I have been visiting the island of Key Biscayne for over 40 years. It has been my favorite spot to photograph sunsets in wintertime. The island is a barrier island located here in Miami-Dade County and my estimate is that it can be reached by car from downtown Miami, depending on traffic, in approximately 15 minutes via Biscayne Boulevard. Key Biscayne lies south of Miami Beach and it is connected to the mainland by the Rickenbacker Causeway. It is not part of the Florida Keys.

The northern part of the island is home to Crandon Park, a county park with a few beaches that become very popular in summer but have many attractions in wintertime also, one of them a post for the renting of kayaks and sail boats. The mid section of the island consists of the Key Biscayne Village, a beautiful community with luxury apartment buildings and some good restaurants. The southern part of the island is a protected area, the Bill Bracks Cape Florida State Park. There is a lighthouse here surrounded by history. It is called the Cape Florida lighthouse. The lighthouse was attacked and burned by the Seminole Indians in 1836 but repairs were not done till 1847. It has seen quite a few hurricanes ever since but with minor damage.

Key Biscayne during the 1800s had coconut and pineapple plantations. The coconut plants were imported from Mexico and the Caribbean islands. Cape Florida became officially a park in 1967. During my visit there were so many people visiting that I decided not to visit Cape Florida but I will be back. There is a beach there by the lighthouse that is not only beautiful but very popular. There is a nearby marina with an excellent restaurant. I know recreational boats anchor there to spend the night but I do not know if there are renting facilities there for visitors. There are a few of them in the village of Key Biscayne.


Many tourists visit the island during the winter months while our South Americans neighbors make it popular during the summer months. It is a beautiful island and if you visit Miami make it one of your stops. I bet you will not regret it and the Miami Seaquarium is located here on the Rickenbacker Causeway adjacent to a large building belonging to the University of Miami for marine science studies. Across the bridge, going East in the direction of the village, there is a Miami Dade-County marina called Crandon Park Marina, a very popular marina for recreational boaters.

I spent most of the afternoon there with my wife and we both enjoyed the views and the beautiful weather with a cool marine breeze. Here are some of the images I made with my Olympus OM-1 and Zuiko 12-40 f2.8 Pro lens. For some of the images I used an old non circular Tiffen polarizer for a more dramatic sky.


The first two images were made at the kayaks and sail boats renting place at the Rickenbacker Causeway. The third shot of the buildings located in Biscayne Boulevard was made from the parking lot looking north. A short walk from the parking lot toward the east there is another parking lot where fisherman go to do some fishing. There is a big bridge here that connects the mainland with the island. The fourth shot with the palms was made from the parking lot just near the bridge.
The last two shots are from the sunset at the Crandon Park Marina looking toward the city of Miami southwest area.

Incidentally, although I checked Store Original as you can see only one of the shots can be enlarged for better viewing. I apologize for that.

I re-read my comments to you and am sorry I was a little too tough on you. You seem pretty reasonable.
Glad to hear you and your family survived Covid. My family was not so fortunate, and those that didn’t survive were unvaccinated. Lots of variables.
The day in January I saw Dr. Fauci and his family get vaccinated was good enough for me. I’ve also seen too many ER doctors and epidemiologists on TV talk about the fact that the vast majority of people dying are unvaccinated that I don’t doubt what they’re saying.
Good luck to you in the future.