The next morning we planned to head to Everglades National Park and Key West. However, we woke up too late, so the first stop was dropped from the itinerary. So, off to the southernmost point of the USA!!!! We were warned that it would be very hot in Florida—when we were there, it wasn't any hotter than in South Carolina. And this was in August, the hottest month. Maybe it had something to do with Hurricane Bill, which was making noise somewhere in the Caribbean and shifting air currents, I don't know, but it was just right.))

The road runs along the chain of the Florida Keys. They are connected by bridges several kilometers long. This is where the palm trees appear (though, still not enough of them, I always want more). We drive without stopping, thinking we'll swim at the end. Yeah, right!!!

If you go, stop in the middle (Islamorada, for example)—swim, sunbathe, and enjoy life, because Key West itself is a city without a decent beach!!! Or rather, there is a beach there, but there are cooler ones on the way!!! And this beach doesn't even have a sunset view! AAAAA!!!!!!!

Key West turns out to be a real pirate town—a bunch of tipsy guys wandering around the city, and you can't tell who is a local and who came to soak up the atmosphere)) The only beach is in the south of the city—it's cute and completely deserted in the evening. We reached the city around 6 PM. We searched unsuccessfully for a place to watch the sunset. 7:30 PM. It was already dark. We swam at the beach there too. Boom!!! It started pouring like a bucket from above!! Whoosh!!! Thud!! We managed to grab our things. To the cars!!!

We drove back with the wipers on max, swaying on the road like crazy. Yes, everything is like that here. If it's hot, it's really hot; if it's salt, it's really salt; if it's water, it's really water, and gas is expensive))