MUST SEE PHOTOS AND VIDEOS!
After a short trip back to Minnesota for business and family, we made it back to the Keys with the hope that that the waters had cleared up. With sunny skies, calm seas and temps in the upper 70's it was time to give it a try. Dave R. and I headed out to Molasses Reef, our favorite spot around noon. We try to get there when the local dive boats and back at the marina for lunch hour. Visibility was great! We started with a deep dive in the 30' plus deeper part of the reef. My first reef shark sighting of the day was here. Water temp's are still down around 72 degrees, which means a 4/3 wetsuit and a hood to stay warm on a 40 minute dive.
Reef Shark
For the 2nd dive we moved to the shallow end right in front of the Molasses Reef tower. Again excellent vis. 2 encounters with reef sharks and then a green sea turtle and finally a large 4' Goliath Grouper. See the gallery below for some more photos. Don't miss the video links at the bottom! I think its one of my best.
Links to YouTube videos of the dives.