Drive to Key West

150 miles from Miami to Key West

When I drove down the keys (from cayos) back in the ’80s, it rained all the way. Time to give it another try.

This time it did not rain, and it was a nice leisurly drive, but to actually see a sunset in Key West it will need another attempt!

going south

first stop - Lazy Dayz beach (MM 80)

Channel 5 bridge (MM 70)

on the road

old bridge at Bahia Honda (parts of Flagler's railway bridge?)

Seven Mile Bridge (mile marker 40)

MM 0 - arrival in Key West

southernmost point of continental US

southernmost beach....

Hemingway house

Rent Me!

Shipwreck lookout

almost a sunset!

Sunset (?) cruises

Customs house at night

Sloppy Joe's on Duval Street

Pier House resort

Merry Xmas Miami – butterflies, birds and alligators

Miami Beach sunrise - seen from North Bay Village Dec.19 about 7am

On the way back from Mexico, a stop-over in Miami (only 1 h flight from Cancun) seemed a good idea. Due to Mexicana flight delays and long lines at immigration it took a lot longer to finally get there – straight into a Latin Xmas party!
Although a cold-front arrived about the same time as I did, I still enjoyed every minute of it – especially when comparing the temperatures (Miami 20 C – London 0 C!).

with my compact camera I had some difficulty focussing, so having them feed on bananas helped

some very pretty birds too - I believe this one is Australian

Hummingbird

Saturday visit to Butterfly World at Coconut Creek with Charles and Claire

a few days later - some very sleepy alligators at Everglades NP

enjoying the sunshine

this little guy didn't even blink...

thanks to zoom, I did not have to get too close to this (razorback?) snake

Anhinga?

Xmas deco on Ocean Drive - 15 min later we were in the water kajaking