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Florida Keys Trip |
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Fun in the sun
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Published: July 23, 2007
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Written By: Valorie
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This year we found a neat little place to stay on Conch Key called the Bayview Inn. (just before Marathon) The couple that own it are great, it's a cute little mom and pop place. They offer free boat dockage if you stay 3 or more nights. They have their own boat ramp and they have a little general store. They also have a small swimming pool, grills and a tiki hut. (the tiki hut is there for you to bring your own fun, food and drinks.) There is a manatee that hangs out around the dock and the kids were rubbing his belly and feeding him fresh water from the hose.
We did a lot of fishing on the Marathon Humps:
Marathon Hump (West Hump)
GPS: 24-25.528' N; 80-45.328' W
Loran: 14032.3; 43358.5
Depth: 516 ft.
and the catch of the day seemed to be Black Fin Tuna. If you were lucky you might land a Dolphin, but that just didn't happen for us.
We took a day trip down to Key West and did the Duval Crawl while the kids rented scooters and tore up the streets. My two favorite places are the Raw Bar over by the charter boats and Irish Kevin's at night.
Robbie's was another place we visited, it's on Islamorada. If you want to see Tarpon up close and personal, this is the place to be. It's cheap to get in, you buy a bucket of fish for $2.50 and you feed the tarpon. My advice...Don't dangle your hand too close to the water, if you do, you better be quick at pulling back! Those suckers launch themselves out of the water to get your fish! (Yes, I came home with a few scratches)
As far as snorkeling goes there are a few places around Conch Key but due to the weather situation, the visibility in the water was poor. We were going to go to Looe Key one day to snorkel but again the seas were too bad to get out there. But if you ever get a chance, Looe Key is an excellent place to snorkel. There is so much marine life to see, so you better take an underwater camera.
We are in the process of planning our next trip to the Keys. (I can't wait!) We got back in town just in time for the 4th of July and spent that with our friends on East Lake and enjoyed the fireworks.
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