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Is a one day outing/drive to Key West recommended (or worth it) ? We’re thinking about doing it tomorrow.?
Hi,
We’re currently in Miami, and I’ve been meaning to see the Keys. We’re wondering if it’s worth the hassle of getting a rental car to do the drive. We’ll probably stop along some of the towns along the way, and stay in Key West for a couple of hours before driving back at night. Any suggestions? Should we do it?
Yeah do it It’s really great drive that will take you a lot longer to do than you [or mapquest ] think it will .
Personally I would drive directly to Key West and then visit what looked interesting on the way down on the way back.
We are getting married in mid October and would like to spend 4-5 days in BC. We found a place that we would like to stay on the Sunshine Coast but have a few questions about the area.
What kinds of things are there to do that time of year? I know horseback riding and a lake and the ocean are near where we are staying.
What will the weather be like? We know it wont be super warm and that is fine.
What are some local attractions? Anything outdoorsy is welcome as well as fine dining and museums.
And any experiences with the BC Ferries? We will need to take one from Horseshoe Bay to Langdale.
Also trying to determine if it is worth getting a rental car, or if we would be able to take a taxi or walk to places we want to visit on the Sunshine Coast.
thanks for the info!
Car rental – definitely. Langdale is basically a ferry landing with a campground and a few houses, but not really close to anything walkable. Gibsons is the next closest town, you can walk around the old part (lower Gibsons) but you need a car for most of it. next up the road is Sechelt, which is about 30 minutes drive from Gibsons (again not walking distance at all).
If you have your destination picked out, you will likely find info by Googling it. Sechelt is a good central base for the Sunshine Coast if you haven’t already picked a place.
Some of the things worth seeing
- Skookumchuck Narrows (get a tide table, it has one of the fastest tidal rapids on the coast, where the whole Sechelt inlet empties or fills through a very narrow channel when the tide changes. A short walk from the village of Egmont.
- Old Gibsons – if you remember the TV show The Beachcombers from the ’70s and ’80s, it was filmed in Gibsons. Lots of artsy funky shops and galleries.
- Mermaid Cove – across the Earl’s Cove/Saltery Bay ferry. Incredible tide pools and, if you’re into SCUBA diving, the biggest underwater mermaid in North America, as well as access to a sunken 737 jet.
- Pender Harbour and Halfmoon Bay – more shops, galleries, B&Bs, bistros, etc.
- Powell River – getting to the end of the line, more of a paper mill town than a tourist attraction, but still some cool things to see
- Lund – the end of the road. This is Mile 0 on the Pacific Coast Highway, the longest highway in the world (runs from Lund BC to Tiera del Fuego in South America)
