The Florida Keys is known as a popular fishing and diving area. Due to the plethora of animals on land and in the water tourist from around the world come to see this beauty. The boat, however, is the most under-appreciated think about the keys. Boats here are designed and built from the ground up to accommodate these tourist attractions.
Some of the most common boats we see are fishing and diving boats. Fishing boats, also known as charter boats, take large groups of people out at once to fish. Usually, these boats are walkarounds or center consoles. This allows for people to fish from all sides and include a bathroom and some shade. Perfect for fishing. However, diving boats such as the boat we were on today (which was used for sharking) was a walk around. It contained a cabin in the bow the was equipped with one bathroom and storage. The boat also had an opened back allows for divers and shark scientist to have quick and easy access over the side. Unlike most ships, the seats also were equipped with straps for air tanks for scuba.
These types of boats allow for the tourist population to grow. However, if you take a closer look at the ships, there are some beautiful yachts are custom made. These boats maybe are popular to find, but unless one of us college students win the lottery, none of us will ever have a yacht like that.
To educate you further on boats let me tell you about the different parts. First off we have to know the sides of a ship. Think of P.S at the end of a letter. P is on the left, so the port is the left side of a boat; S is on the right, so the starboard is on that side. Now the front of a ship is called bow, and the back is the stern. Now you can remember that by b**bs on the front, and you sit with your back end! These terms are key beginner terms that everyone should know get into a boat. To make it even easier for you... these terms are the same on every ship you go on, yayyy!
All in all, the keys are a beautiful set of islands, and the technology is also impressive. It’s incredible how much technology has adapted to fit the needs of hobbies. 
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