We found...Low Key Hideaway !!!

After 6 days of extreme activity at Disney, it was time to find a quiet quirky place where we could watch the sunset drop below the marshes here on Cedar Key.  On the "Nature Coast", a couple of hours north of Tampa is this very historical key.  We pulled our RV into Low Key Hideaway which has 3 RV spots with full hookups, and a small motel with 8 rooms.

Before doing some biking and checking out the history and the eateries, we first made a stop at the on-premises Tiki Bar where Ruthie ordered the Hideaway Special...she definitely enjoyed it with the three shots of rum in a slurry of pink juice. 

Of course we didn't start imbibing until we had parked BIW facing the marshes with a primo view out of our windshield.  Relax we did.

Over the next few days, we biked around Cedar Key.  We discovered that Yulee's railroad terminated here, coming from the east coast at Fernandina Beach (another of our favorite Florida spots).  Cedar Key was a major port for shipments to Cuba and Central America in the late 1800s.  Cedar Key was also the manufacturing source for Faber pencils (until all of the Cedars were cut down).  It wasn't until Yellow Fever, Malaria, and the horrible heat of south Florida was conquered, that this area lost its worth, and population.

Today, Cedar Key is a low budget vacation spot.  Getting clobbered by hurricanes every 10 to 20 years has caused for newer buildings to start at the 12 foot level.  There was a recent hurricane this August 31st with a 12 foot storm surge which shut down the Low Key Hideaway; just now getting back in business. 

We did get to Tony's for its world class clam chowder and a great gulf shrimp sandwich.  So good, we bought a case of this chowder to take home.

And couldn't miss the butterflies just outside our window