The Keys! A classic Floridian birth right alongside Disney and Universal, since it took me my whole life to get there I was shamed but I made it nevertheless. I made the short two day trip along with two of my closest friends, my mom, and her friend.

Upon arrival to Key West, the furthest of the Florida Keys, we relaxed for the rest of the day at the poolside sipping smoothies like the ~queens~ we are. The next day we woke up early to get a head start on the day riding our bikes around the small island, stopping at the many must-see places on it like the southernmost point and the famous writer, Ernest Hemingway’s house with his many polydactyl (6-toed) cats. On our ride back we encountered a beautiful and old tree that had to be at least 40 feet tall.

Our next adventure of the day was a half-day catamaran snorkeling trip, I was hesitant at first but pushed through for all three of us. I don’t have any flattering pictures of us due to the combination of rough seas and Lauren’s weak stomach but enjoy the nice view I had on the blue waters!

Before heading back we tried another new thing; we rented a small sailboat and set out i hopes we could magically figure out how to sail? Well thanks summer camp, I remembered vaguely what to do from the singular sailing class I took in the summer of ’13 and steered us back to shore within 3 hours. Tiffany (my mom’s friend) stayed on shore with our phones and snapped this picture upon us reaching land after being stranded out at sea (may or not be an exaggeration).

Well if this doesn’t persuade you to go to Key West over a long weekend I don’t know what will because I had a phone-free(ish) weekend with some of my closest friends in a beautiful place that I never would have visited otherwise.

Bye for now, Megs