Blogs from Key Largo, Keys, Florida, United States, North America - page 2

Wow! What a tremendous day here in Key Largo. After a good rest from our long drive and a great continental breakfast here at Dove Creek Lodge (oatmeal, fruit and yogurt, fruit kebobs) we were off figuring out the best way to snorkel today. There are many different charters you can take out, so deciding can be a bit overwhelming, but we decided to go with one called Keys Diver. We signed ourselves up for the 12:15 boat that would take us to three different spots on the Atlantic Ocean off Key Largo. We met the group and our Captain Kevin and Divemaster Tim where we signed in and were given the run down of how the day would work. Captain Kevin and Divemaster Tim were extremely professional and their expertise shone through from the very ... read more

So, we had a long drive today. 10 hours. Wow....that is long. Through all of Georgia, and the entire length of mainland Florida. We departed Savannah at 8:20 am, arriving at the hotel at about 6:00. It was a tedious, not scenic and tiring drive (the downside of a road trip). However, the Dove Creek Lodge is amazing. Very hard to find, very, but gorgeous. We have a view over the Ocean, with palm trees, hammocks and docks in the view, along with a local seafood restaurant and patio in view as well. So tropical, so fun, so beautiful. We both love it. And the room is great as well. Minimal service, but nice. It is a little more self serve than the MArshall House, but great. We had dinner at a fun place called Mrs. ... read more

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We dove today! The weather cooperated a little more today than the past two days. While the seas were a little calmer, only 2-4 foot swells, the visibility had deteriorated some. I at least have some pictures of Karen and Katy in the water. I also will post one of the dive boat to show how it was pitching quite a bite while attached to the mooring line. At least we all made two dives today the first 35 minutes and the second 45 minutes and both down to about 30 feet. Tomorrow will be our last dive day so hopefully it will be calmer still. There were supposed to be storms rumble through here today, but so far that hasn't happened. Well we need to get cleaned up and ready for dinner. Tonight we are ... read more

Dive 1 is in the books, sort of. We awoke to a beautiful sunny sky and warm temps. While we were waiting in the lobby for the group we overheard people commenting on the weather forecast and the sea swells. We also noticed that some of the boats had cancelled their trips. This didn't bode well for us. When we arrived at the boat and got everything loaded the captain did confirm that there were 4 to 6 foot swells and that the original spot we were supposed to dive had poor visibility so a second spot was now planned. The trip took 30 minutes to arrive at the new location and it was indeed ROUGH! By the time we got anchored Karen was hugging the trash can in no condition to dive. She insisted ... read more