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Green Sea Turtles If you snorkel or dive in Key West waters, you might get to see a Green Sea Turtle. Most of...

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0March 18, 2010
Green Sea Turtles

If you snorkel or dive in Key West waters, you might get to see a Green Sea Turtle. Most of the turtles you see around here are this type, not Loggerhead turtles. The easiest way to tell the difference is the prefrontal scales, which are between the eyes. In this picture, you can see that [...]
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0March 15, 2010
Spring Break 2010

Spring Break 2010 – Smathers Beach is covered with bodies- from water’s edge to the cop-occupied dunes behind the sand, it’s mass people. So many bikinis- the kids not wearing bikinis or board shorts stick out like awkward guests wearing pajamas to a hip nightclub. Boats pull up providing soundtrack and vibrating pods of bikini [...]
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1February 28, 2010
Key West Boat Show

The Key West Boat Show and Nautical Market was, well let’s put it in nice terms… a sign of the times.ï¿½ If you go to a boat show, you want to see awesome boats you dream about.ï¿½ You want to be impressed, you want to see incredible examples of what money can buy.ï¿½ You don’t [...]
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0February 27, 2010
Key West Civil War Heritage Days

One of the interesting things about Key West is the situation in which the city found itself during the Civil War.ï¿½ï¿½ Fort Zachary Taylor, which wasn’t even complete when the Civil War broke out, was a Federal fort of course.ï¿½ But Florida is in the south, so you have mini versions of North vs. South [...]
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0February 20, 2010
The Rooster in Key West

Roosters and chickens have a reputation they don’t deserve.ï¿½ For such a beautiful bird that actually rids the island of cockroaches and other pesty bugs, the rooster is criticized way too often and harassed for no reason, as well.ï¿½ Did you know that back in the days before Orkin, they had chickens and roosters to [...]
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0January 14, 2010
Yacht Races

Winter in Key West beckons yachts and sailboats for several races throughout the season. These boats are racing around orange boueys between Key West harbor and Sand Key, close in. The event isn’t really talked about much among locals, and the contestants are from all over the world, so not much to say about this [...]
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0January 6, 2010
Key West Nature Trail

Key West isn’t known for hiking trails, but there is actually a nature trail in the mangroves that ends up on the beach. If you go to Atlantic, it’s on the south side of the road, right next to the 1800 Atlantic condos. You can park your bike at the entrance, then walk in through [...]
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0December 9, 2009
The Vandenberg, 6 Mos. Later

It’s been just over six months since the USS Vandenberg was sunk. Our artificial reef is coming along nicely- not everything is stark white any more, but covered in growth at this point. We were out snorkeling and freediving recently, and the vis was about 80 feet. No current, and hardly any wind. Perfect Key [...]
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0December 6, 2009
Key West Wildlife

This is a tiny island, and resources are strained. It’s crowded, especially during winter. There aren’t a lot of wild animals on land, so when I see some, it’s exicting. For anyone who’s not from Florida, it’s pretty strange to walk outside and find yourself staring into the beady eyes of a giant neon green [...]
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