8:00 Stroll the Beach
Sugar-white sands draw an active morning crowd (runners, bikers) to Smathers Beach. Rent what you need to get out on the water from Sunset Watersports. sunsetwatersportskeywest.com or 305/296-2554
9:00 Have Brunch, Island Style
At Blue Heaven—the breakfast spot—order the Lobster Benedict or the daily special seafood omelet, and spare a few crumbs of homemade banana bread for the isle’s friendly mascots: the legally protected (and free-roaming) hens and roosters. blueheavenkw.com or 305/296-8666
10:00 Ride a Beach Cruiser
Two wheels trump four in the narrow streets and slow traffic of the historic downtown. Rent a beach cruiser and breeze all over town (it’s only 2 miles wide by 4 miles long). eatonbikes.com or 305/294-8188
11:00 Meet Hemingway’s Cats
The dozens of felines that roam the Hemingway Home & Museum, a Spanish Colonial manse where the author lived throughout the 1930s, are alleged descendants of Snowball, a six-toed kitty that a sea captain gave to Hemingway’s sons. hemingwayhome.com or 305/294-1136
