Today’s destination brings us to the southernmost location in the USA and Steve’s ultimate goal for this trip. Buckle up, here we go!
Key West offered great memories, as we ate local cuisine, dipped our toes in the Caribbean, saw the “Key” highlights, put over 14 kms on our weary feet and, of course, had a few drinks at many local spots!
In order we hit;
- Moose Lodge (for parking),
- Tourist Info (location closing due to Google),
- Veterans Memorial Gardens (not initially on the list but Steve had to take that call & Momma Jo walked wrong direction),
- Back on planned route (did you know there’s free range chickens everywhere?),
- Ernest Hemingway house (we didn’t pay the US$28 to enter),
- Photo op at Key West Lighthouse museum (Jo wondered why the Lighthouse was in the middle of town!),
- Southernmost Point, Buoy, House, Pier & Beach,
- El Sibnoey Restaurant (we would highly recommend the excellent Cuban food! – #33 of 200 on Trip Advisor),
- Duval Street (nice during the day and expect it gets wild at night!),
- Oldest House in Key West museum (free to enter),
- Mile Zero of Hwy US 1,
- First Flight Brewery (southernmost microbrewery in USA),
- Mallory Square (seems to made for the cruise ships),
- Sloppy Joe’s (just had to try Sloppy Joe Ale & (hard) Lemonade),
- Hemingway Rum Distillery (Pillar Rum tastings),
- Key West First Legal Rum Distillery (more rum tasting!),
- Key West Winery (I know, mixing our liquor isn’t good),
- Historic Harbour Walk (accidentally due to wrong turn) ,
- Finally Key Lime Pie! – Kermit’s Key West Pie Shoppe (confirmed with a few locals we met as the best in Key West),
- But one more stop was the hidden gem of the Waterfront Brewing Co (thank goodness we had to leave before Happy Hour or we would’ve spent the night!).