Just back from a 10 day trip down the Keys and through the Everglades. Such lovely tropical plants everywhere, tons of birds, and of course alligators.
I found quite a difference in the oceans as well - the Atlantic is much more salty, no surf to speak of, gorgeous turquoise color, open gentle shoreline, and of course much more populated. Bobbing in the Atlantic was warm and therapeutic to my joints. I highly recommend a visit if one has the time.
Pacific v. Atlantic:
I want to live in a world where the chicken can cross the road without its motives being questioned.
