How the rest of
the world sees
Key West

Workers are priced out of Key West
Los Angeles Times, CA - Feb. 10
"The baby boomers are retiring and the successful ones are looking for their McMansions in the sun," says Key West historian Tom Hambright. ...

Nature trail on Highway One to Key West
Times Online, UK - Jan 26, 2008
Dolphins, alligators, tropical fish... Mark Edmonds and his children take a drive in a convertible along the Florida Keys

Air Force Ship To Be Sunk Off Key West This May
CBS 4, FL - Jan 27, 2008
That's the day a retired U.S. Air Force missile tracking ship will be sunk to form Key West's newest artificial reef.


A blast from our past

OVERSEA RAILROAD WILL OPEN MONDAY
New York Time
Jan 21, 1912
Key West is rapidly filling up with visitors for the opening of the "oversea" railroad on Monday.
Every steamer is bringing its quota of passengers. There is much activity all over the city, and
decorators are busy embellishing the buildings.

















 

Before I go any further lets make one thing clear. The beaches in Key
West are not what most people envision Tropical Island beaches to be.
Unlike most Islands in the world the Florida Keys are made of coral.
In general the Keys are very sallow and surrounded by a living reef
system. This reef system creates a extremely large lagoon that the  entire
Florida Keys reside in. With the Atlantic Ocean to our east, and the
Gulf of Mexico on our west. To most peoples surprise we have no waves.
Without waves you don't have sand. These is good for reefs because sand
and reefs Don't mix. The grains of sand kill the living coral by clogging
the opening to the living chamber of the coral pulp, or the shifting sand
covers and suffocates the entire piece of reef. On the other hand this is
not so nice for the Key West beaches in the way most people envision
beaches to be. Most the beaches are made up of crushed coral, and various
sizes of coral rock with some sand mixed in. If you plan on spending a
lot of time on the various beaches I very much recommend you make
a trip to K-mart when you first get here and buy a pair of beach shoes.
They run about $5 or $6 and will make your beach experience a lot more
enjoyable. What also works is regular flip flops, so if you got some don't
forget to pack them. This is really good advise if you have kids they will
enjoy the beaches a lot more wearing flip flops.
 
 




 Clyde's Key West Beaches