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Our World: All Aboard the Key West Express

Passengers take in the view aboard the Key West Express as it takes off from the Matanzas Harbor in Fort Myers Beach early on Monday morning, Nov. 20, 2017. The ferry service offers daily trips to and from Key West, about 3 hours each way, making for an easy and leisurely weekend or day-trip.
Passengers take in the view aboard the Key West Express as it takes off from the Matanzas Harbor in Fort Myers Beach early on Monday morning, Nov. 20, 2017. The ferry service offers daily trips to and from Key West, about 3 hours each way, making for an easy and leisurely weekend or day-trip.
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Guests pass the time aboard the Key West Express, which includes a full-service bar and food options to choose from.
Guests pass the time aboard the Key West Express, which includes a full-service bar and food options to choose from.
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The Key West Express makes a turn around Bowditch Point Park and out into the Gulf of Mexico.
The Key West Express makes a turn around Bowditch Point Park and out into the Gulf of Mexico.
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Karel Prilseky and his daughter Maya, age 8, look out across a vast view of the Gulf of Mexico aboard the Key West Express.
Karel Prilseky and his daughter Maya, age 8, look out across a vast view of the Gulf of Mexico aboard the Key West Express.
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The Key West lighthouse, now decommissioned, serves as a historical landmark that visitors can tour and learn about the lives of the lighthouse keepers who once worked there.
The Key West lighthouse, now decommissioned, serves as a historical landmark that visitors can tour and learn about the lives of the lighthouse keepers who once worked there.
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Boats can be seen sailing on the horizon from Mallory Square in Key West, where people gather to watch the sunset every single day.
Boats can be seen sailing on the horizon from Mallory Square in Key West, where people gather to watch the sunset every single day.
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Free-roaming roosters sit perched on tree branches in Mallory Square in Key West.
Free-roaming roosters sit perched on tree branches in Mallory Square in Key West.
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Passersby walk along South Street after visiting the Southernmost point buoy landmark on Key West.
Passersby walk along South Street after visiting the Southernmost point buoy landmark on Key West.
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