What if there is a hurricane?

Many people asked this when they first found out where we were going. You'll be pleased to know that there is an official policy for hurricanes. (This is the federal government at work. There is a policy for everything.) We know that for a minimum hurricane (category 1 or 2), this is place is considered so safe that they evacuate any park personnel in Key West back to the park. So, no worry.

This afternoon we snorkeled all the way around the fort. Lots of coral, both soft and hard, and plenty of tropical fish. In two places there are remains of docks used to load coal, when that was the primary fuel used by ships. Nothing is left now but rusted metal pilings. This area is very attractive to bait. Today it was loaded with glass minnows - at times they are so thick you can't see where you're going. And the tarpon love them. We saw lots of them, up to 4 ft. long. They're not afraid of us, you can almost get close enough to touch them. Now if I could only cateh one!