h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Sunset is a ritual in Key West. It's not that we have the only sun that sets, it's just that it's almost the law that you must take a time out, sit down, and enjoy it.

There are several ways of doing this. You may retire to your personal private sunset viewing station, and enjoy the serenity in solitude. You may choose to congregate in the carnival atmosphere of Mallory Square with a thousand or so of your newest friends, and celebrate it out with a thunderous round of applause as it hits the water.

You can book a sunset sail on any number of charters, and sail off into it, glass of champagne in hand. Or, as those in the know do, you can choose a happy hour bar, become a regular, and have a ring side seat whenever you choose.

Whatever your preferred method, one thing is for sure; the sunset doesn't end when the ball is swallowed by the horizon. Depending on cloud formations, tide, and wind, a light show of Hubbell magnitude commences about ten minutes after the sizzle. The gorgeous display of color and cloud can continue for up to 45 minutes on a clear day.

Throw in a fingernail of rising moon, or Venus on a bright night, and you've got the recipe for a perfectly memorable experience.

So remember, it will set without you. But it will more fun if you watch.

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