I just spent an incredible 48 hours immersed in nature. CJ and I, along with 3 other couple of friends, left early on Friday morning for an adventure in the Florida Keys.

Ponce de Leon discovered the Dry Tortugas in 1513 when he caught over 100 sea turtles there. Subsequently the islands were referred to as the “Tortugas” (turtles). During the 1600s and 1700s the area around these islands was used by pirates as a base for attacking merchant shipping in the Gulf.