Any suggestions?

[olij]

I'm going to be in NC for a couple of days at the beginnig of may and being that close to the coast, I would like to get in a day of diving. Now, I'm not a technical diver by any stretch of the imagination, so no penetrating wrecks or cave dives, I'm just looking a couple of mellow recreational dives.

Any suggestions for a dive shop or dive op?

Thanks,
- Oliver

 

[Jason B]

Oliver,
really depends on where you are going. Are you going to be in the Hatteras/Nags Head area, the Beaufort/Morehead area (my fav), or the Wilmington area?
Fill us in with that and we can help you out a little more detail on wrecks and such.
Until then, this will get you going.
(all of these are very reputable outfits; can't go wrong with either)

In the Hatteras/Nags Head area OBX divers has a great reputation.
http://www.obxdive.com/

In the Beaufort/Morehead area there is Discovery Diving Co., Olympus Dive Center, and Diver Down with Capy Bobby.
http://www.discoverydiving.com/
http://www.olympusdiving.com/
http://www.diverdownscubadiving.com/

In the Wilmington area there is Aquatic Safaris
http://www.aquaticsafaris.com/

Hope you enjoy your stay!

Jason

 

[herman]

Or if you are in the Raleigh area and just want to see what a quarry looks like, I bet we could scare up a couple of buddies for you.

Otherwise I agree with Jason

 

[olij]

I'll be in Charlotte for a day, but I thought of flying into Raleigh, because it's quite a bit cheaper, and then driving to the coast to do some sight seeing and diving, so I'm pretty flexible as to the location. I'll check out the recommendations.
I appreciate the invite to a quarry, but we do a lot of lake (reserviores) diving aroung here and I would really like to see a bit more wildlife than that. (I assume that quarries are similar to lakes)

Thanks for the info,
- Oliver

 

[Jason B]

If you're driving to the coast from Raleigh I think you'd probably be heading to Beaufort/Morehead area. What kind of depths are wanting to dive? What is your experience level? Lots of wrecks to see here!

Jason

 

[herman]

Wilmington is actually closer and quicker to get to down I40- about 2 hrs away, Morehead is closer to 3 hrs down 70. The cotton exchange and the USS North Carolina (WWII battle ship) make some interesting sight seeing. Either place is nice.

I was kidding about the quarry, it's not much but beats being dry.

 

[Jason B]

hmmm, your right Herman. Just looking at Mapquest it appears Wilmington is 130 miles from Raleigh and Morehead is 146. Main advantage appears to be the straight shot I-40 provides. Oh well, both great destinations!

Jason