RV Florida – Key West, Duval Street, Mallory Square, Southern Most Tip (Ep 26 RV Living)

Oh my gosh, we are trying to beat these clouds. Look at this. They're trying to rain on our parade. So let's go to the beach and see what we can get done before any rain comes. We're gonna do as much as we can because we got to head back up to Miami because we were just invited to go on an Everglade tour. How fun is that? Oh, we have all day tomorrow? All day tomorrow. We leave Tuesday morning. It's called Smathers Beach, and it's pretty much the only beach in Key West. Let's go over there and see what's happening with the sailboats because I want to rent one. Okay. Okay, Hobie Cats are 40 bucks an hour. That's doable. He says there's that storm coming in. I call driving first. Turning the boat. There. And I feel like we're gonna flip. I don't know how fast we're going, but if I had to guess I'd say We're making a little wake. We got a nice tight sail. We're like gone. Yeah. I thought you were supposed to stay inside this little perimeter area. Okay, so anyway, you were gone, and then you came all the way back, and then you went out again until Tori. So if I don't tip it once, I'm gonna go try and tip it again. Let me see your hand. Ow. That looks like it hurts. You're handling it really well. Why don't you rip off that skin, and the salt water will let it heal real fast. I'm gonna take a photo when a lake comes, and I'm gonna be the best photo taker in the world. How'd you just do that, Caleb? Something's out there that if you get near their babies, 500 pounds. Looks like a big marshmallow. If you get near their babies, they nudge the kayaks. That sounds awesome. So we're going out there to go check out some of that. We're going out there to look for some baby alligators. We're going out there to look for some swimming iguanas, some fish. Really big crocodiles. We've got a couple kayaks here. Complimentary of Elmar RV Park. We're gonna look for some very big crooks. We're gonna look for some... I don't know who that is. What is it called? His impersonations are as good as mine. If you ever find yourself in Key West, check out Elmar RV Resort. Now between the end of October through Christmas, they're gonna be completely booked out with seasonal monthly rentals. But prior to October, I'm sure there's gonna be availability. It's somewhat reasonably priced for the location. And they've got 5 or 6... I think there's only like 11 sites in the park. But there's 5 or 6 that are oceanfront. I mean, look at where we're parked. The manager, I believe, was so nice. She gave the boys fishing rods. We're in these kayaks as courtesy of them. Trisha's having a little happy hour up there in the RV. Pretty good night. What do you have to say to me? You've started a war that you will not win. Goodbye. He thinks by grabbing my kayak and flipping it in the other direction that he's gonna win. And I'm not gonna be able to catch up to him. This is our last night in Key West. We only had 3 nights in Key West. We really needed a month in Key West. But at least a week. We needed some time here for sure. And we needed a combination of adult time and family time in a place like this. It makes me think about Q&A videos that we can put together. I'm thinking of a video that we can do about destinations that surprised us. What are the places that we wish we had more time? Where are the places that we weren't expecting to stop and they were awesome? I think that would be kind of a cool title. But you know what I think would be even better? Ideas that you guys have in terms of videos that you want to see. Or Q&A that you want to see. So in the comments ask me some questions. So that we have ideas on what type of Q&A you want us to put together. Like another idea I had. I have so much stuff in these bins in the back of the truck. And I haven't used 80% of them. So the stuff that I thought I was gonna need on this trip. That I have not touched once. I'm not saying it's not a totally useful tool. I just haven't touched it once. I know my clothes would stack up probably as high as me. It kind of reminds me of that movie with Reese Witherspoon. Okay so I'm gonna pick out the stuff that's useless to you. And you can leave it in the free box. Unless you can give me a good reason why you need it with you. Yeah she hiked the Appalachian Trail. And she brought all these things. And she never ended up using it. And about a month into the trip she was just like throwing it away and tossing it. So same type of thing. I thought that would be an interesting video. But like I said I'm sure you guys have ideas for even better videos. Write in the comments what you want. As you know I reply to every comment. Read every comment. That's why I spare time. Hold on I got a comment right here. This concrete block was brought here in 1917. It was to protect the first telegraph. Pretty cool. Telegraph. We are in the southernmost point of Key West. 90 miles to Cuba. It is fantastic. Total photo op. You have to come here at sunset or just before. And then head over to Mallory Square. You will not be disappointed. Some say they can see Cuba from here. But no. No go. No go. You'd have to get on a cruise boat or something else to go down there. But it is definitely a point to come see. We are leaving this wonderful little campsite. It was wonderful. And we're headed to the Everglades in Miami to meet up with Down South Everglade Tours for a fan boat tour. Like real authentic private tour. Family run. We're completely stoked about it. And this is apparently the only place in the world that crocodiles and alligators coexist. And we're going to learn a lot more about it. Everything will be fine. Alright. We're on our way out of Key West right now. And we thought we would put together a few ideas and thoughts of our experience down here so that when you come to Key West you can learn from our experiences. And the first one is season. It is October 18th right now and we are on the cusp of the shoulder season. Next week, this place is going to completely come alive and it'll stay completely packed and booked until the end of the year. Next weekend is Fantasy Fest and that's really what kicks the whole thing off. Fantasy Fest is definitely a whole other culture and so much fun. However, if you have a family you're probably going to love the shoulder season because then, you know, there's a lot less explaining to do. If you are RVing, it would be nice to do a little research. Zoom in on that map. Make sure that you're close to the water so that you can go out and kayak and you can watch your own sunsets and you can have your own cocktail hour and really just make your own little party. We also heard that it was a little bit more expensive down here and maybe we heard that from some of our sailing friends. So we ended up going to the grocery store on the top of the quay and getting fuel because we thought it would be more expensive down here. There's grocery stores everywhere. So that's certainly not an issue. The thing is, every time I told other RVers that we were coming down to Key West they would say things like, you're going to go to the end? And then they would say you know that's just a two lane road like a hundred miles to the end of the quay. The place to be is at the end. I mean, to come to Key West. And we're on that two lane road right now and we're going about 55 miles per hour and there's cars coming in. There wasn't a lot of traffic. Of course, we're not in season. It's totally season now because we're leaving and everyone's coming in. There's two motor coaches coming. There's two Class A's passing us literally right now. Right now. Everybody's ready for a good time. Motorcycles on their hitch. This road is not a problem. If you've got a Class A, Class C travel trailer, fifth wheel, it's not going to be a problem to take it all the way to the end of the road. Anything else we need to mention? Nope. I don't think so. It was overall awesome. We needed more time here. Alright, there you have it. Back to our book. Ready? Okay, overall rating. Tori, what's yours? 18. 18? Okay, that doesn't make sense. Mom, what's yours out of 10? I'm going to do 10. 10? Okay, mine is, well, I do like the buoy and I do like being on the tip of the U.S. And the beach was good. A little man-made, if you know what I mean. But, um, I'll give it a solid 9.5. The overall the city, I think the city must be a 9, like everything. And the...