So, I'm planning on heading out to the Keys on Sunday for a couple of days. I have two days of diving planned for Monday and Tuesday. The Marine forecast is calling for 5-8' seas and 20knot winds.
What is the likelihood that boats will still be going out for diving?
I just don't want to waste frequent flier miles and hotel points if I can't even dive!
Opinions would be appreciated!
D
Several years ago I had 2 weeks off and decided to go to Key West for some diving.
I called all of the Key West dive operators that I could find online and in the yellow pages. They all told me that the diving was great, and they did night dives once a week (like on Tuesdays or Wednesdays). I booked some dives with the now-defunct SubTropic.
When I got down to Key West I learned the truth -- that the weather had been so bad for the past week that all the dive charters had been grounded. The bad weather continued for 2 more weeks.
During my 2-week stay in Key West I got one dive, in 15-feet of water, with 4-foot visibility, on a snorkel boat.
Lessons Learned:
1. Do not believe anything that a Key West dive operator tells you about either the weather or dive conditions
2. Go diving somewhere besides Key West