Key West Adventure-A1A Walk, Smathers Beach, Butterfly and Nature Conservancy visit, Key West Garden Club
Monday, January 17 A1A Walk We’re up pretty early and head over to the lobby for the Hampton Inn 's "included" breakfast. They had coffee, juice, cereal, yogurts, scrambled eggs, potatoes, sausage patties, biscuits and gravy, toast, make your own waffles and fruit. We did not go hungry. After a quick freshen up, we cross A1A and head west down S. Roosevelt towards Old Town. The first thing we notice is like 25 shrimp boats anchored out across from the beach. We were later told the boats come around to the south side of the island when there’s strong north winds. We walk along a really wide sidewalk for bicycles and pedestrians. Some bikers are good about letting you know they are coming up behind you but most are not. I was constantly looking over my shoulder. Smathers Beach is a half mile long public beach facing the Atlantic Ocean that starts at the famous Mile Marker 0. This morning it’s quite empty. It’s a bit chilly for the natives-70 at 10 a.m. with strong winds. ...