Commentary—Small Keys To Paradise

On any given weekend as you approach Islamorada, Fla., by car on the Overseas Highway—also known as U.S. Route 1—you can spy the famed Islamorada Sandbar. As you get closer to the popular raft-up spot, the specks dotting the soft-sand shallows become a mix of powerboats and sunburned bio-mass.

If you’re willing to explore you can find your own place in the sun. Photo by Pete Boden copyright Shoot 2 Thrill Pix.

It’s a coveted raft-up spot for at least two reasons. First, it’s undeniably scenic. The turquoise-to-emerald-green water-colors are so vibrant they look fake.

Second, it’s not deep in the Florida Keys. Getting there by boat from the Coconut Grove area takes 60 to 90 minutes depending on your boat and water/weather conditions, at least if you don’t stop for lunch on the way.

Beautiful and convenient it is. Uncrowded and sometimes unruly on weekends it is not, according to Stu Jones, the head of the Florida Powerboat Club.

Jones isn’t a fan.

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