better be careful, Arnold is watching
the old harbor region
at Key West you do not need to go hungry, providing you have dollars to spend
at Key West, Cuba is just around the corner
others prefer to see the fish without getting wet
coming home after a diving session
this is why we are here: dive the Keys!!
It is the southernmost part of the Lower 48
(contiguous United States) with Miami being further away than Havana on Cuba.
In 1521
Juan Ponce de Leon claimed the
Keys for Spain and, minus a small British interbellum, it remained Spanish until the US flag was planted here in 1822.
In
April 1982 Key West proclaimed its independence as the
Conch Republic, declared war on the USA and subsequently surrendered immediately,
asking for foreign aid.
The Republic is a great tourist thing and you can still buy souvenir CR passports.
In the
1930's
Ernest Hemingway lived in wintertime in Key West, where he wrote some of his best novels and left a special breed
of
cats.
Today Key West is a main tourist attraction with many cruise ships calling port.
There is a thriving diving industry
although the diving sites at the Keys are not top notch.
We visited here in Dec 1995 and returned in April 2001.
a cruise ship is calling port at the Key West harbor
the harbor has a nice promenade
biking is hip in Key West
Key West features a couple of cozy, small beaches
