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8 Days in Florida Key 2009

A trip from December 27, 2009 to January 03, 2010, travelling to Homestead, Marathon, Key West, Big Pine …
It was a bit of driving but a pleasant trip.
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Day One, Down to Florida we go.


We drove to the Anchorage Resort and Yacht Club in Key Largo on Saturday.  It was a 16 hr drive from Virginia.  The rest areas in Florida have good night security so whenever we felt tired or sleepy, we pulled into and slept for an hour or so. 

We avoided traffic by driving mostly at night.  By the time we reached our resort, we were very tired and decided to take an easy night.  The resort is really nice; it has a huge bedroom and a full kitchen.  We can see the bay from our balcony.

You can stop by a service plaza for breakfast.  There are a couple plazas which are near to entrance and exit to the Turnpike (there are a lot of toll fees along the turnpike) .   They are the only rest areas which sell food, the others just have restrooms.  We got crepes at one of them, they were very good.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 
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very nice - I love Key West and you seemed to have fun! I hope you enjoyed the Southernmost point - there are always very long lines and I'm not sure it's worth the wait. Also my tip for the sunset is to avoid Mallory Square and catch it at the top of the tallest building in Old Town - La Concha Hotel. Bar at top on the 7th floor, great place to see the sunset. For other tips, check out my Key West vacation/visitor blog. Search for Key West Lookout and you'll find it! David
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i recommend Key West is nice is happy and is not American.
nice place to visit.
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Lived in Florida three years back in the 70's and still miss it. My favorite state in the union.
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Nice trip alright....I also like Key West to the mainland, across Alligator Alley and up the west coast...especially the St. Pete, Tampa and Clearwater triangle
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I recommend Key West. There is a lot to do there and a lot of history. I live near Ft. Lauderdale and went to Key West a few days ago and I was surprised at how much fun it was.
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I was in Tampa and Ybor City in the other trip. Those places are great.
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great trip and so appreciate, also try Ft Desoto in St Pete as well as Tampa, Ybor so much fun
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THANKS TO U FOR SENDING PERSONS TO TRIP
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This is one of our planned stops!! Thanks for the info and pictures.
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Planned Activities
Sun 12/27/09 (day 1)
Mon 12/28/09 (day 2) - Homestead
Tue 12/29/09 (day 3) - Marathon, Key West
Wed 12/30/09 (day 4) - Homestead
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Thu 12/31/09 (day 5) - Big Pine Key
Fri 01/01/10 (day 6) - Miami, Miami Beach
City
Sat 01/02/10 (day 7) - St Augustine
Sun 01/03/10 (day 8) - St Augustine
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