Things like "amazing, phenomenal, best trip ever," even with all of these superlatives, the guys admitted that it still didn't capture how extraordinary the snorkeling was in Key Largo. The crystal blue water, pastel coral, and an entire catalog of fish dodging in and out of the coral was absolutely breath taking.
We left the Pennekamp park aboard the Encounter, a 45 foot charter boat. After a half an hour trip, we were five miles out in the ocean, just off a large coral reef. We donned our wetsuits (the water was a chilly 74 degrees, haha) and after a short lesson on using our snorkel gear we swam against the current and waves while barracudas searched for their lunch. After our short swim out to the reef, we were surrounded by fish in every directions.
Here's a short list of what we saw.
barracudas
jewfish (a huge member of the bass family)
yellowtail snapper
porkfish
sheepshead
pinfish
a huge variety of butterfly fish
queen angelfish
rock beauties
spadefish
angelfish
eels (not sure of the variety)
sting rays
seargeant majors
damselfish
queen parrotfish
stoplight parrotfish
blue tang
spotted trunk fish
triggerfish
There were also a ton of other fish that we saw that weren't in our basic guide book. Obviously, the guys had a great time. We'll post some photos later this evening.
-Lane
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