Journey to the Keys; Marathon (video)

Certainly one of the most memorable events of the trip was deep sea fishing for Mahi Mahi in the Atlantic out of Islamorada.  We chartered the Kay K IV with Capt. Don and Mate Dave.  They were awesome!  The weather was less than desirable, though, and the swells caused seasickness among our group.  

In the end, though, we caught 18 Mahi, and made some memories.  Check out the blog several posts back for more details.  I do love Marathon and Islamorada! 

Journey to the Keys, Day 6 (St. Pete to Marathon)

 The trip to the Keys is certainly one that we will remember, and for no less reason than the stops we made along the way.  The trip from St. Pete to Marathon took us through the Big Cypress Preserve and parts of the Everglades, as detailed in an earlier post made in real-time.  We also visited Robert is Here Fruitstand and experienced some uniquely tropical fruit.  The Kent mangos and the mamey sapotes were delights that we cannot get at home.

Even now, as I was reviewing the film clips and compiling this video, my heart still leaps a bit when I see the baby blue wall that marks Highway 1 where it enters the island chain.  It is about 2 hours from Key Largo in the north and Key West in the south.   Marathon is a sizable town about halfway down.

As noted before, these videos are my attempt at a new hobby but also a chance to make use of the videos and pictures that we took along the way.  Hopefully, this will inspire you to find your way to South Florida to experience 

Trip to the Keys - Day 3 through 5 (Biloxi to St. Petersburg, Florida) - (Video)

This summer we traveled to the Florida Keys, which if you keep up with this Blog you already know.  It was a fantastic trip and it is my intention to make that trip again.

Another hobby I have been developing is videography, and I have been working through several video editing programs trying to figure out what is best for me.  

So here is the second video from our epic road trip to the Keys.  This one finds our travel from Biloxi, Mississippi to St. Petersburg, Florida, with so awesome stops along the way.

Enjoy!