General
Info:
At
ISLAMORADA
, some five miles south of Tavernier on Upper Matecumbe Key, the
Theater of the Sea
, MM84.5 (daily 9.30am-4pm; $17.25; tel 305/664-2431), offers sea shows, glass-bottom boats, snorkel tours and swim-with-the-dolphin programs (9.30am, noon, 2pm; $125). There's good hiking at
Long Key State Recreation Area
, MM68, a 965-acre expanse of tropical foliage and mangroves that also has one of the best beaches on the Keys (daily 8am-dusk; $3.25 per car plus 50? per passenger; tel 305/664-4815), and excellent deep-sea fishing.
Good-value
accommodation
includes the prettily landscaped
Chesapeake Bay Resort
, MM83.5 (tel 305/664-4662; $75-100), with two pools, a lagoon and water sports; and the serene, oceanside
Drop Anchor
motel at MM85 (tel 305/664-4863 or 1-888/664-4863; $50-75). As for
eating
,
Lazy Days
, MM79.9 (tel 305/664-5256), does fabulous things with fresh fish and
Uncle's
, MM81 (tel 305/664-4959), offers good-value mainstream cuisine for around $20. But for a change from Keys cuisine (though they do make a delectable Key Lime Pie), try
Manny and Isa's
, MM81.6 (tel 305/664-5019), a simple Cuban diner where superb Spanish food comes with copious strong, sweet sangria.
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