Talk of The Villages Florida - View Single Post - 4 or 5 day tour of the Keys
View Single Post
 
Old 03-08-2023, 04:41 AM
Worldseries27 Worldseries27 is offline
Platinum member
Join Date: Oct 2019
Posts: 1,569
Thanks: 353
Thanked 901 Times in 514 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by michael g. View Post
a couple years ago we took that trip on our own.
We thought it would be nice to rent a convertible from miami.
Drove as far as key largo for a overnight stay then down into key west.

Some things to keep in mind if anyone does the trip on your own.
Make motel reservations ahead.
Don't do the trip on a weekend, traffic going south is crazy with party animals.
There's speed traps so watch your speed.

My own summary:
Somehow the advertised arial views of the drive looks greater than the actually drive, all that open water.
Unless there's a bridge, a lot of water view is block by doons and mounds.
Key west is expensive, so bring the plastic.

Once was enough for me.
in the past i've taken mini cruises to bahamas and key west to scratch that itch