summer fun in Key West

Here in US, Memorial Day kicks off the summer season! Travelling also tends to be more expensive as more people travels for the holiday weekend. Since we were so keen on getting away, we booked our flights as early as March. There were 7 of us in this trip. Me and Topher, Lei and Randy, Joni, Olan and Kiko. All of us were coming from Chicago apart from Olan who flew all the way from San Francisco. Here's how our trip went:

Day1: Traveled more than 1,300 miles from Chicago to Miami and from there, we drove another 150 miles to the Florida Keys. Got to the hotel at around 4pm. Rest for a bit and then drove to downtown Key West to find a place to eat. After dinner, we walked to Duval St (where most of the action is), checked some shops and grooved with the band at Sloppy Joe's.

Day2: Fury Adventure Day! Spent the whole day at sea. Oh boy, it was sooo much fun. We got to parasail, jetski, snorkel and play with the inflatables in the middle of the sea. When we got back to the hotel, we still swam and played at the pool. Before dinner, we went to the Southernmost Point of continental US. Walked miles to Ernest Hemingway's house only to find that it's close. Walked a couple more miles for dinner.

Day3: This was our laid-back day. Had breakfast at the hotel, and then we went to the Seaport Harbor Walk. Lunch at Alonzo's and then walked along the harbor. We found some pretty neat stores too. We then went to the Shipwreck Museum and check more souvenir shops. We headed to the beach after, got disappointed that the seafloor was rocky! Swim shoes, where are you?! Played at the beach and snorkeled for a while. We then meet with some Chicago friends at Fat Tuesday's and Sloppy Joe's.

Day4: Woke up early for the long travel back to Chicago. We got stuck in the tarmac in Charlotte, NC for 2 hours before flying home due to weather disturbances along the way. Got back at around 10pm and grabbed dinner at Ihop before heading home.

We all had a GREAT time on this trip. Funny thing, Lei and Joni possibly made everything in their powers to get tan yet at the end of the trip, I'm the tannest of us three and I made sure that I stayed at shade most of the time. We're all hoping for another trip to the beach before the summer season ends.