Woke up way early to take a two hour boat ride over to the Dry Tortugas. This may have been my favorite day of the trip. What you can't see from the photos below is the snorkeling expedition we were able to go on after the tour concluded. Note to self: invest in the underwater attachment for my camera as there will most definitely be future snorkeling trips! It was my first time and I cannot wait to do it again. We saw so many cool fish including a tarpon ( which is a giant, as in the length of my leg at least) fish. I almost drowned at this point so unfortunately we were not able to make it all the way around the fort. We also saw a school of parrot fish, some other little stripey guys, conch shells, and coral etc. When Jay saw the barricuda, I decided it was time to exit the sea. On our trip back we made a new friend who was a reporter for the Sarasota Herald tribune, he was doing a story about the oil spill. On one of the Keys a short distance from the Dry Tortugas, a group was already testing the water and trying to decide what to do with the thousands of birds that migrate their around this time of year. The Dry Tortugas is home to part of the only coral reef in the united states and their was a lot of conversation on the boat ride about what might happen to it... Below are photos from the day:
That night we had dinner at the Conch Republic and then visited Sloppy Joe's, Hogs Breath, Two Friends and a few other spots. When you make it to Key West and I hope you do, I suggest frequenting these places and chatting with the local bartenders. They have GREAT stories!
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