Leaving NY

  • Key West

    Key West

    We started off our day in Key West on Duval Street, the main drag… …and immediately saw a rooster nearly get hit by a car.

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  • The Most Unlikely Highway in America

    The Most Unlikely Highway in America

    I was really excited for today’s 97 mile drive from Key Largo to Key West, because it would take us on one of the most unlikely highways in the United States: the Overseas Highway, the southernmost portion of the East Coast’s Route 1.

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  • Coral Castles, The Everglades, Robert Is Here, and Bogie in Key Largo

    Coral Castles, The Everglades, Robert Is Here, and Bogie in Key Largo

    We sat in the car eating our lunches while watching the exploded van burn across the street. This got more interesting when the pick-up truck that apparently hit the van also exploded. Then, we doubled-back a little ways down Route 1 to a roadside tourist stop that’s been in business since admission was just 10…

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  • The Oldest Building In The Western Hemisphere Is In North Miami Beach

    The Oldest Building In The Western Hemisphere Is In North Miami Beach

    Today, our goal was to make it to Key Largo, and I was excited. For the first time, we’d be leaving the mind-numbing Interstates in favor of smaller roads, with actual things to see along the way. But before leaving Miami, there was one stop we had to make: the oldest building in the Western…

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