Originally Posted By wahooskipper Hawaii? Duh...Florida. (I was thinking about a Hawaiian vacation. They did have some snow on some volcano peaks that week.)
Originally Posted By Mr X Hawaii is a rather weird exception though, was it *actually* cold, or did they just experience the normal amounts of snowfall at extremely high altitudes? Still, tis true, when the winter comes along Florida ain't a bad place to be!
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<My community is bordered on two sides by the Everglads and I haven't seen snakes, bugs or stagnant water for a long time. In fact, we haven't had any significant humidity since November.>> I am likely within spitting distance of ya, wahoo ... and I haven't seen a snake (probably jinxing myself) here in YEARS. ... And bugs aren't an issue really this time of year. <<That said, there are plenty of other places in the country that I'd prefer to spend time.>> Me too ... <<And, of course, given the choice of an all expenses paid trip to WDW or Italy I'd be grabbing my passport.>> AP or USA? ;-)
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<I think after hearing so many things about Key west over the years, being a native Californian and having been to most states, over 60 countries, and lots of wonderful island environments from the Caribbean, to Hawaii, to the Canaries and Balearics, Tahiti and Mauritius, coupled with the lovely buildings of Cape Cod, Coronado, Monterey, I suppose I was expecting something better. We went on a historical walking tour as well as the ship wreck museum, Papa's house and a few bars. And I left thinking it was a pleasant day, but nothing special, and no where I would ever try to travel to. But milegae would vary. If I lived in Tennessee or the mid west my whole life and rarely travelled, I am sure I would feel very differently about the place.>> I think Key West is VASTLY overrated. A place to see to say you've been there, although there are some great places to eat and drink there. If you're looking for true FLA beauty with islands, ocean, reefs for diving, beaches, resorts etc ... I'd stay in the upper and middle Keys ... Marathon and Islamorada and Big Pine Key are all nice areas ... I even like Key Largo a lot. But I haven't driven all the way down in 7-8 years now and it may be that long before I head back.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 X ... they do get snow in Hawaii as they have things called ... um ... yeah ... mountains!
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>... I even like Key Largo a lot<<<< Agreed. Pennecamp State Park is lovely. But besides that, not much to do.
Originally Posted By Mr X ***X ... they do get snow in Hawaii as they have things called ... um ... yeah ... mountains! *** Yeah, I know. But my point was, it wasn't snowing on Waikiki Beach. ;p
Originally Posted By wahooskipper But I would like to see some of the bikinis if it WERE snowing on Waikki Beach.
