This is Key Biscayne !!!

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Once again, I take you back way back already as time flies when having fun they tell me… Again, found  older pictures from my vault that should be in my memorable blog .  After living for 18 + years in Florida and raising a family with 3 born Floridian boys the memories stack up and will not go away. This is part of my previous life in Florida USA. I like to tell you about this is Key Biscayne !!!. Hope you enjoy the post as I.

Key biscayne bill boggs beach cafeteria faro aug09

Try not to repeat myself but sorry if I do, this is so much memories and the family has move on always for better horizons even if many dear ones are missed, The wonderful Key Biscayne is located on an island in Miami-Dade County, and the State of Florida, near Miami. The village of Key Biscayne incorporated in 1991. You have basically the north of the island as Crandon park, then the central is home to the village of Key Biscayne, and the southern part Cape Florida.  Key Biscayne is connected to Miami by the Rickenbacker Causeway (glorious ride !!) which was built in 1947. Alongside the old bridge, now used as a fishing pier, stands a taller and newer arched structure built to serve the growing population of ​​the island and the many boaters who sail in Biscayne Bay. Below French family visiting us c1999 with my dear late wife Martine and oldest boy !!!

key biscayne nordistes and us c1999

Key Biscayne is approximately 8 km or about 5 miles long and 1,5 to 3 km or 1 to 2 miles wide. The northern end of the island is separated from another barrier island, Virginia Key, and Bear Passage. The southern end of the island is Cape Florida. The Cape Florida Channel separates the Island from Safety Valve, an expanse of shallow channels cut by tidal channels that run south about 14,5 km or 9 miles to Keys Ragged at the north end of Florida Key. There is a fee to get to the parks of 8 USDollars per car up to 8 persons, There are fees for rental picnic tables ,parking fees, and toll charges to enter the island, check the tourist office for the latest.

key biscayne

The wonderful Crandon Park is two-mile stretch of wide sandy beach and calm waters draws locals and visitors from around the world , and yes is very nice I went there as my favorite spot, The Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park a natural paradise at the southern tip of Key Biscayne. The beach here was our favorite and I came even as a boy with my parents and local family aunt and cousins, You can climb to the top of the lighthouse for fantastic views, walk along tree-lined trails and soak up the sun on the beach , Built in 1825, Cape Florida Lighthouse offers one-of-a-kind views from its wraparound balcony. Climb the 109 spiral steps and emerge to bird’s-eye views of the Atlantic Ocean, the floating homes of Stiltsville, Cape Florida, Key Biscayne and world-famous Miami Beach.

key biscayne cape boggs lighthouse closeup aug09

The Village of Key Biscayne on its parks: https://keybiscayne.fl.gov/parks___recreation/parks___beaches/index.php

The Miami and beaches tourist office on Key Biscayne : https://www.miamiandbeaches.com/neighborhoods/key-biscayne

The Bill Baggs Cape Florida State park : https://www.floridastateparks.org/parks-and-trails/bill-baggs-cape-florida-state-park

There you go folks, another memory spot in my world map and forever family memories. Key Biscayne , Florida brings a lot of memories as a family living and visiting; memories forever. Again hope you enjoy the post on this is Key Biscayne as I

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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Published by pedmar10

I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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