Dry tortugas it's a place that's in the middle of nowhere
quite literally hi guys welcome to another episode of ultimate bucket lists
and today I'm here at dry tortugas dry tortugas given this places clearly
surrounded by water but let me tell you what it is it's a force that's in the
middle of the sea and it's about 70 miles off the coast of Key West now
there's only two ways that you can get to this place you can either take a boat
which is what I did or you can hire a seaplane which is obviously
significantly more expensive coming here by boat generally lasts about two hours
but the time generally flies by quickly they keep you all fed with breakfast and
lunch so you don't have to buy anything and London side note they'll offer you
for a dollar motion sickness pills for the love of God pay the dollar the
amounts of people throwing up on that boat was and what that was quite a lot
so yet don't be one of those guys pay the dollar when you come to dry tortugas
you'll come across this building here now this building isn't actually called
dry tortugas it's actually Fort Jefferson and most people when they get
off the boat they generally step into the fort so
when you come into the fort it's very surreal you know you're in the middle of
the sea and yet there's this massive gargantuan fortress in front of you it's
something out of a computer game or a movie you just really can't believe the
scale of this place best thing to do is walk around the
bottom first climb up one of the towers to the cannons and explore the top
ignore the middle floor so you could take that or leave it when you're
walking across top you get fantastic views of the ocean and pretty much
everything around you I've not added any color or any lots to this this is what
color it actually is out here and I'm not kidding guys you only have a limited
amount of time here so don't waste it all inside the fort's there's many other
things that you can do as well you can explore one of the other islands which
is absolutely crawling with birds it kind of makes you feel like you're in
the middle of nowhere and you kind of are but do you know what I mean kind of
like a deserted island whether you're the only person there it's very very
surreal but it's really cool if you don't feel like walking on a beach why
don't you just lie down on a beach instead there's at least three beaches
here it dried salt sugar so if somebody thinks you think then absolutely go for
it if you want something a bit more energetic
there's also snorkelling now the book company I want with gives you the
snorkeling free of charge and I gotta admit it's the first time
I've tried snorkeling I'm not a strong swimmer anyway so I found it really
difficult so this footage that you're seeing right here is pretty much the
best of a bad bunch mainly because I was drowning a lot
overall the best word I can use to describe this place is surreal it's hard
to put into words what to describe this place awesome strange weird surreal yeah
surreal but that's basically the best word to describe it but it's a good kind
of surreal you'd never think that something like this would be out here in
the middle of the sea but it definitely is okay nin I'm sold
what do I do well the company I went with was complete called Yankee freedom
now they're the only company that do the boat tours out here strat Tortuga so
they're pretty much the only game in town the cost of this well admittedly
it's not cheap it's about $175
that's not pocket change but pay the money you'll never see a place like this
again in your life especially when you're walking along the moats which are
these things behind me walking all the way around the building one side of
useless see one side of the other for you you what you don't get that anywhere
else the ball company obviously offers you free breakfasts free lunch free use
of snorkel equipment and overall the staff are really really nice this is
Hollywood by the way he's awesome but overall definitely worth the money now I
know you guys are gonna ask me comments in the comment section below but let me
try and answer some of them for you how long does it take well the boat ride
takes about two two and a half hours depending on sea conditions and that's
there and back therefore you only get about three three and a half hours
possibly four hours here which doesn't sound like a lot so you really gotta
maximize your time here if you know you like snorkeling or if you know you want
to spend time on the beach do that first and foremost if you're more interested
in the fall I highly recommend taking the tours that the boat company offer
free of charge of course but overall so long as you spend your time maximize
your time you'll have a great time here you really have to see this place and
add it to your bucket list speaking of which if you've enjoyed this episode
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guys thank you very much for watching we'll see you in the next episode yeah
don't be one of those guys pay the dollar
isn't actually called dry tortugas it's actually Fort Jefferson and most people
Ninh Ly - www.ninh.co.uk - @NinhLyUK