Crowds in the Keys ?

tegu69 wrote:

NanciL wrote:

tegu69 wrote:
I don't think its misleading. There is plenty of white sand, mostly under the blue water.

Misleading again!
We are kayakers and have been to every off shore Key there is down her.
There is a smattering of sand here and there, but mostly the bottom is hard dead coral (marl) or sea grass and mud
My biggest disappointment 40 years ago was the "beach" at John Pennekamp SP
Now I like to tall it like it is just so newbies won't be disappointed.
With all that said, the colors of the water are absolutely beautiful and we know where there are some nice sandy beaches out at the end of the Snipe Keys and the Mud Keys and a few others. You just need a kayak and a proper tide to get there and back in a day.

Jack L





Jack L

That's impressive that you have been to 1700 islands in your Kayak. People give their opinions on what they have seen. The "Keys" is not one small area. Over 100 miles by road and if you want to get technical, extend from the area of Ft. Jefferson to Elliot and Soldier Key and you could probably include Key Biscayne off Miami(where I was born). So it is an area of close to 200 miles.
Where do you get off saying that I was misleading. The poster was just saying that there was sand and I agree. I have dove in a lot of the entire area and yes there is sea grass and mud (and patch reefs), but there is sand under water as well. Maybe you should get out of the kayaks and get under water to look. BTW who goes to Pennekamp to see the beach.

I agree with what Jack L says.

We just got back from the Florida Keys, and it was nice and warm there, but there are hardly any nice sandy beaches the way we know them up around the Gulf side.

Guy