Jscubadive
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Hi, I just came to Florida a few days ago, am in Marathon now for a week, but went to Hallandale Beach yesterday, looking at a place to live and would like to go beach diving again like I did many years ago off Hollywood FL. When I stopped by the beach yesterday around Cody street about four P.M., I saw alot of beach goers but not one dive flag out on the reef like I used to see. Does anybody still beach dive the reef? Last time I dove any ocean was off Sheridan street in 1988, so been sometime, and last dive I did was in a freshwater lake in TN in 2007. I am AOW certified through PADI and IDEA with over 200 logged dives, just none recent. Would like to find a dive buddy, though half my dives had been solo, to dive off Hollywood if I move to the area. Also I have been reading about the invasive Lionfish and wonder how prolific their numbers are? How bad is their sting if stung? Is it like a Portuguesse Man-o-war sting? I am 46 year old man, also in the market for some working used gear. I did my first checkout dives as a junior basic PADI scuba diver in 1979 with Divers Unlimited and we beach dove off Charleston Street. Previous to that had countless hours snorkeling the first reef line back in the 70's.
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