The best days would be from May 30th to June 1st. That is a Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. I'll know soon the best deal for a hotel from a relative who knows them all.
If everyone gets here earlier on Friday, we can go to the Florida Aquarium. It is about a 1/2 day thing and the cost is less than $20. I may be able to get it even less since I know a guy.
Saturday would be collecting day. We would hit probably 3 collecting spots on Saturday. Family not wanting to collect could relax on the beach. We would collect on the Skyway Bridge, the Tierra Verde Grass Flats, and end at Ft Desoto Park where we could have a cook out.
Sunday could be open except that we would have to go to a LFS to have oxygen in the bags and box them. If I could get ahold of a small oxygen bottle, We would be able to skip the LFS and collect more if the group preferred.
Common things we would collect (95% probability):
Seahorses
Gorgonians
Caulerpa
Red Anemonae (small)
Limpets
Nassarius
File Fish
Puffers
Baby cow fish
Peppermint shrimp
Ascidians (tunicates)
Starfish
Serpent Stars
Pipefish
Sea Hare
Pistol Shrimp
Small gobies
Sponges
Lesser probability items collected:
Sea Slug
Cling fish
Pen shell
Mantis Shrimp
Lots of opportunities for photos.
Items you will need to collect:
Snorkel
Goggle
Dive shoes or old sneakers
Garden gloves
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