Kawama Yacht Club - we loved it !
Review Submitted: June 4, 2008
Date of Stay: May 2008
Our town house was clean, neat and tidy, well equipped for our self-catering vacation with all the usual amenities. We even had the use of a golf cart and fishing gear which I used on the seafront (lots of all kinds of fish to catch). Our property owners, Hortensia and Jose were exceedingly helpful and we had their phone number in case we ran into difficulties or needed advice. They also use this property as a second home, so we looked after it for them. Kawama is a gated community, so there's no undesirables. The houses seem to me to be owned as vacation second homes, so it is mostly busy at weekends and public holidays. Everyone was so friendly, even though we were only visitors. The pools are fully maintained, as are the grounds. There's a lagoon in the centre that you can swim in and in also full of beautiful fish. Outside Kawama there's all kinds of restaurants, sushi, pizza, etc etc. There's a good Publix supermarket 5 minutes drive away where you can buy a couple of slabs of rib-eye and almost any wine you could ever fancy. It's close to a public library with free internet access. A range of deep sea fishing is available close-by, I caught Mahi Mahi, Tuna, lost a sailfish and then went fishing for swordfish. There are glass-bottomed boats going out to the reef. Also near is the John Pennecamp park. Further down the Keys are more attractions, sea mammal park. At Islamorada, 17 miles, is a sport fishing store worth seeing for the tackle, clothes and inside, a half sister sport fishing boat to Hemmingway's Pilar.
Outside, there's a fish restaurant built on stilts into the sea, partly enclosing a pool full of Tarpon (who are free to come and go), some were 4ft in length. Further down, there's the 7 mile bridge and down to Key West (2 hours), a party town full of bars and revellers at night. Hemmingway's house was interesting to see. They keep 51 house cats, all named and many with 6 front toes, decendants from Hemmingway's cat. Key Largo is a good base to visit the Everglades. There's a day trip starting in Davie, Fort Lauderdale, airboat ride across the sawgrass marsh, boat trip through the "10,000 islands" to the Gulf, dolphins playing in the wake, short walk in the swamp (ever wondered where air plants came from?). This holiday suited families and mature couples, adventurous or not. We'd go back without hesitation. Nick & Teresa
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