South Florida travel tips

nj2011mom
Fri, 24 Sep 2010 08:57:48 +0000

We spent one night at the Flamingo Lodge in the Everglades, however when I just googled for it, I was dismayed to find out it was destroyed by hurricanes in 2005. Flamingo is a beautiful place - sunrise or sunset are quite nice, but bring your bug spray. We also did a boat tour (not air boat) into the Everglades from there, which was great.

Huge 2nd for the Fish House in Key Largo. We often go the Keys for diving and this is a must stop.

Take your time driving down Rt 1 in the Keys. Once you get south of Islamorada it opens up and the views are great. The 7 mile bridge at the southern end of Marathon has a nice park to stop & tour. We stayed at Hawks Cay resort several times (now very pricey) and they have dolphins.