interesting stories about the people and building on Key West. We went to the Southernmost point of the United States and had some women from the ship take pictures of us with our camera after we took ...
Enjoying the Keys
... to the Sunset Celebration, a local art show hat takes place nightly. We stopped by the Southernmost point in the Continental United Stated (Ka Lae, Hawaii is further south) and took some pictures before strolling by Earnest Hemingway's House. The house ...
September 1 A day off the road
Okay we lied. We said we wouldn't be doing a blog entry today but we wanted to tell how nice it is here and what a beautiful relaxing day we have had. The day started late. We slept in until about 7:45 a.m. it was weird for us but we were ...
Florida Keys - Inseln auf der Perlenschnur
... Punkt der USA. Viele Touris strömen genau dorthin, um ein Foto zu machen, so natürlich auch wir beide. Ansonsten ist Key West eher ein Schicki-Micki Ort, mit völlig überteuerten Preisen, eine Kugel Eis für 5 Dollar und so was. Also nix für ...
Bermuda, bahama, come on pretty mama...
... drive I've ever done. You're surrounded by beautiful water on both sides...for some reason the water doesn't look quite like that in Key West or Key Largo. The only drawback is that it's a 1 lane highway so if you're stuck behind a slow car it's really ...
Key West
KEY WEST TOURING
KEY WEST Today we are going to spend the whole day at the southern part of USA which is just 90 miles from CUBA. The trip is fantastic but a bit tiring. I wish we could spend at least one day here before returning to Miami. It is beautiful, ...
Florida Keys....................
... in the gorgeous turquoise seas, tropical islands and roads which disappeared along elongated roadways and finally into the sea. Key West was initially a bit disappointing, but beyond the tourist facade were some beautiful colonial timber buildings, which ...
First time in Key West
... our legs we took off walking to "Blue Heaven". It was just about 1/3 mile down the most adorable roads with beautiful Key West homes kept immaculately clean and landscaped on tiny lots. We had a terrific time at Blue Heaven where we both had ...
The Southernmost Point in US
... since that is where we spent our time. Key West, or Cayo Hueso --translation Bone Island- is the Southernmost city in the continental United States. It is 4 miles long and 2 miles wide.Since its official founding in 1922, only 4 people have been killed in ...

