🌴 Key West: The Florida Keys’ Hidden Gem 🌺

🚗 Road Tripping from Miami: 3-hour drive with 40mph speed limits 🐢 and single-lane highways—but oh, the views! 🌊 Ocean on both sides = breathtaking (if you’re not the one driving!). 👩👧 Mom & Me Vacay: Skipped water sports (Mom hates snorkeling + sudden allergies 🤧 = chill vibes only!). 🍔 Eats: Key West = fried everything! We hit Boathouse Bar & Grill—4-6:30 PM happy hour = half-price apps! 🥗 Salad? Nah. We stuffed ourselves with loaded fries + wings. 🍗 🏨 Stay: Havana Cabana Booked via Booking.com for its retro vibes! Included breakfast: pick any main + Cuban coffee ☕ (SO GOOD!). Free welcome drinks? We grabbed Mojitos 🍹 (tasted like… Mojitos). 🚖 Transport: Rental car + Lyft + hotel shuttle. 🚗 Pro tip: Avoid driving downtown! We parked at Southernmost Point (after a 20-min hunt 🚨) and relied on the hotel’s free shuttle (hourly to downtown, returns on the half-hour!). 🚲 Extra Options: Bikes/scooters/golf carts for rent—but we passed. Sunburn > fun! Lyft vs. Uber: ~$1-2 difference. 💲 Still pricey! 📍 Top Sights: 1️⃣ 🌟🌟🌟 Mile Marker 0: A sign, a gift shop, and tourists. 📸 That’s it. 2️⃣ 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Key West Butterfly Conservatory: Butterfly apocalypse! 🦋 (Plus flamingos 🦩 for Instagram). Video coming soon! 3️⃣ 🌟🌟🌟 Southernmost Point: A concrete buoy = 10-min wait at 10 AM. Mom’s review: “Smaller than Sanya’s ‘End of Earth’!” 4️⃣ 🌟🌟🌟🌟 Downtown/Old Town: Bars, souvenir shops, and Key lime pie —sour enough to make your face pucker! 5️⃣ Lighthouse: Skipped (too sunny ☀️, needs tickets 🎫). Student discounts exist! 6️⃣ Hemingway House: Cats 🐱 everywhere! My allergies said “NOPE.” Next Time: SNORKELING! 🐠 And maybe a sunset cruise? #KeyWest #FloridaKeys #TravelDiaries 🌞🌺