12/29/00 - Tour of Key West Key West is definitely a cool place to visit! If you are going to visit Key West by car, keep in mind there is only one road that you can take to Key West and that is US 1. Patience is key! Average speeds are about 45, and it is about 140 miles from South Miami to Key West. By the way, Key West is actually closer to Cuba (90 Miles) than it is to Miami (~140 Miles)! We took the Conch (pronounced "konk") Train Tour, and had a really high energy tour guide named Jack -- if you visit Key West and take the Train Tour, definitely see if you can get on Jack's train -- the man rules!! Key West information: * Key West has over 30,000 cats on the island, and its human population (without tourists) is 26,000! * Key West is an island that is 4 miles from east to west, and 2 miles from north to south. * The two main streets in old Key West are Duval and Whitehead. * The New Year's weekend is one of the most busiest weekends at Key West -- of course, that was when we got there. Enjoy the pictures!
On the Conch Train Tour, Jack was our tour guide (he ruled!)	Jack said this was the unfinished road to Havana (Cuba)! (He was joking, although it does go in the right direction.)	Casa Cayo Hueso - The Southernmost House in the Continental United States. You can read the sign below.
As we drove by Jack asked this gal to play her Conch Shell -- she did!	90 miles to Cuba (over 140 to Miami!)	The Conch Train -- we recommend taking trains over trolleys if you have the choice. Key West offered both. Like the trains, the trolleys give you a tour of the city, however, the trolleys stop about a dozen times letting people on and off.
The neighborhood where the Little White House is.	Harry S. Truman Little White House -- we toured this (unfortunately, no photographs could be taken on the tour).	The Casa Cayo Hueso sign for your pleasure.
Another view of the Casa Cayo Hueso.	Your hosts at the Southernmost Point in the continental USA!	A night time view of the Key West Lighthouse.
Night time view of Ernest Hemingway's house.	Another night time view of Ernest Hemingway's house.	The Bahama Village Market on Whitehead Street.
The actual Bahama Village Market on Whitehead Street.	A really cool art store on Whitehead street.	Your hosts at Mile Marker 0 on US 1.
Charly's favorite! A Banyan Tree -- this one covers a couple houses (see the roots on the right!?	A typical view to the north on Whitehead Street.	The original Hogsbreath Saloon!
The sign for the Hogsbreath.	Ernest Hemingway's favorite place -- Sloppy Joe's!
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