Florida Keys Vacation: Favorite Things

Last Monday, we drove down to the Florida Keys and stayed down in Key West for a few days. Even though we were only there for a few days, it was an amazing vacation. Now we are back up on the eastern coast of Florida and will be heading back home to the Midwest in a few days, but Key West is still fresh in my mind. Here are some of the things that made it such an amazing few days.

Midnight Flights and Florida Sunrises

Our flight to Florida took off at 1:15 am this morning. Through the plane windows, the cities were beautifully light up with bright yellow dots of light. When we finally landed, I had only gotten about 3 hours of on and off sleep, but we had landed early enough to catch the sun rise over the ocean. It totally made up for the lack of sleep. Although it was a bit cloudy this morning, the sunrise was nothing if not spectacular. The sky was a deep blue purple, and pink and gold sun rays peeked through the clouds. We had breakfast right accross the street from the beach, and had an excellent view of the sun rising and lighting