Sea Fan

Sea Fan on Garden Key beach in the Dry Tortugas

 

 

 

 

Beautiful sea fan recently washed ashore on Garden Key in the Dry Tortugas.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sea Fan on Garden Key beach in the Dry Tortugas

 

 

This lavender sea fan had just recently washed up. It is easy to tell that since the sun has not yet bleached the color out of it.

We saw this sea fan while beach combing on Garden Key in the Dry Tortugas.

Sea Fan, pin shell, and a piece of coral on Garden Key beach in the Dry Tortugas

 

 

 

You never know what you are going to stumble on when beachcombing in the Dry Tortugas. Here we have a beautiful sea fan, a large piece of coral and a pin shell. They were all on the beach at Garden Key in the Dry Tortugas.

Sea Fan on Garden Key beach in the Dry Tortugas

 

 

 

 

We found these sea fans while beachcombing on Garden Key in the Dry Tortugas. Of course the Dry Tortugas are located 70-miles west of Key West and the highway ends in Key West so in order to get to Garden Key and Fort Jefferson in Dry Tortugas National Park you have to take a boat or sea plane.

We visited Dry Tortugas National Park on the Yankee Freedom II out of the Key West Harbor. The Yankee Freedom II is the "official" ferry to Dry Tortugas National Park in case you are wondering.

Yankee Freedom II is the ferry to Garden Key and Fort Jefferson in Dry Tortugas National Park

 

 

 

 

 

Since Garden Key and Fort Jefferson are located in the Dry Tortugas 70-miles west of Key West the only way to get here is by boat or sea plane.

We opted for the "boat" option and took the Yankee Freedom II ferry from Key West to Fort Jefferson in the Dry Tortugas.

The 70-mile ride each way on the Yankee Freedom II is a special treat itself.

It takes you past other islands in the Florida Keys chain of islands. However, these islands are not connected to the mainland by bridge. Once you leave Key West Harbor on the Yankee Freedom II you are heading into an area only accessible by boat or sea plane. Thirty miles from Key West the Yankee Freedom II takes you past the Marquesas Keys and thousands of lobster trap buoys and the boats working these lobster traps.

The Yankee Freedom II is the ferry service that transports visitors to Dry Tortugas National Park every day.