Hey Beerman, we have similar vacation ideas. We went to the Keys last year with the family. We stayed in Marathon. Like others have mentioned, not many sand beaches in Key West but there are several between Key West and Marathon, we went to Bahia Honda state park; played on the beach, grilled burgers on the BBQ pits. The current at the beach was very strong, tide moves water thru the passes swiftly. There is a nice restaurant on the North Side of the 7 mile bridge, spectacular sunsets, Of course it's named Sunset Bar and Grill. There is a turtle hospital in Marathon, gives tours, we didn't do it but I wish we had. If you want to snorkel, you will need to get a boat to go out to the reef.
Have fun!
Catch a Sunset;
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Landshark Salute at Jimmy Buffets Margaritaville
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Go further South than the southern most point:
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Sunset Bar near 7 mile Bridge:
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