We had talked about going to Key West for ages. We finally decided to make the trip during the long Columbus Day weekend. We flew to Miami on a Friday and rented a convertible for the 3 1/2-hour drive on U.S. 1 to Key West. We thought the drive would be very pretty but it turned out to be a bit of a disappointment. Several years ago, we did the breathtaking drive along the California coast. We thought it would be somewhat similar but it didn't come close in terms of a beautiful scenic drive. Oh well. Whenever we go back, we'll just fly into Key West. Nonetheless, this was a great weekend getaway.
We stayed at the
Ocean Key Resort & Spa. It's a really nice resort on one end of the famed Duval Street. The hotel is right on the water but doesn't actually have a beach. It has a pier with a bar/restaurant called
Sunset Pier where one can enjoy lunch/dinner and the sunset.
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| Our resort from the water |
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| Junior suite |
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| Junior suite |
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| Resort pool |
On our first night, we had a dinner at the resort's Sunset Pier. The sunset was spectacular and the food was pretty good.
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| Pork empanadas |
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Blackened mahi mahi
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The resort has another restaurant called Hot Tin Roof where they serve breakfast and dinner. The food there was top notch. While enjoying dinner on Saturday evening, there was a wedding going on. Ahhhhh love.
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| Latin braised short rib |
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| Yellowtail snapper |
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| Creme brulee |
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| Chocolate napoleon |
The HIGHLIGHT of our trip was the Dolphin Watch Tour. We used
Dolphin Watch which we'd highly recommend to anyone. They won't take more than 6 people on a tour (there were 5 of us on this one) so it feels like a really personal experience and the captain (Rob) was a great guy. We saw a LOT of dolphins, lucky us. We also made a snorkeling stop and saw for the very first time a porcupine fish. How cool.
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| Look at the beautiful sky on our way back |
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| Shrimp |
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| Fish sandwich |
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| Turkey club |
Gotta do the touristy thing, right? We walked Duval street, took a trolley tour, visited the
Ernest Hemingway Home & Museum and stopped by the southernmost point buoy.
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| Why are you making me stand next to the Cat Cemetery?! |
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| On the trolley |
Dinner on our last night was at
Latitudes restaurant located on nearby Sunset Key. It is recommended for a very special dinner. You have to catch a ferry from the dock behind the Westin hotel for the short ride over. It was a lovely experience.
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| Filet mignon |
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| Lobster Tail |
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| Bread pudding |
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| Beignets |
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| Sunset on Sunset Key |
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