Posts Tagged “Key West vis report”

Backcountry Snorkeling in Key West

By | July 11, 2009

Recently the vis on the Gulf side has been super clear, so we tried some backcountry snorkeling. Usually, if you go north out of Key West the water is murkier and greener than on the Atlantic side. For just a few days, however, it cleared up and we got to see what’s in the water [...]

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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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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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