Excellent Karen , hey if i may suggest , there is a real neat spot that is
great for beginners in several ways .
In the lower keys there is a place called little deer key , just past the 7
mi bridge, just look for trails going out from the shore through the sea
grass. it's only a few feet deep so if all goes wrong up just stand up. the
best part is the trails ,. it's sort of like snorkling down a pathway and on
both sides are sea grass full of life , small fish, mantis shrimp, hermit
crabs and many small mollusks. if she likes that there is missouri key just
a bit further down from there, here you'll find many different habitats ,
soft corals, bigger fish, and maybe a cypraea cervus .  now you have the
courage of Samson you go a bit further and you find bahia honda state park,
bigger fish , corals , sea fans , and tons of color and neat stuff. finish
it off with a great sandwich from  road side stand just south a bit more .
hope this helps , any questions , just e-mail me  [log in to unmask] ferret
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From: Karen Lamberton <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Friday, November 12, 1999 12:17 AM
Subject: Beginning Snorkler


Help! Some one of you Conch'ers, divers, self-collectors must have a good
idea to help me out.
My 8 year old granddaughter from Kentucky has blown me right out of the
water! She is the only one of my grandkids to request these two things of
me, so I can't let her down. 1. to go on vacation ALONE with me (no pesky
brothers or nebby parents) 2. to go snorkeling in the ocean! Now, my income
is not the greatest, so we can't do Bora Bora, but I am sure there must be
some wonderful places on the East Coast, or the close in part of the
Caribbean where the fish, coral, shells would be beautiful enough to
convince a novice to become even more interested AND safe enough that we can
both relax and enjoy the view without Nana being paranoid for her safety. We
are going to go next summer, so we have some time to plan, any ideas?