Recommended Sights & Activities in Key West:
Blu Q Sailing Adventures

There’s much to do in Key West, and my highest recommendation goes out to Blu Q Sailing Adventures. Headed by friendly Captain Steve, a handsome and able mariner, Blu Q offers a variety of sail, snorkel, and cruise adventures for the gay traveler.

Not to be missed is the Island Time All-Male Sunset Sail. This two-hour excursion is a laid back and fun experience, as Capt. Steve chases the setting sun in the Gulf of Mexico. The sunsets are usually quite spectacular. On hand is shirtless sexy first mate Moe to serve up beer, wine, sangria and soft drinks. It’s a sexy “light party” atmosphere; there’s music playing, the dudes on board usually strip down to swim trunks (or less) and a good time is had by all.

Another Blu Q trip I enjoyed was the gay three-hour Sail ’n’ Snorkel. Capt Steve sailed us out a few miles from the island and along with about 2 dozen other half-naked men, I slipped into the warm delicious waters. We saw a lovely assortment of tropical fish and large coral formations (Key West has the third largest living coral reef in the world) as well as some gorgeous but treacherous jellyfish (pretty things usually are quite treacherous).

Our second stop was at Womany Key, part of the Key West National Wildlife Refuge. We weren’t allowed to go ashore as it was turtle-nesting season, but I snorkeled in the shallows, and was hypnotized by what I saw. I swam through hundreds of foot high sea anemones that resembled a forest of fluffy green lollipops, and got up close and personal with various undersea creatures (corals?) that looked like human brains, ribbon candy, and frosted Christmas trees. There were tiny white sea spiders lurking in the turtle grass, and an abundance of Queen Conchs. Truly I could spend every day for the rest of my life snorkeling in that water! I surfaced just in time to hear first mate Moe advising the naked men in our group to ‘’keep your goodies below the water line’’