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My wife, daughter, and I are planning to do this dive on the afternoon of Sunday, July 9th, 2023. Anyone interested in joining us?

Anyone interested in diving at Lake Phoenix next weekend? June 24, 2023

Anyone interested in diving at Lake Phoenix next weekend?

I agree with this recommendation. We stop in at Blue Grotto, Devil's Den, or Ginnie Springs every time we head down to Florida (4 times last year). They're definitely worth the detour. They aren't far from the highway, don't cost a lot, and are good freshwater dive options.

The cruise port for "Orlando" is Port Canaveral, which is a little over an hour east of Orlando. There is no convenient diving near Port Canaveral, but since you have an eight-hour window, you could make it work with a bit of coordination. I think you two best options would be: a) Contact a...

Hit up Kevin Davenport at Beyond Open Water. He’s teaches the whole range of TDI and PADI Tec Rec courses. His website is linked below and his email is: kevin@beyondopenwater.com

Thanks for the information. I have been diving with Stuart Cove's diving during my last three trips. I'll be sticking with them in the future. They've got a nice operation.

How was your diving? I wish I would have seen this earlier. Shore diving is limited to the South/Leeward shores of Oahu between October and April. I would have recommended Electric Beach, Tracks Beach, Makaha Caverns, Makai, or Point Panic. I hope you were able to get some good diving in...

judyo1, This is an easy one. Oahu has a ton of great dive operations that can fulfill your needs. Here are three recommendations with hyperlinks to their websites. I've dove with all three operations 100+ times. They offer a variety of dive options. - Kaimana Divers / @scottitheduck - Beyond...

Kevin Davenport teaches TDI tech courses as well as PADI TecRec courses. He was my course director for my Trimix instructor course. As you would expect from an experienced tec instructor, he knows dive theory inside and out and is an excellent communicator. I highly recommend him for tec...

This one looks pretty small. I'm sure they divers were stoked to see it in the wild.

Sounds great, but I won't be available this week. Sometime soon though.

I stayed at Blue Grotto for two days at the end of December during Winter Storm Elliott. The water temperature measured at 72*F on every dive. We wore 5mm wetsuits and stayed pleasantly warm, despite the air temperatures between 18*F and 39*F. Water temps remain 72*F year around, but the air...

Stuart Cove's Dive Bahamas is great for cruise diving. They have an 11:45am pickup at the cruise port for their afternoon two tank dive. They typically get back to port around 5:45pm, but I've seen them get back as early as 5:20pm to get a cruiser back on time. If there's a smaller window...

We ate at the Ivy House. Everything we had there was delicious. We also ate at the Shogun Japanese Restaurant. It was pretty good too. I’d recommend either, depending on what the person is in the mood for.

Neal Watson’s Bimini Scuba Center is your best option for a Great Hammerhead dive in Bimini. My wife and I just dove with them last week and it was great. They have a great crew, good facilities, and really nice boats. We had a couple of folks on the boat with us that had done the Hammerhead...

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I’ve heard many times that the ledge just out side of Honokohau Harbor (Big Island) is the best place to see them. I’ve seen tiger sharks on two out of six dives that I’ve done there. Aside from Honokohau, I’ve only seen tiger sharks twice during my 600+ dives in Hawaii: once at the Sea Tiger...

Finished teaching the OWD course at Blue Grotto this week. The facilities were great. The staff were very accommodating and friendly. The water was warm-ish (72°F) and clear. I will definitely be returning to the Blue Grotto Resort as my training center of choice for central Florida.

I hadn't put much thought into resolutions yet, but I'll give it a swag: 1. I'm only three Trimix Dives away from completing my Tec Trimix Instructor rating, so that's on the list. 2. Dive in a new country (we do that every year though). 3. More local diving. *I spend way too much money flying...