Key West

Before seeing key West, we had pretty much decided not to return to Florida. But then on a 'wild hair' we turned south on U.S.1 and followed the road to the road's end. And there was key West. Where people dance spontaneously in the street, singing too, where the party spills out into the street and the street is only too happy to have it. Where the primary colors are turquoise, and pink and lemon yellow. And the people you see seem happy. And we were happy, singing and dancing when the mood hit us. Talking to people was easy. Being inspired by the ocean all around us was easy. We went dolphin watching and snorkeling, and wandered in and out of cafes and bars along the way. We had the most wonderful time. We felt an absolute certainty that we would come back to key West.