Wherever You Go, There's No Place Like Home
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Don’t get me wrong - there are many, many places I’d love to see. But coming home to the Florida Keys is an exotic destination in itself. Just look at our statistics. Millions of visitors a year come here to see the third largest barrier reef system in the world. Not too shabby. So when I got home from the Philippines, it was like coming home to a vacation that was interrupted by another vacation. On our trip we did not come close to seeing a vast array of fish we see routinely on Snapper Ledge or the south end of Molasses Reef. Last weekend, on one dive on Permit Ledge, we saw several large groupers, a massive school of chubs, a school of horse-eye jacks, an eagle ray that swam in circles around us, a group of permit in the cave with the copper sweepers, a stingray and more grunts, creole wrasse and blue chromis than you can count. Yes, the Philippines had more robust and abundant coral, but we’ve got the fish. And we’re working on the coral. There are not many places in America that hold that distinction. I’m glad I’m here to experience that. So when I become complacent with everyday mundane activities, I can go jump off a boat and be at home in a place millions of people come to see. I have developed a simple attitude - you never know what you’re going to see in the water today, so let’s go! Not many folks in this world can say that. Glad we can. It’s good to be home.
Tim Grollimund
Tim spent nearly a decade in Key Largo, Florida. He wrote the scuba diving column for the local newspaper, The Reporter, for over three years, and also served as a Working Group member and Alternate Representative on the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council. His ebooks are all based on his newspaper columns. Each ebook has a collection of underwater images shot by Tim. The ebooks cover a wide range of marine life species and ocean conservation topics.
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Wherever You Go, There's No Place Like Home - Tim Grollimund
Wherever You Go, There's No Place Like Home
Tim Grollimund
Author: Tim Grollimund
Date Published: February 13, 2017
ISBN: 978-1-3703148-1-2
Publisher: Smashwords Edition
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Table of Contents
Wherever You Go, There's No Place Like Home
Acknowledgments
Introduction
The Reporter
No Place Like Home
About The Author
Other eBooks, Prints and Keepsakes
Acknowledgments
To Dad, who knew I loved the sea, and always encouraged me to pursue my passion.
Introduction
When I moved to the Florida Keys in 2009, I had one objective in mind. Simply, to become highly proficient