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Post by myshelly on Oct 14, 2019 21:07:51 GMT
Has anyone been snorkeling in Florida?
Either directly off the beach or chartering a boat to go out a little way?
Where would you recommend/which beaches are best?
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Post by whipea on Oct 15, 2019 1:19:59 GMT
Florida Keys - John Pennecamp Park in Key Largo.
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Post by beachbum on Oct 15, 2019 1:22:43 GMT
Head to the Keys. John Pennekamp state park in Key Largo has some good snorkeling and the Dry Tortugas off Key West was amazing. I've heard there has been a lot of bleached out coral and dead coral in a lot of areas, not sure about what's happening in the Dry Tortugas. It's about a 2 hour boat trip, you can get a ferry from Key West to Dry Tortugas, worth the trip. You will need to take everything you need, water, food, sunscreen... everything. I'm pretty sure they still have a campground - that needs to be booked ahead of time. I camped there way way back in the mid 70's - it was amazing.
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Post by just PEAchy on Oct 15, 2019 1:31:05 GMT
We chartered a sailboat off Key West, it was great. We saw lots of fish , coral & sea turtles. And dolphins on the way in. Our crew were locals & they were very knowledgeable.
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Post by 950nancy on Oct 15, 2019 3:18:43 GMT
We were in Ft. Lauderdale and didn't have great luck.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2019 3:28:14 GMT
Nope. We don't go to the beaches down here (I'll keep that to myself for once), but I'd suggest Key West or the ocean, only!!! I wouldn't go in the gulf.
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Post by basketdiva on Oct 15, 2019 15:13:17 GMT
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Post by freebird on Oct 15, 2019 15:18:01 GMT
Florida Keys - John Pennecamp Park in Key Largo.
Was going to say the same thing. We went there a couple years ago and it was really nice. They have all the equipment you need to rent.
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Post by stormsts on Oct 15, 2019 17:21:47 GMT
Have snorkeled in Key West many times. The Dry Tortugas is fabulous but just taking a charter off the Keys is great also.
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Post by Dalai Mama on Oct 15, 2019 19:56:42 GMT
You want a shallow reef so add my vote to the Keys.
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