Key West is an the southern most tip of the US, sitting at the end of the 'Keys'. Only 90 miles to Cuba, which may explain the Naval Air base sitting down this part of the country!!
Well we headed down there today, and hour and a half each way, passing wonderful sights all the way down. The water is a lovely shade of azure, and generally very clear.
Key West turns out to be a cross between a quaint little township, and a tourist trap! The latter is hardly surprising, given we are here in peak tourist season. The weather is lovely this time of year, around mid 20s celcius. Mind you the seabreeze is a little chilly, but Bob still thinks I am nuts as I generally always have a jacket and jeans on to keep warm :-)
These chaps are everywhere, much like we have in Redcliffe. Note the lovely colour of the water - it looks gorgeous with the shallow water which is found here, the sand showing through for wonderful plays of colour and light.
Arriving in Key West we wondered down the end of Duval street, which finishes at the shoreline. As you can see the beach was well populated, despite the $5 charge to occupy a deck chair!
The standard of buildings varied widely, and it was obvious that the economic turmoil is reaching down to the tips of the country (coming back up tonight we ntoiced probably 1 home in 3 on the waterfront was up for sale. In Key West itself, there were homes looking like this...
And others not quite as clean and tidy :-)
However you can certainly see it has character...
And the final photo I want to share is specifically for my little boy, as I am sure he would have LOVED to go for a ride on this!!
Well, time for us to go find some dinner! Tomorrow we hope to go out on Bob's boat again, before heading back to Homestead. Bye for now!!
Well we headed down there today, and hour and a half each way, passing wonderful sights all the way down. The water is a lovely shade of azure, and generally very clear.
Key West turns out to be a cross between a quaint little township, and a tourist trap! The latter is hardly surprising, given we are here in peak tourist season. The weather is lovely this time of year, around mid 20s celcius. Mind you the seabreeze is a little chilly, but Bob still thinks I am nuts as I generally always have a jacket and jeans on to keep warm :-)
These chaps are everywhere, much like we have in Redcliffe. Note the lovely colour of the water - it looks gorgeous with the shallow water which is found here, the sand showing through for wonderful plays of colour and light.
Arriving in Key West we wondered down the end of Duval street, which finishes at the shoreline. As you can see the beach was well populated, despite the $5 charge to occupy a deck chair!
The standard of buildings varied widely, and it was obvious that the economic turmoil is reaching down to the tips of the country (coming back up tonight we ntoiced probably 1 home in 3 on the waterfront was up for sale. In Key West itself, there were homes looking like this...
And others not quite as clean and tidy :-)
However you can certainly see it has character...
And the final photo I want to share is specifically for my little boy, as I am sure he would have LOVED to go for a ride on this!!
Well, time for us to go find some dinner! Tomorrow we hope to go out on Bob's boat again, before heading back to Homestead. Bye for now!!
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