{"id":58,"date":"2010-01-24T01:49:21","date_gmt":"2010-01-24T09:49:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/randyw.camiwp.com\/?p=58"},"modified":"2015-07-03T07:13:28","modified_gmt":"2015-07-03T15:13:28","slug":"randy-wells-blog-photography-travel-porsche-music-reviews-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/?p=58","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"imagelink\" href=\"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/randy_wells_5keys.jpg\" title=\"randy_wells_5keys.jpg\"><img id=\"image671\" src=\"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/randy_wells_5keys.jpg\" alt=\"randy_wells_5keys.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>EXPLORING THE FLORIDA KEYS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This time of year my mind begins to wander to warmer climates like southern Florida.  Places like Key Largo and Key West recall memories of Humphrey Bogart, Ernest Hemingway and Jimmy Buffet. The word \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Key\u00e2\u20ac\u009d comes from the Spanish \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Cayo\u00e2\u20ac\u009d meaning small island. And true to its origin, this tiny string of islands connected by bridges separates the Atlantic from the Gulf of Mexico. <\/p>\n<p>January and February are the best times to visit the Keys \u00e2\u20ac\u201c hurricane season and the holidays are over, but spring break has not yet started. It&#8217;s quiet and temperatures are cool: mid 70\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s during the day and 60\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s at night. There are many unique plants and animals here, and the tropical climate ensures that something is blooming all year round.  <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Key West, once known for its shipwrecking and drug smuggling, has become an easygoing oasis of fun loving aquatic activities such as diving, fishing and boating.  This is the heart of southernmost Florida tourism with destinations like Hemingway\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s old house (and bars) and Stinson&#8217;s beach. <\/p>\n<p>Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t forget to check out the sunset scene at Mallory Square. And be sure to visit one of the wonderful nearby parks like Bahia Honda or Fort Jefferson in the Dry Tortugas. If you are tired of the snow, cold or rain that plagues most of the US this time of year, and you have some air miles to burn\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 Why not escape and soak up some rays, eat a cheeseburger in paradise and become a part of the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Conch Republic\u00e2\u20ac\u009d for a few days!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EXPLORING THE FLORIDA KEYS This time of year my mind begins to wander to warmer climates like southern Florida. Places like Key Largo and Key West recall memories of Humphrey Bogart, Ernest Hemingway and Jimmy Buffet. The word \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Key\u00e2\u20ac\u009d comes from the Spanish \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Cayo\u00e2\u20ac\u009d meaning small island. And true to its origin, this tiny string &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/?p=58\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"spay_email":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=58"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7859,"href":"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58\/revisions\/7859"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=58"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=58"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=58"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}