On Fri, 11 May 2012 15:52:19 -0400, wrote:

On Fri, 11 May 2012 13:58:53 -0400, John H.
wrote:

On Fri, 11 May 2012 11:57:03 -0400, wrote:

On Fri, 11 May 2012 06:19:00 -0500, Oscar wrote:


My wife is a non swimmer and I am not a good swimmer so we will be
snorkleing in shallow water, most likely at Bahia Honda or near our camp.
Do you recommend water shoes for protection? If so what brand/style?

Bahia Honda is the next island up from Big Pine. (MM37-38 area)
There is a state park there with a little beach and some snorkeling
but not really a reef.
If you are not good swimmers you probably don't want to do the dive
boat thing

A lot of people like those slipper looking things in the water.
I don't wear shoes in the water but you will need something to just
walk around the land. It is all coral rock. I wear my boat shoes but I
wear my boat shoes everywhere. The traditional Keys footwear is flip
flops. Campgrounds used to sell Hiawatha and I still have a pair but
it has been about 27 years since I camped down there.
Once I introduced the boys to renting a house for our lobster trips,
we never camped again. ;-)
It really isn't that much more expensive once you add up all of those
little fees campgrounds charge.

These things are great - in and out of the boat:

http://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/72766?feat=503381-GN2

The only problem with that kind of shoe in the keys is that small
chips of coral rock and shell get trapped in there. That is why Flip
Flops are so popular. Less strappage to trap shells.

I have to be careful in my boat shoes not to kick up too much stuff.

All that said I see people in Crocs but usually on the street in KW,
not kicking around a camp ground.

Hell, I get sand and shells right here in the Potomac. I just put foot in water, shake it around,
and out comes the bad stuff.

Flip flops are not good for your toes.