Reasons to Visit Florida Keys in 2024
Florida Keys is must see magic. Here’s why you should visit The Florida Keys in 2024.
When considering going on vacation, it’s important to identify what matters most. Do you enjoy warm climate? Adventure? Sports or fishing? Relaxing? The Florida Keys offer all of those things and more. Here are more reasons to visit the Florida Keys:
Being a performance driver, of course I had to Drive the highway at least once!
I drove out over the Atlantic as the sun was setting and spent the night in Islamorada. The seven mile bridge was a treat.
We visited Robbie’s where you can hand feed large tarpon who jump out of the water. The story of Scarface, the Tarpon who got stitches, is here.
Next days, we made our way through to the lower keys. We enjoyed the Marathon Wild Bird Centre SugarLoaf Key Farmer’s Market, Shark Channel, Marvin Key and of course Key West! We saw the Southernmost part of the Continental USA and enjoyed dinner at Key West Harbor. It was a fun and easy island to navigate. Watch out for the feral roosters! Loved every moment in the Florida Keys. In Key West, be sure to check out Duval Street and take a ship sailing for an iconic sunset. The glass bottom boats are a real treat to go out in.
Aside from the roosters who roam free all over, there seem to be absolutely no mosquitoes! On the Sugarloaf Key, I only found one mosquito. The residents take pride in air-eliminating larva and adult mosquitoes. It is very rare to find a mosquito in The Florida Keys, even in humid, warm weather! The air was clean, the temperature was beautiful in January-February meaning it was sunny but cool during the day and we felt the fresh Atlantic Ocean breeze all night. Safe neighborhoods with neighborhood watches in place. No one messes with Sheriff Rick Ramsay! Speaking of safety, the Florida Keys is the safest place you can get. Every day I loved to watch the F18s fly out from Key West Naval Air Station Boca Chica Field almost daily and was intrigued to learn the story of “Fat Albert”. Fat Albert is the giant, military installed, tethered surveillance blimp which hovers over Cudjoe Key 14,000 feet up, keeping an eye on the entire area all the way up to Tampa Bay.
Flying out of (EWY) Florida Keys was equally enthralling as the drive. All the islands looked gorgeous from above and it was interesting to see the landscape from a bird’s eye view.
Highly recommend the visit!
Comment below, when are you visiting the Florida Keys?
