We are staying a few minutes south of Islamorada, on a small key called Duck Key. When the first modern Spanish explorers came to the shore, they saw all the bougainvillea and named the key "Islamorada" or purple isle."
By the way, the water here in Marathon, Duck Key, and Islamorada is oil free! There is a BP Claims Office in Marathon, but it looks to be closed. The last update I heard was that $3 mil has been spent on compensating Florida's claims and $30 mil has been allocated to Florida tourism television ads. Nice.
The above photo was taken on the south side of Duck Key, in Tom's Harbour. The 3 story house in the foreground of this photo is next door to the house where we are staying. The bougainvillea are planted in huge retaining walls which are on the ground floor and rise up to the second floor. The walls are finished with coral or coquina. It's beautiful.
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