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Review Submitted: December 18, 2004
Date of Stay: December 2004
WELCOME TO INCOMMUNICADO
Back in 1984 or so I found this island city by flying
my Cessna C-140 (2-seat tail dragger) to the
island. I had just bought the airplane and my goal
was to fly to every airport in the state of Florida,
from Key West to Pensacola and everything in
between. It took me a year, but I did succeed.
On one of my first stops was to an airport in Cedar
Key. I had heard about this island that jetted into
the gulf from a James D. Mc Donald novel, as well
as from Jimmy Buffett. Its little municipal airport
has a concrete strip left over from WW II; back then
it was used as an emergency landing field.
I landed that day and was greeted by the island taxi
service, which drove me into town. I rented a
bicycle and went about exploring the island. I had
planned to stay only an hour or so, but I stayed the
whole day. I ventured about the island, and as I
biked I found this piece of land facing the Gulf of
Mexico. It was right at sunset, and the setting sun
was beautiful. I saw the for-sale sign on the lot and
bought it that night. I knew then that sometime
later in life I would build my dream home on that
lot.
Well, fast forward to 2004. I had reached another
goal. I was now an airline pilot, and it was that time
in my life to build a house. I have been all over the
world and to many countries in my travels. I have
seen many sunsets and sunrises at 35000 feet and
at sea level. But I still remember the sunset I first
saw on this property in my early 20s.
I love coming here when I have time. It pains me to
rent it: That was never my intent when I started the
house project. But, things change in life, just like
the sunsets.
Welcome to my dream. I hope your stay is as
peaceful and fulfilling as it is for me when I am
here. When you look up into the sky and see a
contrail (the white exhaust) from a jet, think of me
wishing I was here in Cedar Key.
Fred Kopec
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