Snorkeling in Florida

... -trip inside passage cruise. After the cruise, there's another night in Seattle before boarding a plane to fly to Sitka, AK, for fishing, snorkeling, and diving (yes, I did not get confused and think this was the trip to St. Lucia - there is diving!).

Day 1 - Snorkeling   Tyson and Butters took us for an adventure to Crystal River - Three Sister Springs to go snorkeling, it was the first time for both me and Max.   We rented a boat for the trip, that the rental place called a pontoon. ...

... to wangle a free upgrade to a two bed two bath suite, far larger and free wireless tinterweb to boot! As we'd left our snorkeling gear at home, bought after completing the Padi open water referral course, we went on the hunt for some more gear and what ...

... that day.  The coral reef here is amazing, so many different colored tropical fish and the visisbility is great.  We were snorkeling around the Christ of the deep statue which was a first for me.  I have seen this statue on many websites ...

Once again we headed back to Key West today.  We spent the afternoon snorkeling off Smathers Beach. Julie and I saw many conch shells in the sea grass.  There were also two homeless people on the beach.  One was camped out in one of the ...

... the Royal Caribbean Travelers! Crazy huh? The beaches surrounding the island were really clear and pretty (and clean compared to SOCAL beaches). I went snorkeling (for the second time) for a good hour and a half. Note to self: I still can't swim. It's all ...

... was of course after us poor travellers ransacked the all-you-can-eat breakfast... oh yeah keep piling it on!!! Snorkeling proved worthwhile with a few decent encounters with some fish of various colours and the water was a delicious warm temperature. ...

... ; The waters in the park are absolutely crystal clear, at a constant temperature of 72 degrees Fahrenheit and you can go swimming, snorkeling and canoeing, or fishing and horse riding if that is of interest. The springs flow into the Weiva River and ...

Yesterday morning we decided to go check out the Keys. We packed our stuff just in case we wanted to stay. We went snorkeling from John Pennekanp State Park. The water temp was only about 71 degrees so we rented wet suits. The reef was nice and we saw ...

... as a tourist rekindled an appreciation for the Florida good life. We passed the time sailing, scuba-diving, surfing, paddle boarding, snorkeling, lobstering, taking long jogs and practicing yoga.  We were also able to help out our folks with spring ...

... it.  At $12 per person, our money could be used for something better. We made our way to Key Largo.  Our snorkeling trip was leaving from John Pennekamp State Park.  We left with a half hour to spare.  Traffic slowed us down.  We ...

... and went out to IHOP where I treated my dad for letting me crash at their condo for free, and I ended up going snorkeling again.  Unfortunately this time some water got into the casing of my underwater camera [Olympus 1030 SW] and damaged the ...

... we couldn't wait to sign up for the next snorkeling trip headed out to the reef. Only thing is, the next morning at the snorkeling shack -- and I do mean shack -- a kind woman said we had missed the morning charter, but it didn't matter because the ...

... I were able to haggle the price down quite a bit for both of our excursions....very classy, I know.  Back to the snorkeling....the experience was nice but couldn't even compare with the snorkeling in Jamaica.  In Key West's defense, the water ...

... , and were brought to another reef.  This reef was only slightly better and we spent about another half hour just snorkeling around.  There was a lighthouse in the area that was anchored onto the reef and added some contrast to the landscape. ...