The Florida Keys in a Weekend

Sometimes when you've got a bad cold it's good to take 2 days off and lie in bed. Other times when you're not feeling so well it's good to take 2 days off and drive 15 hours to a tropical island and go snorkeling with sharks and chase barracuda.  Here's a hint as to the route I went:

Bored while stuck in Miami traffic 

Driving west into the sunset 

Time for a nap at our campsite 

80 degrees and sunny - perfect sleeping weather

Some visitors were interested in our leftover cheese danish crumbs 

"Southernmost Point in the Continental USA, Key West, FL"

Serenity 

Apparently wild iguanas aren't intimidated by humans with cameras

Key West - "Home of the sunset" 

Who can sleep with a night sky as brilliant as this?  

"Oo take my picture!" 

Picture perfect beaches 

Excited after getting to see a shark, barracuda, and a thousand other fish!

$25 for a day snorkeling trip to the coral reef

Our awkward family road-trip picture while we wait for our things to dry 

Making friends with a manatee 

Feeding Tarpon - later he got his finger bit! 

A quick stop in Cocoa on the way back to kayak through the mangroves