On Monday we visited a new (to us) state park here in Florida. We traveled to Key Largo and spent the day at John Pennekamp State Park. The land portion of this park is fairly small, but there is a very large area of water and coral reef that are a part of it, and the edge of it joins with Biscayne National Park. The main feature of this park is diving or snorkling in the clear waters, or taking a glass bottom boat or a scuba tour of the reef. We chose to take the glass bottom boat tour. It was a 2 1/2 hour trip and although the water was a bit rough, it was still a very enjoyable day. One thing that we did learn was that this is one of the things which are best in the summer months and we snowbirds get a good show, but not the very best as is the case with most wildlife here. 

 The boat was about 40 feet in lenght, a pontoon design with two viewing bays, set between the center and edge pontoons. The colors were not as bright as we expected, but it was fun and very interesting . The cost was $24 each and we thought it well worth the cost and the time.