Cheese Burger in Paradise Florida Keys Experience

The Florida Keys is a beautiful place. In fact Key West, the Florida Keys most distant island, is only 90 miles from Cuba. On the bay side you can go offshore for miles, stop your vessel and stand in knee deep calm as glass water and not see shore anywhere around you. It's an absolutely surreal experience for an ocean lover and nature loving person. I've ran into many a sting ray and whales while there.

Nested away from the rest of the world, the Florida Keys have become a popular destination for North Americans looking for a tropical get away vacation without traveling far from the United States. There are several things to do for example award winning sport fishing, skin diving and snorkeling, trolling, kayaking, sailing, and species tours beyond belief. Each of the island destinations has some special experiences. I invite you to visit each area individually and discover the tropical paradise in the Florida Keys.

One of the main reasons for my trips to the Florida Keys is for Lobster Sport Season. The locals call it bug hunting. It only last for a weekend and the place is packed. If your into fishing for lobster, this is quite an exciting activity. Don't forget your snorkel/mask, tickle stick and net! The kind of Lobster you'll find down there are the Spiny Lobster type, which have no pinchers and can get quite large. Spiny Lobster are larger than most Main Lobsters in some cases. Don't forget, recreational harvesters are required to have a valid Florida Saltwater Fishing License with a current crawfish stamp. Consult a local tackle shop for exemptions to licensing needs. Licenses are available through local convenient stores, tax collectors, many tackle shops and marine supply stores.

How expensive is it to travel to the Florida Keys? I'm finally getting to that. The Florida Keys is by far the most awesome tropical vacation destination for any fisherman, skin diver, or just plain traveler. But watch your wallet! The Florida Keys is quite costly. I shopped around extensively for the best hotel rates and by far the best we found was a 32 unit motel right off the highway called Big Pine Key Motel. They had the lowest rates and the biggest rooms of every "affordable" place to stay down there which were around $70 and up! And I'm talking crazy up! Some establishments were asking over $500. If you've got the nut, I would highly recommend Little Palm Island. It's one of the top 10 resorts in the nation and the only way you can get to it is by boat. The Big Pine Key Motel is just a 20 minute drive from Key West and is surrounded by dive shops, fishing charters and great places to get your grub on.

I'm going to end with a caution. The Florida Keys is protected by many environmental laws that cater to endangered species. If you do any hiking keep a watchful eye out for the poison wood. It looks as innocent as an apple tree and 10 times more dangerous than poison ivy. The locals can't chop it down because it produces a berry that an endangered species of bird eats.

I hope this writing of my personal en devours during my travels to the Florida Keys and my experiences with budget motels Florida Keys (http://www.bigpinekeymotel.com) is helpful. I would like to give reference to the Big Pine Key Motel 1-888-872-9191 and thank them for their hospitality. I am a travel enthusiast and work as a Technical writer for a san antonio internet marketing company (http://www.totus.us) in Texas. Enjoy your travels to the Florida Keys!