Great Loop: John Pennekamp State Park
Mike and the Mangrove Cut February 19 th , 2022 We traveled through a great variety of features on our voyage to John Pennekamp State Park . The density of Keys and shoals increases as you head east to Key Largo. With more obstacles to safe navigation, there are cuts through mangrove islands, cuts through limestone and coral formations, and considerable weaving to remain in water sufficiently deep to provide safe passage. A challenge, but we loved it! Mangrove Cut on the way to Pennekamp The traffic volume was also greater due to travelling on a Saturday. It is best to avoid travel on weekends in Florida. On weekends, people explode from land to sea, and want to see and do it all at 50+ miles per hour. Boating courtesy, such as slow passes disappear and it is not unusual to have a sport fishing boat, with multiple outboards pass you in close quarters at high speed. Wake management is no-existent. It is every boater for them...