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Join The Full Moon Party In The Florida Keys, By Melody Schubert | ||||||
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Every month, a crowd assembles on a beachfront location in the Florida Keys to rejoice and celebrate the full moon. Forever linked to mischievous, mad behavior, the moon that hangs over this festivity certainly follows suit.
For those who want to make a full night out of the festivities, sister property The Moorings Village is located just across the road and offers accommodations in 18 charming cottages and plantation houses nestled under a canopy of 600 coconut palms. Situated in the heart of Islamorada; halfway between Miami and Key West, The Moorings is an 18-acre property harboring 18 cottages and homes on what was once a coconut plantation. In keeping with the theme, a private Full Moon Party may be arranged in advance, with dinner prepared by Pierre’s chef, Ben Loftus, in the guests’ house and enjoyed right on The Moorings’ natural sand beach at a large tree trunk table. Florida Vacation Planning Click here to Order FREE Florida Travel Brochures. For contact information on the feature above and local area events in Florida click here to visit USA Travel Magazine's Florida Business Listing.
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Co-hosted
by the elegant Pierre’s Restaurant and its sister property, the casual Morada
Bay Beach Café, the Full Moon Party takes place on their shared private beach,
providing the setting for a memorable island experience. What began a few years
ago as a casual monthly get-together started by owner Hubert Baudoin now
includes fireworks, bonfires, flame-throwers, live music and star-gazing, both
up above and down below (the party is known to attract a VIP crowd).
Forever
linked to mischievous, mad behavior, the moon that hangs over this festivity
certainly follows suit. As it rises, it illuminates the bay and casts a glow
on the ever-expanding crowd. The celebration consists of many smaller
gatherings in one as guests move freely between live bands and DJs,
impromptu drum circles, capoeira demonstrations, fireworks and
flame-throwing performances. Quieter moments may be enjoyed around one of
the beach bonfires, which burn all night long. Beachfront cocktail bars and
barbeque stands line the water’s edge to fuel the evening’s activities.
A
complete full moon experience might begin with a sunset cocktail at Pierre’s
handcrafted mahogany bar in the restaurant’s downstairs Green Flash Lounge,
surrounded by candlelight and black and white photographs of faraway places.
Pierre’s, with its British Colonial décor, carved monastery doors from
India, African artifacts, teak tables and kilim rugs, could just as easily
be halfway around the world instead of 90 minutes from Miami. For a more
“Keys casual” vibe, patrons can kick off their shoes and sit back in one of
Morada Bay’s Adirondack chairs with a fresh margarita or daiquiri.
Dinner,
depending on the mood, may be enjoyed in the exquisite upstairs dining room
or on the open veranda of Pierre’s two-story mansion, with its superb
international cuisine and stellar wine list, or by sampling upscale versions
of Keys favorites with the tropical bistro-style menu and open-air scene at
Morada Bay.
