![]() ![]() No offense to grandmas, most of them are better swimmers than me in this day and age… ![]() I basically swim like a grandma, head out of water and constantly looking around me for any scary creatures. It is tough to try and learn at 40 what others learn at 5. Here’s my favorite excuse when it comes to swimming without being able to touch the bottom: I was born and bred in a (more or less) landlocked country. John Pennekamp Trips Are A Perfect Introduction To Snorkeling – Especially For Wimps! ![]() I am hoping this wimpy post will give all those courage who have been hesitating!įirst Attempt – Ended Up Back In The Boat Quickly It’s silent, beautiful and truly magical. If you have never been snorkeling, it feels like entering another planet altogether. Not only that, it has also made me more resolved in wanting to protect this unique and fragile habitat. I am a wimp though, you see, so the conditions (weather and ocean) have to be ‘just right’ for me to even consider jumping into the ocean offshore.Īfter having snorkeled the reef, I believe everybody should see this beauty and ‘other world’ at least once in their lives. In fact, as I am writing this, I could kick myself for not having gone on one of their trips sooner. I can highly recommend John Pennekamp and their wonderfully kind and experienced staff and boat captains. The Florida reef is absolutely ideal for exploring either on a private boat, with a boat rental or on one of the organized tours. The added bonus: it is extremely accessible being just a few miles offshore. Roughly speaking, the reef runs all the way from Biscayne Bay down to the Marquesas Keys off Key West, following the curvature of the Keys. After all, our wonderful Florida reef is not only the ONLY living reef system in the continental US, no, it is also the third largest in the world (after the Great Barrier Reef and the Belize Barrier Reef). I have wanted to go out to the reef for the longest time. ![]()
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