We lazed around yesterday a.m. and then hit Rt. 1 for the short trip further South. Around Florida city, we picked up Rt. 905 which is a secondary road across a toll bridge ($1.00) to the Northernmost point in the Keys. It was a beautiful drive with little or no traffic. When it got to the Keys it made a "T", so we decided to see what was North from there. It was only about 2 miles, and we ended up at some kind of gated community called Ocean Reef Club. I checked it out on the web, and it is very interesting and appears exclusive. We turned around there and headed South to Key Largo. After all the stress and mess of Miami, just driving here was a pleasure. The roadside is dotted with fishing and diving businesses, along with local type restaurants and boat sales. We came into, and passed through Key Largo without ever seeing the place we were to stay. We got out the trusty Delorme, and Vickie guided me right to it. We were immediately pleasantly surprised. We had picked our dest ination from the Internet with little more than what the web site told us. The resort is off Rt. 1 on a nice quiet boat harbor where the fishing and diving boats come and go. It has numerous moorings that are full of beautiful boats. Our room (which for some unknown reason was upgraded to a King Suite) is on the 3rd floor with a deck overlooking the main boat channel. Across the way from us is a Lagoon 440 catamaran that we looked up on the Internet this morning. It carries a $585,000 base price, with a long available options list. The resort is old style Keys with hurricane shutters on the windows and all concrete construction. It is in very good repair, and quite comfortable. There is a large open-air restaurant and bar called Coconuts serving lunch and dinner with happy hour from 4-7 p.m. During happy hour, they have peel and eat shrimp, steamed clams, and oysters on the ½ shell. Also conveniently, the shuttle to the gambling boat leaves here several times a day. Vickie availed herself of that last night while I went to the bar for oysters and beer. I think we may have found a new home away from home. This place is idyllic, convenient, laid back, and reasonable. Might just have to buy a boat, and move to a mooring here. Today we are just vegging out enjoying the sunshine and ocean breeze. Plan to hit the restaurant for some cracked conch for lunch, and spend a little time in the pool. More later.
Wes and Vickie
PS - some pictures
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