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Pennyroyal IS on the to-do list this summer, warming up? This next week looks
like a decent forcast considering what we have been through here lately.

The ponds here in Shelby county are starting to melt but; we are aways off from
diving weather, unless your into ice diving! Maybe John will have an update here
on Falling Rock. I don't know about you'all but I'm ready to get back to the Global
Warming Business! Get out there and drive them SUV's and Hummer's!!!

 

[diverdown231]

hello,
Has anyone been down to vortex springs in florida? I am looking for some feedback about the place. I am off the week of 3/12 and looking to do some diving. I plan on going solo because my dive buddy is unavaliable. My question is will I have a problem finding someone down their to dive with? I havnt been so I dont know if the place will be a ghosttown or not. I know it is close to the gulf and if all else fails I can get on a charter but trying to make this a cheap, first time this year, get the bugs out, oh I forgot how to do that, kind of a trip. Since I am asking anyone been on a trip by themselves to go diving and picked up a buddy when you get down there? I have this trouble all the time and I know many of us do, we have time to dive and want to go but dont have a buddy with the time. Anyone have the name of a charter that they recommend for people like me?
Thanks,
Shawn

 

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Hey Shawn,

I just got back from Paradise Dive shop getting in some pool time with JP.

Glenn said they had a couple of Vortex trips this next month, I did not get the dates.

Give them a call at, 423-7055. Hopefully you can hookup with them!

Vortex is usually a pretty busy place with dive shops doing check outdives in the
basin. Last time I was there I was shocked that there was only a handfull of
divers, this was just after 9-11 and I think all sites were ghost towns then.

http://www.scubaboard.com/showthread.php?t=179855

http://www.scubaboard.com/showthread.php?t=179694

 

[tstormdiver]

It's not a charter, but it a web site/ forum for single & buddiless divers. There's divers on it from all over. It's www.singledivers.com . It's a good site for those looking for buddies & doing solo travel.

 

[diverdown231]

Is paradise diver a PADI training facility? I was trying to figure out how many different agencies we have in this city? I know that the place in new albany is PADI but looking for one his on this side of the river.
Thanks,
Shawn

 

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Hey Shawn,

I think Paradise is SSI, jpsexton would know for sure.

I don't know of any PADI facilities local on this side of the river.
My PADI instructor was "independent," not tied to a dive shop.

Dean's Divers Den in Somerset is PADI if I remember correctly.

 

[tstormdiver]

There's Sea Weed Diver's in New Albany, IN (just north of Louisville). They're PADI.

 

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There's Sea Weed Diver's in New Albany, IN (just north of Louisville). They're PADI.

Ahem :no They are on the wrong side of the river!

 

[tstormdiver]

Yeah, I should have finish reading his post. Sorry:blinking:

 

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No appologies necessary!