What do you do after 12 days of near record cold in the south? Our answer was to take a road trip to South Florida, destination Port Charlotte, but first a stop in lovely Cedar Key. We arrived there to a nice mid 60's day.
Cedar Key is a lovely, quiet little fishing village in northwest Florida. It has a Old Florida charm to it and reminded me of an old time unspoiled historic Florida town. You can easily walk from one end of town to the other. Walking and bicycles seem to be the order of the day with very little traffic or noise. We stayed at the Park Place Motel across the road from a nice little park, beach and boat dock directly on the Gulf of Mexico. Although a studio type condo, the Park Place was equipped with a large deck, kitchen, living area and king sized bed. It is challenging for Terri and I to travel as we take our two small dogs with us but we found the Park Place to be a very nice pet friendly place to stay.
Cedar Key is the largest producer of farm raised clams in the country and has some great restaurants. We had dinner at Tonys Seafood and were treated to the best clam chowder I have ever tasted. We split the seafood platter (29.95) which included fresh raw oysters, crab, super fresh grilled shrimp, grouper, clams and a side.
Cedar Key was a lovely first stop and being just 3 hours from our home I am sure we will visit this quiet, peaceful city again. Next stop...Port Charlotte, Florida.
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