Whew! I survived Key West!!!

LOL - Now that was fun! We left around 9ish this morning, heading south on highway 1. We passed through all the smaller keys until finally, 3 hours later, we arrived at Key West. The beaches we quite vacant due to the sky being slightly overcast and chilly. *snorts* If you call 65 degrees chilly.

We drove around for a while, searching for the southernmost part of the USA. We weren't exactly sure where it was and received about, oh, say 4 different directions from the locals. (I think that's a source of amusement for them. Sending people in different directions from their intended destinations.) I think we covered the width and length of that island 3 times, at least. :) Until we finally found it. There wasn't even a sign to say what it was! Just a pier and a sign with the name of the pier on it. Supposedly its only 90 miles to Cuba, as a crow flies, from that point. And I read reviews (last week) about how small the beach there was. No exaggeration, folks. It was postage stamp sized. And crowded! Hilarious stuff.

So we headed back to the beaches that we'd passed on our way in. Keep in mind that not an hour has passed since we arrived on the key. We parked the car (that was an event in itself), grabbed our gear and headed onto the beach. Much to our surprise, IT WAS STANDING ROOM ONLY! I am so not lying! I'd have taken a pic but would probably get into trouble for that! lolol Seriously, though. Spring Break arrived in Key West! And all the college kids finally woke up from their hangovers and decided to come tan! Fun times.

So we backtracked and went further up the beach for more sand and less bodies. We set up camp and went to test the waters. Yeaaaah...the water was cold. Disappointing. And we were too chicken to go all the way in so we sat near the water's edge and let the waves wash over our legs. And that was our day at the beach! lol No, not really. We had a lovely lunch and rested in the shade of two palm trees until the sun decided it had enough of us and went down.

Then the night life began.

Apparently, Duval St. is the place to be in Key West! We walked up and down the street for a while (like, once up the street and once down the street...not up and down like idiots without a clue what to do :) then stopped in at Hard Rock for dinner. Fun times. People watching is sooo much funny when there are crazy (and drunk) people involved! Apparently, it's hip to walk the street in your wedding dress. You get free drinks that way. Not that the bride needed any more. She'd already had one too many!

So, fun times on my first trip to Key West. Next time, hopefully, I get to actually eat some Key Lime Pie! (yeah, it really bites that I didn't get any)