The New York Times has
a solid piece on the Tortugas, one of the most distant spots in the continental US.
Dry Tortugas National Park is an outpost of Florida 70 miles from Key West in
the Gulf of Mexico, and it is known for being a great spot to hanng out and have a tropical holiday, but also a fine
dive spot (an aspect of the islands mentioned, albeit poorly, in the peice…although snorkeling is mentioned). The
Tortugas have a storied history,. There are some great historical sites there, and is is also the place that “Papa”
Ernest Hemingway first met Gregorio Fuentes, the inspiration for the fisherman in “The Old Man and the Sea,” when both
had been out fishing and were marooned there in a storm.