Florida Keys - Long Key

We left Miami yesterday, and started driving south to Florida Keys. Such a beautiful drive! We had spent some time in Key Largo a few years ago, but never made it to Key West. If I remember correctly, we just made it about mid-way to a hospital with Mr. D before heading north again.. (Watch out for those furry caterpillars here, they can cause a serious allergic reaction...!)

 

We stopped for a picnic lunch at Long Key State Park, and when we heard they had one campsite on the ocean available, we decided to stay here. I mean you can't really beat this site for home, sweet home (for the night). We can continue on to Key West a little later...



The kids went to check out a boardwalk trail ahead of us, but came running back: "Too buggy, too smelly!" So we decided to skip it. There was also that sign that said: Watch for Venomous Snakes - which made me want to stick close to our Mothership.

 

The colors last night were amazing! I was snapping away with my iPhone, wishing our Nikon was working properly... But the iPhone did a decent job, too - these pictures are unedited except for watermark and some cropping.



Ahhh, we might want to come back here after Key West....




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Eilen lähdimme ajamaan Miamista etelään. Olemme muutama vuosi sitten viettäneet aikaa Key Largossa, muttemme koskaan päässeet Key Westiin saakka. Emmekä päässeet vieläkään, mutta ehkäpä tänään:) Pysähdyimme piknik-lounaalle Long Key-saarelle, ja kun kuulimme, että heillä oli yksi leirintäpaikka meren rannalla vapaana, päätimme jäädä tänne yöksi. Niin upea paikka, että ehkäpä tulemme takaisin Key Westin jälkeen?