For the first time ever, we decided to take a trip with my in-laws. I was worried that it wouldn’t work out well, but they turned out to be great travel companions! We flew into Fort Lauderdale, took them on a whirlwind tour of Miami, and then headed to the Keys. We had two nights at a quiet hotel on the ocean in Marathon, spent three nights across the street from Papa Hemingway’s house in Key West, and then had another short visit to Fort Lauderdale again before heading back.<\/p>\n
I could easily live in Key West, I’m pretty sure.<\/p>\n
(The entire photoset is here on Flickr<\/a>.)<\/p>\n Read from the beginning below, or jump to each day:<\/p>\n For the first time ever, we decided to take a trip with my in-laws. I was worried that it wouldn’t work out well, but they turned out to be great travel companions! We flew into Fort Lauderdale, took them on a whirlwind tour of Miami, and then headed to the Keys. 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