INCOMMUNICADO In 2014 we took an unplanned detour while on our way to the Tampa area and the rest is history. Ken turned and I asked, “where are we going?” and his reply, “somewhere I heard about in a song.”
“Travis McGee is still in Cedar Key, that’s what ol’ John MacDonald said.” Jimmy Buffet’s song INCOMMUNICADO. My husband, Kenn, is a Parrot Head and avid reader. There was the road sign, Cedar Key to the left. So, left we went. That left became our oh so right. It was a dreary, rainy day on October 31, 2014. Absolutely nothing stood out to make anyone say, this is paradise, except a feeling. Driving across the Number 4 Bridge felt like leaving the world and all the stress and problems of life behind. In front of us was a feeling of peace and beauty that not everyone would understand. I fell in love without even realizing I had. This was the first of many trips we have made to Cedar Key. This is where we honeymooned and is a part of our soul and who we are. It feels like home to us. For several years we discussed the possibility of purchasing our own little piece of paradise. On December 11, 2020, that discussion became reality with the purchase of Nature’s Landing, A202. Because we are not in a place to retire just yet, we bought a place that we could use when we visit but could also share with others by renting it when we are not using A202. The art on the walls is by artists that we came across at the Arts Festival in Cedar Key, one of our favorite times to visit. If it is not by an artist from the Arts Festival, then it is by a local artist or in the case of photography, a photo either Kenn or I took. The “Palm Sunday Sunrise” is a photo I took just on the east side of Cedar Cove. That is our Cedar Key story. We hope that you will experience and feel some of the magic of Cedar Key while you are here. Kenn and I have tried to make “INCOMMUNICADO” a place where you can come in, relax and feel at home.
Pam and Kenn