Key Largo

 

A few weeks back, my wife and I decided to take a road trip down to Key Largo and visit the John C. Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park. Pennekamp is a unique experience available here in southern Florida and is the 1st undersea state park in the United States. It allows visitor's to view our undersea  treasures in a protected sanctuary that has not been destroyed by other fishing or harvesting. On this trip we went diving in the sanctuary and were rewarded with a variety of sea life that popped out to say hello.

Natural reef in protected marine sanctuary.


A few new friends we made:



Nurse Shark!

Amberjack off in the distance, he was not quite
as friendly as most of the sea life we encountered.




This little guy dreams of being a model and was all about
posing for a few close-ups.




Barracuda - a little shy but watch out for those teeth!



 Dude! It's Crush the Sea Turtle.



Air is just about gone, time to head back to the boat.

 

For more info on Pennekamp Coral Reef Park and what it has to offer just click this link http://pennekamppark.com/