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Key west airport interior1/29/2024 ![]() ![]() So we showered and changed and headed back out for dinner to watch the sun set at the Sunset Pier and it was LOVELY…. Go figure… I couldn’t wait to tell Tyler. It really is such a small world… We know a lot of the same people and have mutual friends. It was entertaining for me to watch their competition, and we all got to talking and it turns out, they were from Carroll County, MD too… It blew my mind because when they told me where they grew up, it was the same street Tyler grew up on, and they also had family that lived right near my parents. :)Ĭrazy story - while out by the pool, there was a couple playing one of the yard games the hotel had set up. On the way back to our place, we stopped into a book store to look around for a little while which was fun, and then once we got back, I took a dip in the pool and Tyler took a nap. We were ready to sit down and have a couple beers after our morning of walking and lots of time in the sun… We made friends with an awesome dude at lunch who was eating next to us (Chris!), had fun conversation with him and enjoyed a spicy chicken wrap, fish + chips, and a couple beers. We stopped into Two Friends Restaurant + Bar and ate in the open-air side which was awesome and so chill. :)Īfter the conservatory, we walked around down town, saw the southernmost point, and made our way back east to grab lunch on DuVall before stopping by a couple shops and then heading home to take a dip in the pool and relax before dinner. The cute flamingos’ names are Rhett and Scarlett, and they are Mr. There was so much to look at and take in, with different kinds of species all around us. We could have spent all day inspecting them and appreciating them…Įntering the Conservatory took our breath away because we were instantly surrounded by butterflies, birds, plants, and trees… With the sounds of chirping, fluttering, and soft brushing of the palms and leaves around us as the fans blew and people oo’d and ahh’d. They are incredibly gorgeous and like none I have ever seen before. At the start of the tour, there’s a wall of framed butterflies of all kinds, colors, and shapes. OMG these BUTTERFLIES!! They were so amazing and exquisite… My photos don’t even do them justice. On our way, we passed by more incredibly unique flowers and trees, and the tour trolley train, which would also be fun to do next time. We continued on our walk down the street to the Butterfly Conservatory… We couldn’t wait to see what this was like. We loved how you could see the Key West Lighthouse (something we didn’t do but want to next time) from the side porch. I loved seeing so many Plumeria flowers… They’ve always been one of my favorites but I’ve never seen one naturally… Aren’t they just stunning? So we checked in, found parking (there are garages around, but we lucked out with an on-street spot a few blocks away!), put the top back on the Jeep, walked back to the hotel, freshened up, and headed out to explore! I couldn’t stop photographing the houses and just about everything I saw… Such a tourist. I loved the style, the cool chairs out front (which were incredibly comfy actually), the vintage green bathroom tile (that matched the phone), and the bed… That bed was so cozy and amazing, we could have stayed there all day but we had places to go and things to see! We stayed at the Kimpton Fitch Lodge on Eaton St. ![]() To really experience “the heart” and feel of KW, we booked a place in the Historic District rather than New Town, and I’m so grateful we did because we were able to walk outside our front door and be within walking distance of everything we wanted to do and see. ![]() So crossing into Key West, we headed southwest around New Town where it looks “typical” with a Publix, a car dealership, Walgreens, etc… zoomed past all of that and made our way into Old Town where everything I saw hit all my senses immediately and I was just instantly elated with how FREAKING CUTE everything was… LUSH with greenery, palms, fun colors, gorgeous sweet-smelling flowers, shady trees, singing birds, cute little lizards, and CHICKENS!? Yes, chickens! We heard roosters crowing non-stop, no matter where we were down there, it was so funny and something we missed hearing when we left… It’s not a bad drive because you can stop along the way and do fun things, and the scenery changes a bit as you go through each of the Keys. The trip from Miami airport to Key West, if you were to drive it straight, is about 3.5 hours or so, more ore less. ![]()
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