"Accessible only by private boat, Egmont Key has a unique natural and cultural history, including a lighthouse that has stood since 1858. During the 19th century, the island served as a camp for captured Seminoles at the end of the Third Seminole War and was later occupied by the Union Navy during the Civil War. In 1898, as the Spanish - American War threatened, Fort Dade was built on the island and remained active until 1923."
Now it's just the creepy shells of old buildings...where I'm sure our proud American soldiers totured some poor undeserving Indians.. and then lived like beach bums...on their new "found" land.
but there were a few notable things there...Here is a short pictorial.. compliments of my camera phone, because of course we forgot the camera.
turtles...
Palm trees, a beach
an old brick road..where we wanted to find a "nice little secluded spot .. for..you know" .. but were both too hot and sweaty to put forth the effort (we walked about 3 miles in 190 degrees) .... ok .. It's was mostly me not putting forth the effort, but I seriously have fierce Ophiophobia.... Look it up... and I wasn't about to go trapsing through the brush..or exposing mine for that matter.
Notice the blurred vision due to heat stroke ...
And my cute little gangsta man...
All and all it was kiiiind of interesting...but maybe not $30 worth of interesting ... the highlight of the day being the "True Floridian" boat captain who spent 45 minutes chasing down dolphins and trying to run them over for everyone's viewing pleasure.
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