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