The air temperature and the water temperature in the Keys hasn’t been that conducive to snorkeling, so we decided to go on a glass-bottom boat tour at John Pennenkamp Coral Reef State Park. Though the photos don’t capture it all that well and aren’t very good — shooting through glare-prone glass from a moving vessel at moving, rather small fish — the tour turned out to be very much worth it.

Here’s a few selected shots, though we didn’t manage to capture even a bare fraction of the diversity and abundance of life there. This time, all the photos are by quoderat:

The reef we visited was about 4-5 miles off the coast. To get there, the boat traveled through a labyrinth of mangroves. Viewing through the glass on the boat is in many ways easier than snorkeling. Fewer distractions and concerns. Wider field of vision. But it doesn’t feel as immediate, which I missed.

On the way to our next accommodations, we spotted a Bugatti Veyron, the first time we’ve ever seen one in person.