Dont Forget Your Snorkeling Fins, Time to Cool Off… in Florida

August 3rd, 2010

With summer here, the temperatures can get quite high… it is great time to cool off. Being in Chicago, we have a lot of swimming pools but I am more interested in the lakes or quarries where the fishies are.

When we think snorkeling in Florida, we think oceans or Gulf of Mexico, but did you ever think quarries? The Floridians call them Springs and the State of Florida has many State Parks that allow snorkeling. Now dont forget your snorkel mask, snorkel and snorkeling fins and now check out the snorkeling spots.

1) Ponce de Leon State Park

2) Fanning Springs State Park

3) Peacock Springs State Park

4) Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park

5) Dunnellon’s Rainbow Springs State Park

6) Ichetucknee Springs State Park

7) Salt Springs Recreation Area

8) Alexander Springs Recreation Area

9) Juniper Springs Recreation Area

10) Blue Spring

11) Wekiwa Springs

Read more about the snorkeling quarries in Florida by Terry Tomalin from the St. Petersburg Time.

Snorkelers, Watch this National Geographic Clip

July 31st, 2010

Ever wondered why the tiger shark is fussy about their turtles for dinner? Check out this National Geographic clip, found on Hulu, why Logger Turtles are the sharks favorites.

And for those that can stomach it, it is Shark Week on Discovery Channel!

Grab Your Snorkel Mask, We are Going to the Best Beaches

July 28th, 2010

If these pictures do not make you want to grab your snorkel mask, snorkel and snorkeling fins, nothing will.

Cheapflights.com put together a list of the top beaches that celebrities go to… (and we found it on the ABC News) why am I writing about this on a snorkeling blog? Because the underwater world off of the beaches have great snorkeling. How do I know? I have had the opportunity to visit the 6 out of 10 beaches.

1) Maldives

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2) Mallorca, Spain

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3) Turtle Island, FIJI

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4) South Beach, Miami

5) Anguilla

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6) St Tropez, France

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7) Lake Como, Italy

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8) Bora Bora, French Polynesia

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9) Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

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10) Bondi Beach, Sydney

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To read the captions of each picture and find out who the celebrities who have visited the island, go to ABCNEWS.com.

Grab Your Snorkel Gear & Watch This Video

July 25th, 2010

This video is a scuba diver was was diving with his underwater video camera and an octopus stole it while the video was still playing. Of course the diver chased the octo and got his video camera back. Grab you snorkel gear and sit back and enjoy!