Florida Manatees

Mikayla Shuler · Issue 127, Jul/Aug 2022 · pp. 53–54

Products mentioned: Nauticam housing, Sony RX100

My name is Mikayla Shuler and I am nine years old. I live in Palm Beach, Florida and I swam with manatees. I think that I am a very lucky girl to go on a manatee snorkeling trip. I am also lucky because I got to take an underwater camera and housing on loan from Nauticam on the trip with me. They sent me with a Sony RX 100. It came in a really cool backpack with a charger, pump, SD card, and a dome. My dad helped me put the camera together and showed me how to use it. We went to Crystal River FL for a weekend to snorkel with manatees. Some of the places we went to snorkel are: Three Sisters, Jurassic, and Kings Bay. Three Sisters did not have great visibility. It was like chocolate milk. And Jurassic didn’t have great visibility. It was also murky. However Kings Bay had great visibility. It was crystal clear. I did get to see manatees at all three springs. I also snorkeled Rainbow River …