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Ok sad sack. Bahia honda routinely gets mentioned as one of the ten best beaches in the states. I quite liked it, and all the snorkeling I did there was among nice, live formations with plenty of schooling reef fish, et cetera. It could have been a little clearer, but it had been stormy both weeks prior to the weeks I visited. I remember an excellent thai/malaysian/sushi place on marathon, and the whole red snapper fried and then drowned in panang curry— good times.
All my keys time was spent camping on the grounds of a friendly snowbird on Big Pine Key. Once, and only once, I took a day trip down to key West to take in all the nasty tacky shit, and all the old victorian hotels... too touristy for me. Where i stayed, it was all people who either live there full time, or just winter there. I never saw a mosquito, and that was while sleeping in groves of trees and scrub, as well as exploring keys overrun with mangroves. My discomfort stemmed mostly from getting red wine drunk on the beach and passing out in the sun.
I think I'd tire of it all if I spent more than a month there, because ya, there's not much to do. But for a week or two, there's enough stuff to keep you interested and entertained culturally/geographically/historically.
If you go, pay a brief/extended visit to the long hair ranch. Bob would probably be cool with having you
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=24.68...VU9mdWg_umMXZtP3Gg&cbp=12,301.54,,0,4.61&z=16
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