Key Largo to Islamorada — 15 NM DAY 1: ISLAMORADA
It’s a short leg from the diving hub to the “Sport Fishing Capital of the World,” which boasts the largest charter fishing fleet per square mile on Earth. At dawn, captains head out on deep-sea excursions or idle through mangrove islands and shallow seagrass flats of the backcountry. The silver flashes in the sunlight at Robbie’s Marina dock are enormous tarpon, 50 to 100 feet long, doing daily water acrobatics for snacks thrown by visitors into the clear, shallow water. The Keys have a motley past:
shipwrecks, pirates, buried treasure, movie stars and especially luscious Key Lime pie. History reaching back to Native American life is outlined at the Keys History & Discovery Center at the Islander Resort. Downtown Islamorada’s patchwork of boutiques and galleries is overflowing with original creations of artists, sculptors and jewelers inspired by life on the islands.The Morada Way Arts & Cultural District is a bustling six-block corridor of shops, restaurants and studio spaces.Thirsty shoppers can duck into the welcoming
back garden of Florida Keys Brewing Company. Beside the seasonal beer on tap, they serve a Key Lime cocktail so delectable that it could be counted as dessert. Transient dockage to 100 feet is available at Postcard Inn Beach Resort & Marina, a premier facility with 15 sprawling acres of white sand beach. Plantation Yacht Harbor Marina, located in the fabulous Founders Park, is ranked among the top marinas in the world and is a designated Clean Marina.
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