Mom and I planned to take the Conch Train Tour of Key West before heading up to Key Largo.
We got ready, had breakfast, packed up the car and headed downtown.
Walked to where we thought the train depot was located.
As I was paying for our tickets, it clicked in my head - "this is not the tour company we researched" - but it was too late, I was already paying.
Sure enough, mom and I walked to the other side of the building and there was the place we had researched!
Nothing we can do now.
So we waited... our "Old Town Tour Trolley" was, of course, late!
Got on and we were the only ones.
Our tour guide was all flustered because "her" trolley had broken down, so she wasn’t familiar with this one she was driving today.
Took her forever to get the PA working to her liking. Then.... the seat belt was broken. It was against the law for her to drive unbuckled... so we sat there for several minutes while she fought with it. I saw this as a potential for disaster!
She eventually "out smarted" it and our tour began.
Most of the tour and history mom and I already knew about and had seen over the years.
But it was still fun to hear it all again.
Unlike the tour we had researched, this one made 12 stops. So people we getting on/off.
(the one we thought we were going on only had 2 stops)
For the most part it was elderly tourists who talked out loud while the tour guide was talking. A common occurrence on any tour in Florida.
After our 70 minute tour, we headed back to the car and on the road for Key Largo.
It was a little over 2 hours. Mom drove most of it as I became sleepy after about 25 miles.
Upon arriving at the Hilton Key Largo Grande, we escaped into Old Florida. It's an older Hilton property, but it's true to it's Florida roots.
Our room was not ready, but we headed over to the adult pool for a few hours. Sipped on fruity drinks and baked in the sun!
Around 3pm, we headed to our room. Which was pretty nice considering the late booking at a sold out hotel.
We cooled down for about 45 minutes and then went to explore the 2 beaches, boat docks and nature trail.
The "north beach" was nice - but a lot of kids.
We checked out the boat docks... hmmm... looks like "The Sh'Ed II" will be able to dock here.
Future family vaca spot?
We went to "Hammock Beach" and it was just that - a very secluded beach with hammocks and private spots along the shore. We decided that was were we wanted to sit, however, there was not a towel station. So we had to head back to the North Beach to get towels.
On our walk back, along the nature trail, there was a mom and 2 little kids running between us. Out of nowhere, I spotted "nature" and few explicatives flew out and I ran away. I apologized quickly to the mom explaining there was a snake in the tree above our heads on the walk.
I hate nature when snakes are involved.
Mom knows my fear of snakes, so we plotted a different path to the beach.
We sat in 2 chairs near the shore and read books.
Very relaxing aside from the fact that nature kept getting in the way – chunks of sea weed kept brushing up against my legs. Ugh!
After baking in the sun, we headed back up to the room. Showered and went to dinner. The restaurant is situated in the treetops so you have an excellent view of the back bay and the sunset.
Very tasty dinner – especially considering it was at a hotel.
Went back to room and went to bed shortly after.
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