So what is Key West Snorkeling “Off The Beaten Path” ?

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  The question that keeps coming up from our potential guests is- how do you guys find these spots? Well it is time to share our secret recipe for a perfect Key West snorkeling “off the beaten path” adventure . Ingredients One large blue water yacht 2 to 6 adventurous travelers 2 willing and enthusiastic [...]

Key West Snorkeling and Sailing Adventures Sunset Combo With The Fab Four

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When Jeff booked a Key West Snorkeling and Sailing Adventures for four, I expected two couples or maybe four old ladies.( Not that there’s anything wrong with being an old lady.  I’m an old lady myself, and I’d love to get three of my friends to come along for an afternoon of sailing, snorkeling, and a [...]

Key West Family Activities: Island Adventure With the Dominy and Rogers Family

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Key West isn’t known for being a family town, and Key West family activities are in short supply.  There are lots of fun things for adults to do:  drink, dance, drink, listen to music, drink, eat, and drink.  Some of these are kid friendly, but not many are very much fun for kids and families.  [...]

Key West Snorkeling- The Privilege of Sharing a Peak Experience

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Every once in a while, on our Key West snorkeling adventures, we get the opportunity to present a life changing experience to one of our guests.  It’s always exciting, heart-warming, and just plain fun.  When Kristi, an old friend, arranged this snorkel trip, her biggest concern was setting everything up so that her mom, Patricia [...]

Key West Snorkeling-Tip #5

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Key West Snorkeling Tip #5: Ask about bad weather destinations Well, the wind is west-southwest and blowing 17 to 22 knots. Where do we go? The cattle boats don’t mind putting their snorkelers out on the reef. Never-mind the seas are 2-4′ with breaking waves. The tourist are bobbing, coughing water like harpooned whales, and [...]

Key West Sailing Adventures-Reasoning with The Hurricane Season

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In this edition of Key West Sailing Adventures we will learn not to reason with the hurricane season Well its time for the 5:00 A.M. update for Hurricane Irene and, whew, I think we missed the bullet. Up until last night we were still calling for 30 knot winds on Thursday and Friday. Hm-mm 30 knots, [...]

Key West Sailing Adventures-Boat Face

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Boat Face-(adj.) A facial expression most commonly associated with the joy of sailing. Often seen on young adults, children, and old sea dogs. In this edition of Key West Sailing Adventures we will learn about the “Boat Face” Now flash back 47 years to 1964 where another young sailor had just taken the hem for the first time. [...]

Key West Snorkeling-Tip #4-The good old days

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Key West Snorkeling Tip #4: Plan ahead and shop around! I am about to give you some inside information that will give you a lot of insight into the charter boat industry in Key West. This insight will save you money and get you hooked up with the very best charter to make your vacation [...]

Key West Stories-Off the Rock

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Well the wind is blowing 20 knots. The offshore seas are running 2-4 feet and we are opting for a day off. In the Keys we have an expression we use when we need to touch civilization for a day. When the need for a Wal-Mart, Best Buy, or Cracker Barrel becomes so great we must [...]

Key West Snorkeling Tip #3

Key West Snorkeling Tip #3: If you are a beginner be honest to your hosts Well it was bound to happen after seven years and four guest books of filled with positive and encouraging comments we got a blow by our Wednesday guests. The Tripadvisor comment read “we were disappointed because we did not see big fish” [...]

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