posted by admin on Jun 6
Top tower on the vandenburg
The vandenberg is a large ship which was sank off of Key West a couple weeks ago. It actually is very visible from the surface when conditions are good and conditions have been great the past couple weeks. Calm seas, clear warm water and very light currents. Visibility has been pretty much over 40 feet and sometimes over 80 feet.
Probably not too many snorkel boats going out there though. You would have to catch a ride on a scuba boat or a private charter. The wreck actually sits in 150 feet of water but due to its huge size, the upper towers come up to around 40 feet from the surface.
Also around right now on many of the popular Key West snorkeling spots are the summer tarpon. These huge fish might surprise you at first. Not only are they big they tend to be in groups. They are pretty amazing fish to swim with and will let you get pretty close to them without spooking.
Tarpon
posted by admin on May 25
posted by admin on May 15
Well the water is very clear and warm. There has been 40-80 feet of visibility and calm seas. You really don’t get conditions much better then that.
Couple pics, a sea turtle
some sort of old anchor
and a nurse shark, totally harmless. Nurse sharks actualy have sand paper for teeth and are very docile. They are very common on the reef.
Some other pics from yesterday
posted by admin on Apr 23
Vis is back to around 30-35 feet
no photos
posted by admin on Apr 17
Well bad to us is like 20 feet. You can see fine, if you are in shallow water like 10 feet deep, but its no where near as good as it can be. Will see if the water clears up by this weekend.
posted by admin on Apr 13
Between Rock Key and Sand Key there is an artificial reef structure which apparently is some sort of tribute to ancient mariners. Its in 20 feet of water and is now a home to dozens of mangrove snapper, large angelfish and a large jewfish.
Its a good depth for snorkeling and is surrounded by white sand which creates a great contrast between the bottom and the stucture.
