Florida Keys part 2 - By Scott Kelsey

I am exploring the wonders of Central America, Scott Kelsey of Dining on the Bay will be sharing his adventures with you from his recent trip to the Florida Keys. Enjoy!

The house we stayed in was perfect, it was 5 bedroom, 5 bathroom, stilt home right on the intersection of two canals. It was the last house on the street so there were no homes blocking our daily view of the sun setting over the mangrove trees.

About a mile down the road we found a public beach, Coco Plum, which seemed to be the locals “Secret Hide-away”, the parking lot had room for maybe 10 cars but we never seen more then 3 or 4. The best part was the white sandy beach stretched on for as far as my eyes could see and there were no huge condos or hotels to block any of the view, it felt like we had the whole beach to ourselves.

We would take the boat out every morning and fish until around lunch, come back to the house and eat then head back out for a day of snorkeling. We found a great man-made reef not 5 miles away from our house; it had 5 boat tie off’s and crystal clear water. We saw sharks, stingray, lobster, and the most beautiful fish you can imagine. You really don’t have to pay to go to the snorkeling sites, just pull over to the side of the road and explore on your own. Bring your mask and snorkel and you are set. We made a trip to Key West to check out Mallory Square. The women made their trip to the Kino Sandal Factory to buy the famous Key West style shoes. Then we made our way to the Blode Giraffe you can’t make the trip to Key West without having a “Blonde Giraffe” a frozen chocolate covered key lime pie on a stick!

A great time was had by everyone on this trip to the Florida Keys!

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