Archive For The “Key West Snorkeling” Category

Snorkeling the Gulf and Towers

By | June 20, 2009

I’d always thought the Gulf side of Key West didn’t have much to offer in terms of snorkeling, but yesterday we drove way northwest from Key West and the coral and fish were plentiful.  At the New Grounds, the coral seemed really healthy, more so than the coral in front of Key West.  We drove [...]

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Snorkeling the Vandenberg

By | June 10, 2009

For now, the USS Vandenberg artifical reef is snorkel-friendly.  If you get there when the vis is good, you can even see stuff from the boat.  The top deck and satellite dishes are painted white and nothing is growing on them yet, so snorkelers can totally have a good time snorkeling the Vandenberg! Here are [...]

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Vandenberg Day

By | May 28, 2009

Well, after the Vandenberg was sunk, we headed west, just past Sand Key.  The vis was 60 foot, at least, and we had a sweet spot for viewing all sorts of fish that showed up.  Most interesting was a big Remora.  Lots of speedos showed up, and they are great to watch because they travel [...]

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