Carysfort Reef Lighthouse Starts Flashing for the Night

Florida has mooring balls installed along miles and miles of coral reef off the coast. With a little planning and luck, you can grab a ball for the night, positioning yourself so that the reef takes all of the wave, giving you a nice, still spot to spend the night. The dive boats go in just before dark, giving you the solitude on the reef all to yourself.

This is Carysfort Reef, named for the first ship known to go aground here. It is very close to the pass where a boat would go into Biscayne Bay from the southeast, so I'm sure it was a real problem in its day.