Day 224 – cruise in Hawk Channel - February 15, 2012

We have been looking for a good opportunity to go snorkeling on the reef that is about four miles off shore across Hawk Channel. First there was too much rain, and then too much wind, but today looked promising.  We headed out around 10:00am to check things out.  While it was a beautiful day for a cruise, the waves were still a bit too big for it to be comfortable on a mooring ball at the snorkel site.  Hopefully the winds will die down some over the next few days and we will have another chance to go snorkeling.   
            Miles: 12.7      Bridges: 0        Locks: 0

the beautiful blue of the Hawk Channel

the changing colors of the Hawk Channel show different depths and
diffent bottom types - seagrass, coral and sand 

looking back at homes in Key Largo