Joyce and Arthur's home in Big Pine Key has been a Peres family vacation favorite for more than a decade. I was lucky enough to get the invite a few times and, after an indoctrination including holding dead mahi mahi, have been adopted into the ocean-loving posse. On this most recent trip, we were right back at it on Arthur's boat, cruising from hole to hole looking for spiny lobster and a variety of fish to catch and eat for dinner that same night. Although the weather wasn't cooperative when it came to scuba diving, we were able to enjoy a few great days on the water with family and friends before starting our journey north up the east coast.