"WillT" wrote in message news:kffnd.15778$2V4.2220@trndny06...
Islamorada Sand bar (Dingy only... just outside of holiday isle... BTW...
don't try Holiday Isle on anything but the highest of tides and hug the
south side of the channel)

Hawk's Cay area

Looe Key area

garden Key (Fort Jefferson) (one day run from Key West)


FINALLY! Good advice - thank you.

We're a powerboat too and I'm planning on going to Dry Tortugas as you
suggested.

Any other spots? Nothing around Marathon?

Thanks!

Not sure if you'll be in the upper keys at all....I get the impression
you'll be doing the entire length...if that's the case, I've always
liked Looe Key for a decent dive myself, however, Molasses Reef off SE
end of Key Largo turned out to be a very nice dive. I always thought
Looe was the best down there, but this gave Looe Key a run for it's
money, and there's a nice anchorage in the lee of Rodriguez key pretty
much straight in from the reef. Other than a midnight mosquito attack,
it was a great place to spend a couple days/nights.

Also, just a dink ride away there's a canal to the ENE that runs you
up into key largo w/some restaurants etc. available. They didn't have
a dinghy dock where we ended up, but a parasail boat was quite nice
and offered to let us tie up to him and head off to dinner....

enjoy! we sure did...

Capt. Rob Welling
Sarasota, Fl