Everywhere you look there is life. Even in the shallow bay where tiny seahorses hide among turtle grass. Small shrimp conceal themselves under weeds. Hermit crabs find homes in discarded shells. Blue claw crabs hunt the shallows looking for dinner.
Offshore the Atlantic Ocean beckons with shallow reefs that often break the surface. Countless mariners have lost ships to these shallow reefs that are five miles from land. It is another world. A part of our planet we hardly know and often cannot explain. It is a world of beauty where ocean dwellers entice divers to explore the undersea.
Marriott Key Largo Bay Beach Resort General Manager John Haviaras greets arriving guests with a glass of Champagne in the lobby. A large screen behind the front desk projects underwater video scenes. Copyright © 2016 John Christopher Fine
