Snorkeling Peanut Island

South of the Blue Heron bridge in Riviera Beach, there is an island called Peanut Island it used to be a Coast Guard station during the cold war. At that time the tensions were high with Cuba and JFK used to go to the Kennedy's property in Palm Beach. So the secret service had a bunker built on Peanut Island so that the President could be transported fast by helicopter to a protected environment. Today the Island host a Museum about the Island and the bunker. The island is surrounded by a shallow beach very popular on the week end by the local boaters. It also has a protected area for snorkeling complete with an artificial reef. The water is clear and frequented by many fishes. To get to the Island it is possible to take a water taxi from the 13th street marina.

So we checked the tide table an got to the island an hour before the high tide, got into our wetsuits and got in the crystal clear water. The first look under water reveals an environment rich in fishes and an irreproachable visibility. There was some current so we burnt some calories while taking around 200 pictures.