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I love sunset shots...especially flahriduh ones with white sand and birds and that special tropical color of water!

So this is a goofy south beach miami club called mango's! They have this "everything is painted tropical and black lights, multiple dance floors and entertainment, slightly coyote ugly-ish bar that people dance on, BUT....it is not just hot chicks, it's mostly salsa, or famous people impersonation (lady gaga and katy perry). Fun, but there was an IT convention there...so a lot of guys with big belly's, all dressed the same with multiple holsters for electronics...BUT! Hot women dancing salsa-ish stuff, and wearing various colors of zebra print hot pants. I'd go back, but I'd bring a flask!

flahriduh

more john pennekeamp aquarium shots

Big shout out to VanderOWWWWWW!

So we got a hold of Dan on Friday night...arrived just in time for friday night craziness! Don't know who the guy on the right is, but thanks Dan and Robin for all the fun and hospitaliano!!!

John Pennekamp aquarium....funny fish

So this fish was in an aquarium at John Pennekamp State Park. I was trying to capture it throwing up rocks. It would basically back down into a hole, surface, and then puke up a bunch of rocks...You can see the buildup on the front of the tank there. Pretty funny little fish. I guess without arms/legs one has to use their mouth to dig.

John Pennekamp State Park - Key Largo, flariduh

So we went snorkeling, and during the whole time we were there it was the Portugese Man of War migration...
For more info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_Man_o'_War
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-man-of-war-20110212,0,4407043.story

Here are some things I found when googling portugese man of war:
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Apparently using Picasa to blog is "easier" but you have to know how to edit html...I just don't care enough for all that!
Anyways, we went on a $40 snorkel tour in Key Largo which is the first key south of Miami (as in welcome to Key Largo Bitch!). The first pic is their swim area...

This is us coming up towards the reef area. It's a 1/2 hour boat ride out, and then everything is shallow all of a sudden and there's snorkeling!

See...shallow!

There's the sign saying "Grecian Reef." I didn't see any guido's, but then again my mask kept fogging.

airline style lifejackets required for all snorkelers!