Cedar Key, Florida

I've never posted about a town we've stayed in, but Cedar Key, Florida is worthy of special consideration. We arrived for a kayak trip based here, and we've fallen in love with this quaint community. The downtown of several blocks includes a marina, fishing pier, numerous restaurants with nautical themes and old time coastal architecture. Their fishing pier was destroyed by a hurricane 2 years ago and its replacement is all concrete, has room for hundreds of fishermen, and even has washrooms -- as well as lots of pelicans looking for castoffs from the fishermen.




The beach is white "sugar" sand and the views apparently endless...




...and our rental condo building, Park Place, is across the street from the city park and public beach (from which we're launching our kayaks today to paddle out to some other islands, or keys, one of which is seen in this photo on the far right in the distance...



Our unit is on the upper (third and fourth) floors and is a delightful loft home, owned by a private party as all the units are, and rented out by the association when the owners are not using the unit. The living room opens onto a covered deck overlooking the park and ocean...



...and the kitchen/dining area has everything needed to set up housekeeping...




The bedroom is 12' x 17' and an open loft overlooking the living area, but with privacy closures if others are sleeping on the sofa couch down below.

As in other coastal communities, the sunrises can be quite picturesque...



...and the sunsets drop-dead magnificent...


...so breathtaking, it would seem, that the pelicans pause to enjoy the spectacle, too...




This condo is quite a nice upgrade from the tent we often sleep in on these paddle trips! We even entertain thoughts of purchasing one of the available condo units and making this a base of operations for future winter trips.