snowyowl
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Dry Tortugas
We are hoping to visit Dry Tortugas this winter. We had tentatively thought of late Nov. or early Dec. We have never been in the Keys so could really use some advice on where to stay or just about anything else that might help. We would need to stay somewhere overnight before catching the ferry and probably again on the return. I've been told that hotels in the Keys are very expensive. Would it be practical to stay closer to Miami or even Homestead and still make it to the ferry without making a middle of the night start? Would that be cheaper (assuming decent hotels)? I understand that spring is the best birding but how would it be in fall/winter? There are a couple of NWRs in the Keys that I would like to visit so that might work on the day after leaving Dry Tortugas. If we did that, it might make sense to spend the two nights in Key West.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
We are hoping to visit Dry Tortugas this winter. We had tentatively thought of late Nov. or early Dec. We have never been in the Keys so could really use some advice on where to stay or just about anything else that might help. We would need to stay somewhere overnight before catching the ferry and probably again on the return. I've been told that hotels in the Keys are very expensive. Would it be practical to stay closer to Miami or even Homestead and still make it to the ferry without making a middle of the night start? Would that be cheaper (assuming decent hotels)? I understand that spring is the best birding but how would it be in fall/winter? There are a couple of NWRs in the Keys that I would like to visit so that might work on the day after leaving Dry Tortugas. If we did that, it might make sense to spend the two nights in Key West.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
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