At the southern end of Florida, there are islands that go from the east to the west. These islands are called “keys,” and there is a 180-kilometer highway that goes from the mainland to the last island, Key West. I drove across the sea from one island to the next on my last full day in Florida. As I drove, I could see beautiful blue water on either side and pelicans flying everywhere. When I got to Key West, I visited the Ernest Hemingway House. The great writer lived there in the 1930s and wrote “The Old Man and the Sea.” I still remember reading it in junior high school. It was a very moving story. (116 words)