05-22-2025, Florida Key West Trip 3/27 – 6/30 2025, 96 Days, 7986 Miles, 44 Stops
22 May 2025, Biscayne National Park, Southern Comfort RV Park, Florida City, Florida Jeeps – 3 Another adventurous day. We booked a 9:30 AM, three-hour boat tour at Biscayne National Park , the Biscayne Heritage Tour. The boat was not crowded since there were only 13 passengers in total. This tour took us out to the Keys, and our narrator, Pablo, talked about some of the history of the Keys in this area. Tequestas were the original inhabitants of the Keys in this area. Mark Honeywell, yes, the Thermastate family, bought Boca Chita Key in early 1937. Apparently, this Key was nicknamed the Party Key. It is now part of the National Park. Israel Lafayette Jones , an African American, purchased his first key in 1897, the 63-acre Porgy Key, for $300. In 1938, Israel purchased Old Rhodes Key. Israel and his brother, Samuel, farmed pineapples and Key limes. In 1911, Israel bought Totten Key for $1 per acre. One of the Keys we went b...