This was a spectacular weekend for my wife and I. I started on Saturday with a friend by going to Paradise Springs by Ocala. We were very curious at first, thinking that we were invading someones house, but quickly were reassured when we saw 2 divers gearing up. After the brief, we descended into the cavern with our divemaster. It was beautiful. We were the second group in, so the silt was not stirred up. It was different looking at fossils in the walls under water. An enjoyable dive.
My wife and I and 2 friends then proceeded to West Palm Beach Sunday for a chartered dive. We hit Bath and Kitchen first. Like everyone else is saying, the vis initially made us wonder, but after 10-15 feet we broke out to 30-40 foot. The reef was well worth it. Never having been there before, it was a new experience for us. The "old-timers" to the area said a lot of it looked new to them also since the hurricanes. There were a couple of morays there and fish in plenty.
We then went to Breakers, the elevator portion and did our second dive. Again a first, and an excellent adventure. Vis was a little better there, but we still had to break the barrier at the top. The temp was warmer at depth than at the surface, whick seemed odd. One of the divemasters called it a "halo", fresh water from the storms on top which caused the vis and temp variations. Whatever the reason, we enjoyed our weekend, and look forward to many more like it in the future.
My wife and I and 2 friends then proceeded to West Palm Beach Sunday for a chartered dive. We hit Bath and Kitchen first. Like everyone else is saying, the vis initially made us wonder, but after 10-15 feet we broke out to 30-40 foot. The reef was well worth it. Never having been there before, it was a new experience for us. The "old-timers" to the area said a lot of it looked new to them also since the hurricanes. There were a couple of morays there and fish in plenty.
We then went to Breakers, the elevator portion and did our second dive. Again a first, and an excellent adventure. Vis was a little better there, but we still had to break the barrier at the top. The temp was warmer at depth than at the surface, whick seemed odd. One of the divemasters called it a "halo", fresh water from the storms on top which caused the vis and temp variations. Whatever the reason, we enjoyed our weekend, and look forward to many more like it in the future.
