Sunday, June 4, 2017 On our second day in the Dry Tortugas, the weather still wasn't cooperating with high winds and seas that makes for poor diving conditions. With the winds coming out of the southeast, we decided to try snorkeling Little Africa since it is on the northwest side of Loggerhead … [Read more...] about Snorkeling the Dry Tortugas with Sukha and crew
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Jewfish Basin, July 10-13, 2016
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After we finished our dive at Alexander's Wreck, we headed to Jewfish Basin to anchor out for a few days. Jewfish Basin is just north of Key West on the Gulf side and its a great anchorage. We had first heard about it from one of our neighbors at Snook Bight a couple years ago and we actually … [Read more...] about Jewfish Basin, July 10-13, 2016
Snorkeling in the Dry Tortugas [Video]
I'm a bit behind on posting about the rest of our trip from Key West to Jewfish Basin where we stayed a few days, then on to Cape Romano, near Marco Island and then home. But I am finally getting around to posting some videos I took snorkeling in the Dry Tortugas. Below is video footage that I shot … [Read more...] about Snorkeling in the Dry Tortugas [Video]
Day 2 in the Dry Tortugas: Snorkeling and more snorkeling
Our second full day in the Dry Tortugas (Wednesday) we decided to hit some snorkeling spots. Since we used up 1 tank of air on the first day of diving, we decided to spend a day snorkeling that way on Thursday would could do 2 more dives with the other tank of air. We left the anchorage around … [Read more...] about Day 2 in the Dry Tortugas: Snorkeling and more snorkeling
Day 1 in the Dry Tortugas: Diving, snorkeling and exploring the fort
On our first full day in the Dry Tortugas (Tuesday), we left the anchorage around 7am and headed out for diving. Scott, Brandon and Matt were onboard with us and this was to be their first ocean dive, having just recently completed their dive certification. We were hoping to find a reasonably … [Read more...] about Day 1 in the Dry Tortugas: Diving, snorkeling and exploring the fort
Snorkeling and diving the Dry Tortugas
Since our weather forecast for the beginning of the week continued to be perfectly calm, we decided to take advantage and get in as much diving and snorkeling as possible. Later in the week called for windy and choppy conditions which would be too rough to moor to a ball and dive. We brought along 6 … [Read more...] about Snorkeling and diving the Dry Tortugas
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
Fort Myers to Key West aboard the Key West Express
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This post is categorized as "Cruising", and while we weren't aboard the Blue Turtle for this trip, we were indeed on a ship. It's been about 3 years since Randy, Corey and I last went to the Keys to dive and snorkel aboard my parent's boat, Island Time. We were hoping to make it to the Keys this … [Read more...] about Fort Myers to Key West aboard the Key West Express
