No Key Deer, and No Fish Either

Friday, February 26, 2016 -- A day to venture down the Keys toward the Seven Mile Bridge, Bahia Honda, and Pine Key.  The last of those is home to the endangered Key Deer, a small species that seemingly thrives in this part of the Middle Keys.

Key Deer (from Internet)

Despite explorations of several parks and reserves on Pine Key, especially including National Key Deer Refuge, we did not see a single deer.  After lunch at Kiki's Sandbar, a server told us for sure we should see some if we went back and drove through the residential areas.  No luck.

So we proceeded over to Bahia Honda and the end of one span of Henry Flagler's railway to Key West.  Until it was destroyed in a 1935 hurricane, the rail line was an engineering and construction accomplishment on the same scale as the Panama Canal.  Today the remains of the railway line, including many old concrete bridges of the Overseas Railroad remain in use as fishing piers and pedestrian paths called the Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail along the Keys. 

Fishing Bahia Honda

Before we headed back to Tavernier, I stopped to try my luck with a fishing pole and the strong northerly winds and rollicking currents under the bridge.

It's safe to say, no fish died at my hands this day.