Florida Keys Vacation

[Dave Turner]

Planning a trip to the Keys this winter and would like to do it without spending the entire 2019 racing budget on accommodations. Just two of us and a rental car for a week.

We would really appreciate some feedback from your experiences - good or bad. Thanks!!

[Hacksaw]

Dave: What is a racing " budget " ?

[Dave Turner]

Originally Posted by Hacksaw

Dave: What is a racing " budget " ?

Spend everything you have...then get more - that is all.

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by Dave Turner

Planning a trip to the Keys this winter and would like to do it without spending the entire 2019 racing budget on accommodations. Just two of us and a rental car for a week.

We would really appreciate some feedback from your experiences - good or bad. Thanks!!

Not much of anything is cheap anymore ! I went about 15 years ago twice for the off shore boat races so prices were better for motels. Its still worth going at least once.

[Fireofficer5]

Flying into Key West is expensive.

Unless its a charter.

Otherwise fly to Miami, then drive the fore hours to KW.

Hyatt Sunset Harbor, great place.

[Dave Turner]

Originally Posted by Fireofficer5

Flying into Key West is expensive.

Unless its a charter.

Otherwise fly to Miami, then drive the fore hours to KW.

Hyatt Sunset Harbor, great place.

We had planned to fly to Miami or Lauderdale.....would we miss anything of importance if we use KW as our "base" for the week?

[Hacksaw]

Originally Posted by Dave Turner

We had planned to fly to Miami or Lauderdale.....would we miss anything of importance if we use KW as our "base" for the week?

Like missing the Gators? I think you might want to split your time between KW and some where more central. If you use KW as your base, then because your at the bottom of Fla., you would be putting the miles on to see anything else.

[1matcoman]

Originally Posted by Dave Turner

We had planned to fly to Miami or Lauderdale.....would we miss anything of importance if we use KW as our "base" for the week?

Dave, as stated above, trying to utilize the Keys as anything resembling a "base" to see Florida would be tough. The traffic on The Overseas Highway - U.S.Route 1 is horrible (it's mainly a 2 lane - 1 each direction) road and you guys would waste alot of time sitting in line. Not a good vacation, imo.
I would recommend staying somewhere on the mainland and perhaps a 1 or 2 night stay down in the Keys if you think that might work.

[Dave Turner]

Originally Posted by 1matcoman

Dave, as stated above, trying to utilize the Keys as anything resembling a "base" to see Florida would be tough. The traffic on The Overseas Highway - U.S.Route 1 is horrible (it's mainly a 2 lane - 1 each direction) road and you guys would waste alot of time sitting in line. Not a good vacation, imo.
I would recommend staying somewhere on the mainland and perhaps a 1 or 2 night stay down in the Keys if you think that might work.

My use of the term “base” may have been misleading - our trip will focus exclusively on the Keys region.

[Dave Turner]

Originally Posted by Hacksaw

Like missing the Gators? I think you might want to split your time between KW and some where more central. If you use KW as your base, then because your at the bottom of Fla., you would be putting the miles on to see anything else.

We have decided to move the Keys trip to the opposite end of the calendar when rates are considerably lower....might be able to give the Gators some respect after all.