With one last weekend in the Keys before we head back, we decided to go back to our favorite dive spot so far—Looe Key—anchoring again at Newfound Harbor. We stayed at Newfound Harbor on Friday night and got up early on Saturday to head to the reef. We arrived before any other boats, before even … [Read more...] about Last weekend diving Looe Key, July 25-27, 2014
Snorkeling and Diving
More diving, fishing and a visit from Sea Crazy
The diving continued this weekend with a couple of trips out to Samantha Reef. The weather was perfect for diving and the water was smooth as glass. Samantha is an un-marked reef with no buoys so we had to be careful making sure we dropped our anchor in the sand and not on part of the reef. We had … [Read more...] about More diving, fishing and a visit from Sea Crazy
Dive, dive, diving Marathon, Florida [Video]
This past week was spent working and catching up on chores. Finally, we went diving! Sombrero Reef is about 4 miles offshore from Marathon Marina which makes it very convenient to get in a few quick dives without all the travel time. A National Marine Sanctuary, the reef is marked by a 140 foot … [Read more...] about Dive, dive, diving Marathon, Florida [Video]
Diving Looe Key [Video]
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I finally had an opportunity to pull together some footage of a couple of out dives at Looe Key. Our friend, Melvin (the Goliath Grouper), makes a couple of appearances with his entourage. We were so lucky to have him swim beneath our boat for a while to let us see him and take some photos. Please … [Read more...] about Diving Looe Key [Video]
Bahia Honda anchorage & Looe Key dive, July 11 – 13, 2014
Since last week was spent on the dock at Marathon Marina, we decided we want to anchor out and dive for the weekend. Randy did some searching for anchorages and found one at Bahia Honda which is close enough to Looe Key for us dive. So, Friday afternoon we left the dock and headed toward Bahia … [Read more...] about Bahia Honda anchorage & Looe Key dive, July 11 – 13, 2014
Looe Key, July 5 – 6, 2014
On Saturday morning, July 5th, we left Key West and headed for Looe Key. Looe Key is a National Marine Sanctuary located 5 nautical miles off of Big Pine Key. The last time I was here was back in the 1990's with my parents. At the time I was only snorkeling while they dove the reef, but it was so … [Read more...] about Looe Key, July 5 – 6, 2014
Loggerhead Key, Dry Tortugas, June 30 – July 2, 2014
After the storm and winds came through the previous evening, we were hoping for the winds to calm down some. We wanted to take the boat over to Loggerhead Key and check out the lighthouse and windjammer wreck. One thing we didn't realize about the Dry Tortugas is that the other little islands are … [Read more...] about Loggerhead Key, Dry Tortugas, June 30 – July 2, 2014
Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, June 30 – July 2, 2014
After our towing in, Randy continued through the night to get our engine started. We were lucky he was able to get the generator started. After a sleepless night for Randy, he awoke early and began again to get the engine starting batteries charged up enough to start the engine and finish bleeding … [Read more...] about Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, June 30 – July 2, 2014
