fl keys vacay, continued

We woke up the second day ready for fun. See...

The girls spent all day on shore with friends. They took them snorkeling, swimming and even fed them lunch. Morgan was so excited to show me her prized treasure she found while snorkeling. That would be a full bottle of Corona. I was told that she even went back looking for more.

Michael and I spent the day diving. Our first ocean dive. The reason we took scuba lessons in the first place. Sadly, I do not have any pictures, but the memories will stay with me forever. There was the moment we came out of the channel and started the 5 mile trek out to sea. That's when I realized I might get seasick. I tried to talk myself out of it, but it wasn't helping. Once we got to American Shoal Lighthouse and anchored I was in a little bit of trouble. Getting your scuba gear on is a process and not a short one. I couldn't get out of those waves soon enough. Once we were underwater I was fine, but then it all started again when we got back in the boat. I just sat there, ate an apple, and let everyone else do the repacking of the gear. I stole this picture from Mark. I promise you the seas were not this smooth that day.

We had a great time though. There are some pretty cool things under the ocean. Michael and I spent some time on our own looking around. I had no trouble clearing my ears this time and we surfaced and went back down with no problems. For a second there you forget that you're out in the middle of the ocean and could spot a shark at anytime. Lucky for us the reef is only 15-25 feet deep so it wasn't a hangout for them.

Dinner that night was easy. The campground was doing a fried chicken fundraiser and for $5 we got a huge plate of food. That's a win.

Then the girls and I took a little stroll around the campground to look for crabs. Instead we found the playground and a lot of bugs. The no-see-ums were horrible! You had to keep moving or you were getting bit.

Maybe it was the super moon that brought all the bugs out. We hoped it would bring the lobsters out. We went for a little night excursion to see what we could find with our flashlights.

We found nothing, but it was worth the trip. Look at the super moon. Just amazing.

The perfect way to end the day.