Last Updated: May 2026
It had been over 30 years since Michael last visited the Florida Keys. Sandy had never been. We pulled off the Overseas Highway at Bahia Honda State Park on the way down — one of the most beautiful beaches in the Florida Keys system, and a good preview of what two weeks here would feel like. January in the Keys: 80 degrees, open water on both sides of the highway, and the particular quality of light that comes off shallow tropical flats in the afternoon. Amazing that this is still the continental United States.
