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The end of June I have a conference in Ft Lau. It will only run 3 days so I thought, hmmm, never been diving around Florida. One thing lead to another. So I could rent a car and drive down to ... wherever. Or just hang around and dive the F.L. area. Any suggestions? I'd like to dive 3 or 4 days 2-4 dives a day. I would like to stay at some place where I can store my gear (hate hauling it to the boat everyday) so extra credit for a place that will store and rinse my gear so I can just dive. I prefer diving from a boat. Although I'm certified for wreck diving (or a certified wreck) I enjoy critters more. Open to suggestions - thanks
Hmmm, here 30 years and never heard it called "Fort Lau". It would be pronounced "Fort Law" and that just seems weird. But anyway. I live here because I love diving here, and I highly recommend that you give our local waters a try! We have awesome wrecks and reefs and we sure do have lots of critters on both the wrecks and the reefs; in fact, the wrecks are critter magnets.
I highly recommend my personal favorite dive op, Sea Experience. Not sure if they would rinse and store your gear but I'll bet if you asked them that they would. They are very customer service oriented. A nice tip for the divemaster wouldn't hurt.
Since you love critters, if you have a Friday or Sunday morning free, drive the 80-90 minutes south to Key Largo and do Captain Slate's Creature Feature. Or drive the 40 or so minutes north to Boynton Beach and dive with Divemaster of the Year Kev Metz of Underwater Explorers. DEFINITELY lots of big critters in Boynton!
Hey, when out of towners visit, we like diving with them schedule permitting. Closer to your visit, if you want some SB company post your plans and maybe some of us will join you!
Since I had spelled out Lauderdale in the title I didn't have time to type it again in the body of my post. Yeah, I'm not speedy on the keyboardThis sounds fun although I still would like more info before deciding to stay in, you know, that, er, FL place or head further south. Meeting with a group of scubaboarders would infuence me. I've had some great trips where I knew no one and came back with a bunch of friends (Dutch, is it ok, if I call you a friend? and could you cosign for me....)? Anyway hope to hear form some of your more southernly located Floridians (uh, oh, I probably didn't spell that correctly either, sigh
As to tipping I'm a BIG believer! If they take away my headaches they should be and will be rewarded in a very nice way (I have references.
PS, it would be nice to find reasons not to drive all the way down south, especially if the diving is just as nice up north but good diving is the key.
Last edited by farsidefan1; March 15th, 2010 at 09:41 PM.
Good diving and good diving infrastructure anywhere between Marathon in the Middle Keys all the way north to Jupiter and June is a great time to be here.
There are lot's of folks in the Greater Fort Lauderdale area who love showing off our excellent diving. Count me in, what are the dates?
Good diving and good diving infrastructure anywhere between Marathon in the Middle Keys all the way north to Jupiter and June is a great time to be here.
Let me emphasize what my good friend and dive buddy has just stated.
Good diving and good diving infrastructure anywhere between Marathon in the Middle Keys all the way north to Jupiter and June is a great time to be here.
Actually Sea Experience is at Bahia Mar. Pro Dive is not attached to any resort but there is a restaurant in the same building. I don't think any dive ops are at Bahia Cabana.
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. So I could rent a car and drive down to ... wherever. Or just hang around and dive the F.L. area. Any suggestions? I'd like to dive 3 or 4 days 2-4 dives a day. I would like to stay at some place where I can store my gear (hate hauling it to the boat everyday) so extra credit for a place that will store and rinse my gear so I can just dive. I prefer diving from a boat. Although I'm certified for wreck diving (or a certified wreck) I enjoy critters more. Open to suggestions - thanks
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Since I had spelled out Lauderdale in the title I didn't have time to type it again in the body of my post. Yeah, I'm not speedy on the keyboard
This sounds fun although I still would like more info before deciding to stay in, you know, that, er, FL place or head further south. Meeting with a group of scubaboarders would infuence me. I've had some great trips where I knew no one and came back with a bunch of friends (Dutch, is it ok, if I call you a friend? and could you cosign for me....)? Anyway hope to hear form some of your more southernly located Floridians (uh, oh, I probably didn't spell that correctly either, sigh 
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