Bay Cove Motel Key Largo

... and it was slightly depressing. Even Buster was laying down on the floor of the car and didn't want to get out although it might have been from missing his girlfriend in Key Largo.<br><br>Anyway, it was rather uneventful after that, dropped Paul C. off in Virginia, and parted ways with Paul Z. just across the border in NJ since there wasn't any ...

... Road Back <br><br>(Author's Note: Although this is dated in chronological order I've had to backtrack a bit since Internet access in Key Largo was being difficult, was having too much fun to check in, and too tired at the end to keep up.)<!-- LEGACY WHERE I STAYED --><!-- ALBUM -->

... a Trip - The Last Day<br><br>(Author's Note: Although this is dated in chronological order I've had to backtrack a bit since Internet access in Key Largo was being difficult, was having too much fun to check in, and too tired at the end to keep up.)<!-- LEGACY WHERE I STAYED --><!-- ALBUM -->

... head to Garden Cove Divers to set up our dives for the next week. What bachelor pad would be complete without supplies so we set up a food fund and off we go to Winn Dixie for the usual food needed when five guys are hanging out for a week. First the priorities; beer, chips, sausages, crackers, gin and tonic; check! Let's not forget the bags of candy, got ...

... you have the chance to find the correct one. Along the way you will see magnificent views that very few had the guts to see and the memory of the trip will last you a lifetime. If you chose wisefully and with a little luck you will arrive to that marvelous place where a lot of people want to go but are too afraid to take the first step. Perhaps the most important part is that you try, weather you reach ...

... and there wasn't even a lot of activity there either. We pulled in to check it out and discovered that they were asking $37.50 each which seemed a bit pricey to us. Mel's done it before and so could take it or leave it, and although Neil would have liked to have done it, he didn't think it would be worth the money, so back through Big Cypress we went. This time we saw both dead gators and also a live one in a river by a rest area. <br><br>Once ...

... fascinating it really wasn't, but it wasn't altogether disappointing either. The waters did turn green by the time we stood peering in at Mallory Square at Mile 0, we enjoyed wandering aimlessly in Key West (found the pirates were not yet history, they are alive and popping up in photos along with a big noisy Tip jar), had a very tasty lunch/dinner and a couple of beers and devoured the best, ever, slice of Key Lime Pie. We nearly missed seeing ...

... all interconnected and led out to the sea. What a fabulous set up ! The 40 foot powered catamaran set off down the canal, past a pelican, sitting on the top of a mooring pole, who gave us a disdainful look and went back to sleep. We were going 5 miles out into the Atlantic and the turquoise sea soon kicked up to a 4 foot swell in the freshening wind. There were black clouds all round the horizon and we were going to get wet (always a diver's worst fears). At least being ...

... times. He hopes to move to the United States to work in a year or so, saying that jobs don't pay very much in Colombia. He recommends it as a travel destination, however, and says it is very beautiful. I explain that most Americans equate Colombia with drug trafficking, and he acknowledges that it is a problem, but claims that the country is very safe for Americans. I'll have to do some market research to see if there is any demand ...

... can grow marijuana. "Then they find out it ain't opium, ha ha!" he says, "but I ain't never had no complaints - hey, it was only five bucks!" Joe also made $19,000 from insurance when he hammered on his Miami house in 1994, claiming the damage had come from Hurricane Andrew. Joe even had a get-rich-quick idea involving me. As we rode down Florida's "Alligator Alley", I told him that some divers earn hundreds of dollars finding shark teeth in the ...