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Keyed Up
The one trip I ever took to the keys I made in a blood red Ford Mustang convertible. A couple of buddies and I
blew out of Miami and headed due South on the reckless whim that we'd be able to find a place to stay when we shoed up.
It wasn't that easy, and we ended up in a rather grungy hotel in a cheesy part of town in key West. Strike
that....cheesy part of town is too limiting. ALL of Key West is cheesy. But hey, cheesy can be OK. And Key West was
fine. It was warm, the beer was cold, and I ate my own weight in conch fritters.Now all of this is a lead up to the piece I read this morning over at the Washington Post about the keys. Now the writer here is far more adventuresome than I was those years ago. She does some diving, ruminates on the hundreds of tarpon hanging around a place called Robbie's Marina, and generally explores many of the lesser known keys...something I wanted to do, but simply had no time for. She also checks out the dolphin shows and runs into a charming 70-pound loggerhead turtle named Bubblebutt. So she covers an immense amount of round in just four days in the Keys, which kinda made my trip those years ago seem kinda weak.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Jessie L Mikanowicz Mar 11th 2006 7:02AM
My husband and I have made many trips to Key West. We set our tone based on the reason for the trip. If we seek adventure, snorkling, fishing and day trips to watch the sea turtles or dolfins are always agenda items. If our frame of mind is relaxing, sitting and watching everyone else is wonderful. We have never had a bad meal or bad experience while in the Keys...they are almost like home to us.