| It's a place of shimmering water, of tropical | | | | offshore, so you are spirited away in a catamaran |
| breezes, of underwater fantasies. It's living rock, | | | | for your trip (the Spirit of Pennekamp).Tours run |
| and animals that look like plants. It's a statute with | | | | around two hours of actual water time, and by all |
| its arms raised to they sky, yet still beneath the | | | | accounts they are very much worth it.Glass |
| sea.Welcome to John Pennekamp Coral Reef | | | | Bottom BoatsIf you aren't into getting wet but |
| State Park in the Florida Keys.Kingdoms of the | | | | still want to see the reef, how about a |
| SeaPennekamp State Park is mostly under the | | | | glass-bottomed boat tour? You can relax in |
| waves, so the big draw is definitely on the | | | | air-conditioned comfort and discover your own |
| watery side. Being the only living coral reef in the | | | | Atlantis.What Else?How about camping, fishing, |
| United States, Pennekamp is a mecca for divers | | | | swimming and canoeing? All this and more can be |
| from all over the world. And what a reef it is! It's | | | | found at Pennekamp State Park. Come on and |
| a watery kingdom, with thrones of coral and | | | | visit another world, just beneath the waves.Gail |
| guardian fish patrolling about.Snorkel and Dive | | | | Nettles is a Florida native who enjoys showing the |
| ToursJohn Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park | | | | Sunshine State to |
| offers both snorkel and dive tours from its dive | | | | visitors. |
| center. The main reef is about four miles | | | | |