Key West Trip

I vacationed in Florida this month with my Friberg mom, aka Cathy. We flew into Ft. Lauderdale on 11/13, rented a car, and headed south. Alamo didn't have any cars so they gave us a small SUV, a Chevy Trax. It got good mileage we both really liked it.

 
We stopped for breakfast at a cute little place called Grampa's Bakery & Restaurant in Dania Beach.

Mom had a huge pancake and I had a stack of french toast that I didn't come close to finishing.

They served us complimentary cream cheese pastries and they were delicious! If I'm ever in that area again I will definitely eat there.

On the way to the Keys we drove through Everglades National Park. We saw a ton of birds - cranes, egrets, vultures, etc. And we even saw a gator but I couldn't get a good picture. If you didn't know this place was full of water you would swear it was the African Savanna.

We finally arrived in Key West and checked into the Casa Marina. We had a room with a sliding glass door that opened up to a lanai and the beach was right there. It was spectacular. The view from our room:

Here are some more photos from around the resort.

The view from my hammock on the beach:

We took a sunset cruise on the sailboat pictured below to the right of the dock. It's hard to see.

We chatted with a German family on the boat.

There were some beautiful sunsets on the island.

We toured the Ernest Hemingway House and saw many six-toed cats.

We drove back to Ft. Lauderdale on 11/17. On the way we saw beautiful water.

We stopped in Key Largo to shop for souvenirs and eat lunch. Then we flew home. 

We had a great time down there. We did a lot of talking and bonding and watched a lot of tv together in our comfy queen sized beds with down pillows and comforters. I miss that bed. I miss the ocean and the beach and the hammocks and the pools... sigh. 

Coming up next...I'm planning a solo road trip for July-ish to Theodore Roosevelt and Glacier National Parks (North Dakota and Montana). My next trip with Mom will probably be a cruise but we're not sure when.