SouthFla
Registered
Hey folks, me and my buddy are finally going to make a run down in my boat to the Grove in the coming weeks. We're going to shoot for a good weather pattern and take a day off work to dive during a weekday and *hopefully* avoid some of the crowds and charter boats. We are non-tech (Cert. Police Diver w/0 Viz and overhead environ training), we'll dive EAN, and would enjoy any suitable swim-thrus.
Is it safe to assume that upon arriving you can predict the surface current from the behavior of the mooring buoys, and if so what's a general "no-go" indicator? I can deploy a granny line, but tend to favor calling the dive in ripping currents...
For first-timers, can you recommend which numbered buoy(s) to start with (if we have our pick)? We'll plan on 2 dives if conditions allow...
If conditions don't allow the dive, do you have any recommendations for other dives in the area (no further South tho, gas prices *ugh*)? I was looking at the Carysfort trench area...
Anyway, thanks for any advice you're willing to share!
john
Is it safe to assume that upon arriving you can predict the surface current from the behavior of the mooring buoys, and if so what's a general "no-go" indicator? I can deploy a granny line, but tend to favor calling the dive in ripping currents...
For first-timers, can you recommend which numbered buoy(s) to start with (if we have our pick)? We'll plan on 2 dives if conditions allow...
If conditions don't allow the dive, do you have any recommendations for other dives in the area (no further South tho, gas prices *ugh*)? I was looking at the Carysfort trench area...
Anyway, thanks for any advice you're willing to share!
john