We spent the morning at John Pennekamp State Park. We started with a walk to the beach so Steve could have a morning swim.

We took a walk around the park through mangrove swamps.

We then headed south to Key West along Highway 1, the Overseas Highway, –“the Causeway” which 127 miles long. Highway 1 takes you through towns, beaches, views of the ocean, and across numerous bridges. The keys are a coral archipelago forming the southern most part of the continental United States. It divides the Atlantic Ocean to the east and the Gulf of Mexico to the west. As you can imagine, the major industries are fishing and tourism.

We found this great restaurant—Tonio’s Seafood Shack and Tiki Bar— for a delightful dinner of blackened shrimp and grilled snapper.