A Great Sentinel
Recently, my son came down from Virginia to spend a week with me. He’d never been to a tropical place such as the Florida Keys, so we spent a lot of time enjoying the “American Caribean”. One of our outings was a fishing trip out to our Barrier Reef, located about five miles east of the islands known as “the Keys”, where you can just look right down at the sea bottom to see the Yellowtail Snapper, Grouper, and the many other species of local fish.
The photo shows the American Shoals Lighthouse, one of several such structures located along the Reef to keep ships from running aground. This one formerly was occupied full-time by a Light-Keeper, who would maintain the warning light. Nowdays, the light is automated and no longer requires someone being “aboard”.
To have a look at the Reef, please go to my website, www.BruceInTheKeys.com. Scroll down my homepage to the slideshow and wait until the satellite photo comes up. You will notice a long and thin ridge-like feature to the east of the Lower Keys. You’ll be looking right at our Reef!
