‘From Key lime pie to Mayan temples: Highlights of the Western Caribbean’
Temple of the Wind God, Tulum, Mexico. Source: Liz Sier
The Caribbean has long held a fascination for me, as so many films have been based there. And given our penchant for cruising, it seemed the ideal place to go. This cruise was only five nights, with just two ports of call (Key West, Florida, and Cozumel, Mexico) and the rest were sea days. It was a great way to wind down after a long couple of travel days from Australia.
Key West, Florida
Think of Ernest Hemingway, Tennessee Williams, Key lime pie, conch and pirates and you have Key West in a nutshell. This Florida key juts into the Florida Straits with the Gulf of Mexico on one side and the Atlantic Ocean on the other. It is joined to mainland USA by a series of causeway bridges and US Highway 1 actually starts here. Key West also claims to have the southernmost point of continental USA, marked by a monument that proclaims: “90 miles (145 kilome
a pleasure to personally welcome you to the hemingway home tonight. thank you, craig. i appreciate it. next time i want a tour. we ll go from that to the chief of police for key west. this is chief donald j. lee. again, chief, you correct me if i m wrong, but your jurisdiction includes the hemingway house. is that right? yes, it does, craig. i gather thank you heard my interview there with mr. gonzalez. what do you make of that decision to ride it out and the property itself pretty much being hurricane proof? well, you know, i don t think it s a wise or prudent decision. i hope that it works out for them, and i hope it works out for everyone who has decided to stay. you know, we have done everything possible in key west to try to get everyone to evacuate. quite frankly those who have not done so remain at their own risk. we re getting ready to face the
keys, which is family-friendly. there are places where you can bring the kids and explore the white sandy beaches. the lower keys are green and quiet except for key west, which has the festive at mmosphere, tt fun and different victorian ak techture. reporter: key west marks the southernmost point of the continental u.s. and has been a haven for artists and writers including ernest hemingway. you have to go to hemingway house. he lived in key west. it s home to all of his six cats. then you ll want to go to mallory square to see the incredible sunset where all the crowds converge to see that orange sky. pr more on the florida keys, go to cnn.com/travel. why does this face represent a breakthrough? find out the answer after this. matt s brakes didn t sound right. .so i brought my car to mike at meineke.
fun and different queen anne and victorian architecture. reporter: key west marks the southernmost point of the continental u.s. and has long been a haven for artists and writers including ernest hemingway. you have to go to hemingway house, that s ernest hemingway s former residence when he lived in key west. it s home for his six-toed cats and then you ll want to go to mallory square where all the crowds converge to see the blood orange sky. we all have one. that perfect spot. a special place we go to smooth out the ripples of the day. it might be off a dock or on a boat. upstream or in the middle of nowhere. wherever it may be, casting a line in the clear, fresh waters of michigan lets us leave anything weighing us down back on shore.