I just went snorkeling for the first time this past week in Mexico.. one of the most surreal and neatest things i have ever done. It did get a little sketchy at one point, we were snorkeling in about 3 foot of water, and a 5 foot wide sting ray swam beneath me... it came out of no where and scared the shit out of me. My brother also had a 6 foot long barracuda go jetting by him out of no where that scared the shit out of him as well... very fun, but can be a little freaky! Good luck and have a great time!!

Watch your cornhole...

My last time in Key West we rented out this place: http://www.key-west-florida-accommod...ort-suite.html

It was Awesome. With our group it was kind of like the Real World house.

Check out the Bull & Whistle Bar (but not with your kids). It's overrated, but still worth having a drink there.

During the day you can go drink & use the pool at Dante's. It can be a fun time..

If you can do a day trip to the tortugas. You will love the snorkeling there.

There are also tons of outfitters that do snorkel/scuba. Just find one that is in yoru price point and will take you to a reef or two.

Duval is not what it used to be.

Sounds like a blast. Make sure to post some shots of the trip when you get back. I think I will be going down there next year, for the winter vacation.

Wow, in water that shallow I'd be more worried about the waves pushing me into the coral

there werent any waves.. we were in a cove(huge cove, size of a decent sized lake) off the ocean, it was a public snorkeling park..they had some barrier stopping the waves from the open ocean coming in. It was calmer than most lakes.

Due to some work stuff I'm not able to stay long. I'm driving straight in from Miami without spending time in Miami, have one free day in Key West, will do the Key West half-marathon on Sunday morning and then drive straight back to fly home.

I was really hoping to have another free day but it just didn't work out. Eh, still should be interesting, though.

little fish can swim up your peepee hole and get lodged up there. Other than that, should be fun

If time is that tight, Id take one of the charter flights out to the Dry Tortugas. Have a good time.

LMAO

Keeping in mind that I'm not a swimmer at all, is there stuff I could do there?

If it's her first time just make sure you have a good snorkel for her. A dry snorkel will prevent her from sucking in a gallon of water when she's constantly turning her head to look at fish.

Can't help you with Florida, but the snorkeling we experienced on the North Shore of Oahu on our trip to Hawaii over the summer was downright unbelievable. I've snorkeled a lot of places, many of which were pretty cool, but that was by far the best. Highly recommend it if your kids like the snorkeling and you end up looking for more places to go.