East coast to West coast

In an effort to fit in as much as possible before my flight home to Australia (now only a week away), I've upped the pace a bit. Went out to Key West yesterday, a funky little town at the end of the Florida Keys, proudly boasting the "southernmost point in continental USA" and its affliation with legendary writer Ernest Hemmingway. Key West is roughly 4 hours drive from Miami, mostly along US Highway 1 which connects the dozens of islands along the Keys. Remember the scene in True Lies where they're driving along a really, really long bridge - that's in the Keys. Its actually 7 miles in length and quite spectacular. Interestingly there's actually two 7 mile bridges - the original one has been abandoned.


One night in Key West absorbing some street theatre and downing a couple of beers at Sloppy Joes, and I was on the road again. 4 hours drive back to Miami, then a 6 hour flight to San Francisco. It's almost like returning home, as everything is familar. It's amazing to think that it's been about 5 - 6 weeks since I was last here. It definitely feels like a lot more.


If all goes well, I'll be heading out to Yosemite National Park tomorrow.