Key West

Our next stop was in Key West. We drove through the Keys, stopped at some state parks with nice view on the coast, drove past some impressive bridges in the water (which were converted to auto bridges from railway bridges as cars became more popular), and had a little walk on a trail, where we had to look out for crocodiles, alligators, mosquitoes and huge spiders. As it is hurricane season now, it was raining a lot the whole day, and we also have to consider the next hurricane approach Florida while making plans for the next days.

In Key West we walked around the town, at the port, we visited a fortress, which was held by the unionists during the whole civil war.
We also went to the southernmost point of the continental US. The weather was horrible, we got completely soaked. From the front the rain was hitting us, from the back the waves, my shoes were full with water.Read more