We dropped Shorty off at at the vet's at 8, then drove south. We didn't want to stop so we just snacked in the truck; our truck averaged 22.8 mpg this trip, which we thought was pretty good!
All the Keys we drove through were full of shops, seafood, and boat tours. Most Keys were small enough that we could see water on both sides from the road, even when we weren't on a bridge.
When we reached Key Largo we drove around looking for a likely restaurant and ended up at The Original Mrs Mac for a Fish Sandwich and Mahi Caesar wrap. It was worth the stop - the blackened fish was a bit spicy but it was all good.
When we got to our hotel to check in, we found that they don't have an elevator. Our room was on the 2nd story but fortunately we didn't over-pack so it wasn't a problem. Our first thought was that the place wasn't particularly special. So we unpacked and headed down to the small beach behind the hotel. Any beach of sand is unusual in this area - it's mostly rocks - so even a little beach like this is kind of a big deal. But it's not much of a beach!
We went wading anyway. We met Keana and Andrew at our beach, another first-time visitor couple to the Keys.
Drove to see the beach in another area, not associated with a hotel. Not bad, but the water was quite cool and very, very shallow. We could walk a long way out and still not be able to snorkel. Oh, well - time for dinner. We went to the Cracked Conch Cafe which seemed popular and looked really good. It should have been great, but it was a little short on flavor.
