Things to do in Key West Archive

  • Bubbles at Mallory Square Sunset Celebration

    Bubbles at Mallory Square Sunset Celebration

    This guy blows bubbles with a net draped between two large sticks.  He also makes bubbles with a long cord tied to two long sticks.  Really big, beautiful  bubbles!  His dog circles the crowd wearing short shorts and collects dollar bills.

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  • Dry Tortugas

    Dry Tortugas

    For locals in Key West, August and September are the quiet months, when fewer tourists are around, and even some year-rounders pack up and leave the island.  It’s deep hurricane season, and some restaurants close up for a month.  This is when local businesses are...

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  • Gulf Beauty

    Gulf Beauty

    Sometimes when it’s windy, it’s fun to head out in the boat to the Gulf side, or Back Country.  It’s different there, and snorkeling is just as much fun as out on the reef.  In these pictures you can see lobster, hogfish, red grouper, puffer...

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  • Snorkeling in the Gulf for a Change

    Snorkeling in the Gulf for a Change

    If you live in Key West, you have the pleasure of meeting interesting people from all over the country who come here on vacation.  For the spearfishing community, it’s fun to meet spearfishing buddies you’ve previously known only online.  Check out these pics, taken on...

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  • Clear Water in the Gulf!

    Clear Water in the Gulf!

    Key West snorkeling is always great, but lately we had some clear water on the Gulf side.  We headed out to the back country to check it all out and voila, beautiful coral heads, fish, and nice calm waters.  Ahh, July in Key West!

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  • Freediving the Vandenberg

    Freediving the Vandenberg

    After all those months of anticipation for the Vandenberg sinking, we finally got to dive it last week. Freediving the Vandenberg is definitely the ultimate wreck experience for freedivers. When the vis is good, you can see the Vandenberg from the boat! That’s because the...

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  • First to Dive the Vandenberg

    First to Dive the Vandenberg

    A spearfishing friend of ours who works for FWC was among the first to dive the Vandenberg, the day after the sinking. He took some amazing pictures, so here they are. The satellite dish did come loose in the sinking process, but not totally loose....

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  • The Vandenberg is Down!

    The Vandenberg is Down!

    Well, it’s over…the Vandenberg is sunk and today crews are out putting mooring balls on it and checking it.  We saw a crew of Navy guys loading up one of the party fishing boats at Garrison Bight, which they must have chartered to take them...

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