Seventy miles from Key West. Water as clear as gin. The structure you see in the photo is the seawall surrounding Fort Jefferson, which occupies the whole of Garden Key in Dry Tortugas National Park. Why do they call it “Dry?” Because there is no water source other than rain water on these dry islands. […]
Posted by David McRee at BlogTheBeach.com In the middle of a cold, gray winter it’s nice to remember that summer is not that far away. Here are a few photos from my trip to the Dry Tortugas near the Florida Keys last spring. The air was hot, but the water was still cool enough to […]
Snorkeling in the Dry Tortugas! from David McRee on Vimeo. Posted by David McRee at BlogTheBeach.com In May 2009 I took a trip to Key West and the Dry Tortugas with the Miles Media video crew to film the trip out to the Dry Tortugas National Park aboard the Yankee Freedom II. What a great […]
By David McRee at BlogTheBeach.com. Today I rode the Yankee Freedom high speed ferry from Key West to the Dry Tortugas. Got lots of photos, some unexpectedly good underwater video (which I’ll post later next week), and a sunburn on top of my head. Note to self: after getting a very short haircut, use sunblock […]
