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Hi @BspoonDiver
Lot's of good advice, easy to do, as SE FL and the Keys are a fantastic place to live and dive. I decided to buy a house in Boynton Beach because, after sampling SE FL and the Keys for a dozen years, I decided the drift diving on the reefs of SE FL was my favorite and offered tremendous diversity. We have our share of wrecks also, particularly, off Pompano. My favorite wrecks remain the Duane, Spiegel Grove, and Bibb in Key Largo and I go down occasionally to refresh my memory
In Boynton Beach, my primary operator is Underwater Explorers Underwater Explorers, I have been diving with Kevin Metz for 10 years and nearly 400 dives. I also dive with Loggerhead and Starfish, both, very good operators. In West Palm, I dive with Narcosis and in Jupiter, I dive mostly with Jupiter Dive Center. Obviously, the Blue Heron Bridge is a shore dive. The three different areas offer, not only tremedous diversity (see note from @sheeper above) but also allow diving in varying sea conditions. The Boynton Beach inlet is the most difficult in big seas, whereas, West Palm is the most forgiving.
The operator I mostly used in Key Largo through 2009 has changed hands and offerings and service are not what they once were. The last time I dived in Key Largo was on a liveaboard wreck trek along with @mselenaous and @NetDoc I have dived with Elena and Pete in Boynton Beach and in the Keys. You won't go wrong in taking their advice and will enjoy diving with them if you get the opportunity. There are many good operators in the upper Keys, Rainbow Reef has a tremendous reputation. A fellow SB member @drrich2 has posted a very nice review that he can steer you to.
Good diving, Craig
Lot's of good advice, easy to do, as SE FL and the Keys are a fantastic place to live and dive. I decided to buy a house in Boynton Beach because, after sampling SE FL and the Keys for a dozen years, I decided the drift diving on the reefs of SE FL was my favorite and offered tremendous diversity. We have our share of wrecks also, particularly, off Pompano. My favorite wrecks remain the Duane, Spiegel Grove, and Bibb in Key Largo and I go down occasionally to refresh my memory
In Boynton Beach, my primary operator is Underwater Explorers Underwater Explorers, I have been diving with Kevin Metz for 10 years and nearly 400 dives. I also dive with Loggerhead and Starfish, both, very good operators. In West Palm, I dive with Narcosis and in Jupiter, I dive mostly with Jupiter Dive Center. Obviously, the Blue Heron Bridge is a shore dive. The three different areas offer, not only tremedous diversity (see note from @sheeper above) but also allow diving in varying sea conditions. The Boynton Beach inlet is the most difficult in big seas, whereas, West Palm is the most forgiving.
The operator I mostly used in Key Largo through 2009 has changed hands and offerings and service are not what they once were. The last time I dived in Key Largo was on a liveaboard wreck trek along with @mselenaous and @NetDoc I have dived with Elena and Pete in Boynton Beach and in the Keys. You won't go wrong in taking their advice and will enjoy diving with them if you get the opportunity. There are many good operators in the upper Keys, Rainbow Reef has a tremendous reputation. A fellow SB member @drrich2 has posted a very nice review that he can steer you to.
Good diving, Craig