Florida State Parks continue to impress us. We stayed at a new (2005) campground at Curry Hammock State Park. This beach was constructed to try and lure sea turtles. So far there have been multiple check-outs by turtles but no nesting.
The keys are not noted for beaches with the exception of this one at Bahia Honda State Park. There are some wonderful campsites along the beach and some not so nice under the highway bridge. You pretty much need a reservation to stay here and as we booked our spot just last week......well you get used to the highway noise.
Shore birds are everywhere!
It's hard to get a mental picture of the landscape in the keys - there are so many inlets, bays, & islands.
Lots of islands!
And of course - Key West
We were prepared for Hemmingway's cats but the free range chickens were a surprise.
Rosco wasn't sure what to do about a chicken with so much chutzpah.
Being the "southernmost" is a big deal.
We weren't the only ones taking this photo op - tourist of many languages were finding their way here.
We saw "southernmost" hotels, furniture stores, insurance companies...
Apparently there may be a lack of consensus from time to time.
Reed stuck in a toothpick to mark the southernmost sweet potato fry at this yummy vegetarian cafe....my fries disputed his claim but the beer was cold so we let the baby have his bottle.
Sunset at Mallory Square is a Key West tradition. A pretty tame crowd this time of year but it is nice to be somewhere that everyone cheers for the sun's daily performance.
Marathon Key is not too impressive from the highway but just a bit off is beautiful Sombrero Beach in a lovely neighborhood park....a nice memory to leave the keys with.
The keys are not noted for beaches with the exception of this one at Bahia Honda State Park. There are some wonderful campsites along the beach and some not so nice under the highway bridge. You pretty much need a reservation to stay here and as we booked our spot just last week......well you get used to the highway noise.
Shore birds are everywhere!
It's hard to get a mental picture of the landscape in the keys - there are so many inlets, bays, & islands.
Lots of islands!
We were prepared for Hemmingway's cats but the free range chickens were a surprise.
Rosco wasn't sure what to do about a chicken with so much chutzpah.
We weren't the only ones taking this photo op - tourist of many languages were finding their way here.
We saw "southernmost" hotels, furniture stores, insurance companies...
Apparently there may be a lack of consensus from time to time.
Reed stuck in a toothpick to mark the southernmost sweet potato fry at this yummy vegetarian cafe....my fries disputed his claim but the beer was cold so we let the baby have his bottle.
Sunset at Mallory Square is a Key West tradition. A pretty tame crowd this time of year but it is nice to be somewhere that everyone cheers for the sun's daily performance.
Marathon Key is not too impressive from the highway but just a bit off is beautiful Sombrero Beach in a lovely neighborhood park....a nice memory to leave the keys with.
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