TEXAS RANGER: Florida Keys and Visitors March

We have done a little sightseeing in the Keys, and have had some special guests! Our younger daughter and her family joined us for a week, and then our older daughter and a couple of friends also visited. All enjoyed the temperate weather, unbelievable sunsets, and laid-back atmosphere of the Keys. I enjoyed my "cheeseburger in paradise" at the original Jimmy Buffet Margaritaville restaurant in Key West. Many local Marathon dining establishments are also outstanding. We've never been around such a bountiful supply of fresh seafood. No one can do fried shrimp as well as CCYC, but we found one place that is very close! Of course, with such great access to fresh fish, the opportunity to try many preparations other than fried is unique. Mahi, grouper, snapper, and stone crab are abundant.
Truman's "Little White House", Hemingway's home, the Wrecking Museum ("wreckers" waited for ships to founder on the reef, and then salvaged and auctioned the cargoes), the Southernmost Point in the U.S., and infamous Duval Street were Key West attractions. The Theater of the Sea in Islamorada provided young and old alike with education and entertainment ranging from tropical fish to injured sea turtles to various marine mammals and even parrots. The grandchildren were even introduced to miniature golf at a course on Ramrod Key, and saw a manatee swim by while dining at the casual Burdine's (world's best and most bountiful serving of French fries) in Marathon.