Driving down to Key Largo

Today was a bit of a transit day. 5 1/2 hrs of driving from Disney down to the top of the Keys. We took our time getting ready and packing up, even organising the souvenirs and unneeded clothes (mostly laundry) into two cases, leaving everything we need in two smaller cases (and still some space for more purchases 😜).

We hit the road, and to be honest, the journey was pretty straightforward. 199 miles of the route was the same road with no turns at all. Lunch and petrol stop and that was all it needed.

Not much to show from the journey, it was mostly commercial farm land - oranges a lot of it. It was sunny and fine all the way until we hit the actual Keys, when the clouds appeared. Shame we didn't get to see the sunset, seeing as the hotel was Sunset Cove BeachResort, but themselves the breaks. It's still a nice spot, overlooking the water, small private beaches, and restaurants nearby. The live music from the next door restaurant was at a perfect volume sat in the beach chairs at the hotel.

We decided to get takeout from the restaurant next door and sit on a bench at the hotel to eat, right by the ocean and just us. A good plan, peaceful, out own pace, but still got live music. And way less embarrassing when I had a huge coughing fit.

We entirely forgot to take a picture of the seafood feast we had, but I did at least capture the key lime pie we shared - a beautiful sharp lime while still sweet. Gorgeous.

We just rested and relaxed for the remainder of the evening at the water edge. Reading, pondering, and listening to fish jump in and out of the water. Not gators on this bit of Florida, I'm sure!

Relaxing end to the day, which had been straightforward but still tiring.Read more