Driving into Miami was beautiful. It would have been great to have more time to spend in Miami.
We stopped for lunch in Miami, afterwards were off to the Keys. When we actually started the long drive across the many bridges that connect the Keys we realized it was not bad at all.
Once we were all settled into our hotel rooms we found a beach to put our feet in. The water was sooooo warm and there was a big heron walking on the beach.
We woke up early on our first morning in Key West to watch the sunrise. The water was beautiful, but it was too cloudy to see the sunrise.
We returned to the beach we visited the night before and walked around for a while. The water was not as warm as it was the night before.
This was the highlight of my mom's vacation (mine was the air conditioning!) On the way back to the car a man asked us if we were interested in purchasing fresh coconuts. We bought two coconuts one to drink and one which was riper than the other to eat. I was expecting the inside to taste like fresh Pina Colada, have a look.
Here is the man retrieving two coconuts from the pile that he collected that morning.
The man used a knife to cut through the thick exterior of the coconut.
Okay, so I have to be honest. The inside coconut water did not taste anything like a fresh Pina Colada. It tasted like fermented coconut mixed with 5 week old stale warm beer.
The man had to relocate to the sidewalk to break open the coconut for us to be able to eat.
While waiting for the coconut to be opened I noticed this beautiful flower growing on the beach.
Finally inside the coconut.
We bought a coconut for my mom too. She posed for this picture, but after she tasted the awful coconut water inside she dumped it into the bushes!
Eating the fresh coconut was really good. I loved walking on beach early in the morning and the coconut man was also something I will always remember.
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