ktkt
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I headed to the Keys for some diving this January. I'll have 3-4 days on my own, during which I'll either be insta-buddying or paying for a guide, and I'll want to dive the wrecks and also do as much night diving as possible. Then I'll have a day off and my OW-only friend will join me for six more days. She's essentially brand new, so we'll stick to the <60ft dives for that time (actually, probably more like <40ft).
Question: how far in advance to I need to make reservations? I would prefer one (or more) of the more small/medium-sounding ops, like Conch Republic or Ocean Divers or Silent World (open to suggestions here, btw). Should I have taken care of this, oh, yesterday? Can I scout out several shops in my first four days there and then commit to one for the second week, or will it already be too late? Can we just tell them we want to do 2 trips basically every day the ocean cooperates, and will it be a non-issue if we decide one day that we should take the afternoon off? I am assuming this is a fairly busy season for diving, so I want to make sure we don't find ourselves stuck on shore when we don't want to be. All of my previous long trips have been all-inclusives or liveaboards, so it's easy to just take each day as it comes.
Also, anybody want to be my dive buddy January 11-13, and maybe the afternoon of the 10th?
Question: how far in advance to I need to make reservations? I would prefer one (or more) of the more small/medium-sounding ops, like Conch Republic or Ocean Divers or Silent World (open to suggestions here, btw). Should I have taken care of this, oh, yesterday? Can I scout out several shops in my first four days there and then commit to one for the second week, or will it already be too late? Can we just tell them we want to do 2 trips basically every day the ocean cooperates, and will it be a non-issue if we decide one day that we should take the afternoon off? I am assuming this is a fairly busy season for diving, so I want to make sure we don't find ourselves stuck on shore when we don't want to be. All of my previous long trips have been all-inclusives or liveaboards, so it's easy to just take each day as it comes.
Also, anybody want to be my dive buddy January 11-13, and maybe the afternoon of the 10th?
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