Day One in Key West

This was the scene at the car rental desk after we landed in Fort Lauderdale. We'd already been awake for 6 hours at this point (4:30 am wake up call). After we got in the car we stayed in the parking garage for about 15 minutes until my mom finally decided that the AC did in fact work properly. Though an unnecessary step, we were happy it worked for our 3 hour drive.
On the way through the keys we stopped at an idyllic oceanside restaurant where this rastafarian entertained us with reggae (including a Michael Jackson tribute).
This bridge filled a 7 mile gap between two keys. According to my dad, the Gulf of Mexico is on the right and the Atlantic on the left.



We drove on the same road for a couple hundred miles. These Floridians didnt exceed 45 mph the entire way and all of us were getting a little aggravated.

After napping at the hotel for a while we picked up our cousins from Chicago at their hotel. We headed to the Shrimp Shack which is a pretty accurate description. The shrimp come right off that boat everyday, which was converted into a stage for the night.
Shrimp was served like this. Eyes and legs still attached and no plate.
Then we caught a glimpse of the sunset.