This is the second guest post from our friend, Ellen Hearn. She’s a fellow retiree who is spending much of her retired life exploring the world and enjoying new adventures. HomeAway Due to the marriage of my nephew, we had family members from across the country gathering in...
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As I've said, before: Key West is a tiny little island, but there is so much so do here. Most visitors know all about the restaurant and night life, but they don't know much about what to do in the daytime. This post discusses three...
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Key West is a small island, about 2 miles by 4 miles, but there are a lot of attractions and a lot of history packed into those eight square miles. Obviously, you can walk or drive around the island on your own to see the...
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Shipwrecks have been an integral part of Key West almost since its discovery by Ponce de Leon in 1521; not only because of storms and hurricanes but because of the Great Florida Reef which lies just offshore. Countless ships have been wrecked and sunk off...
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[caption id="attachment_2783" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Dry Tortugas National Park[/caption] On our travels we've been making a point of visiting as many of the National Parks as we can. Our visit to Key West gave us the opportunity to visit one of the most unique and isolated of...
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We wanted to do another winter cruise this year so we booked an eight day cruise out of Ft. Lauderdale starting the Saturday after Thanksgiving. This meant we needed to fly the day after Thanksgiving but we figured it would be an easy fly day...
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I've had a special affinity for chickens for over 50 years. I think it started when our neighbor, Jerry Bradshaw, gave me a chicken to raise for my 4H project back when I was about ten years old. Frankly, I was never a good chicken...
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After our jam-packed week on Key West we headed west on Alligator Alley to Marco Island. Here we checked in to the Crystal Shores Marriott which we planned to use as our base for relaxation. Our plans for the entire week were to walk the...
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There's a lot to do on and around this little 2x4 island but sooner or later you need sustenance/nourishment/food! There are lots and lots of choices here on Key West so where to begin? A friend of ours, Nancy, is a fairly regular visitor to Key...
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We're geocachers and during our last trip to Florida we completed a 4 year quest: Finding a geocache in every county of Florida. This means that we have found a "hidden treasure" in each of the 67 Floridian (First time I've ever used that word...
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