Florida diving

I'm looking for some short dives in Florida, I'll be staying in Kissamee
with 3 non-divers. Any ideas on locations that have kit hire and a short
trip time to dive site?
--
Lisa and David Nuttall

Lisa and David Nuttall wrote

> I'm looking for some short dives in Florida, I'll be staying in Kissamee
> with 3 non-divers. Any ideas on locations that have kit hire and a short
> trip time to dive site?

Disney's Living Seas exhibit is the only thing I know of close to Kissimmee.

The next closest diving is probably in the Kings Bay area of Crystal River
(manatee dive and shallow cavern) or Rainbow River (30 foot max drift along
a crystal clear river) , about 85 miles, as the crow flies, to the west
about a 2 hour drive. The primary attraction is the manatees that frequent
the warmer water when the ocean and other nearby waters drop below 70 F. In
other words, it's a winter diving destination. After that, your best bet is
probably Devil's Den or Blue Grotto (cavern with max depth close to 100
feet), about 95 miles to the northwest, still about a 2 hour drive.

The nearest decent ocean diving is about 90 miles south in Fort Pierce.
It's better 150 miles south in Boynton Beach, a 3 to 4 hour drive and stays
good almost to the end of the Florida Keys. Key Largo is about 5 or 6 hours
away, Key west is about 6 or 7 hours away.

Florida is fairly narrow, but due to being long north to south and east and
west along the northern border, has the longest coastline of any of the 48
continental states. Only Alaska has more. Being in Florida does not
necessarily equate to being close to great diving. Florida is approximately
the size of England and Wales, or so says World InfoZone. Kissimmee is
located inland, roughly in the middle of the state.

Lee

Lisa and David Nuttall wrote

> I'm looking for some short dives in Florida, I'll be staying in Kissamee
> with 3 non-divers. Any ideas on locations that have kit hire and a short
> trip time to dive site?

Disney's Living Seas exhibit is the only thing I know of close to Kissimmee.

The next closest diving is probably in the Kings Bay area of Crystal River
(manatee dive and shallow cavern) or Rainbow River (30 foot max drift along
a crystal clear river) , about 85 miles, as the crow flies, to the west
about a 2 hour drive. The primary attraction is the manatees that frequent
the warmer water when the ocean and other nearby waters drop below 70 F. In
other words, it's a winter diving destination. After that, your best bet is
probably Devil's Den or Blue Grotto (cavern with max depth close to 100
feet), about 95 miles to the northwest, still about a 2 hour drive.

The nearest decent ocean diving is about 90 miles south in Fort Pierce.
It's better 150 miles south in Boynton Beach, a 3 to 4 hour drive and stays
good almost to the end of the Florida Keys. Key Largo is about 5 or 6 hours
away, Key west is about 6 or 7 hours away.

Florida is fairly narrow, but due to being long north to south and east and
west along the northern border, has the longest coastline of any of the 48
continental states. Only Alaska has more. Being in Florida does not
necessarily equate to being close to great diving. Florida is approximately
the size of England and Wales, or so says World InfoZone. Kissimmee is
located inland, roughly in the middle of the state.

Lee

Lisa and David Nuttall wrote

> I'm looking for some short dives in Florida, I'll be staying in Kissamee
> with 3 non-divers. Any ideas on locations that have kit hire and a short
> trip time to dive site?

Disney's Living Seas exhibit is the only thing I know of close to Kissimmee.

The next closest diving is probably in the Kings Bay area of Crystal River
(manatee dive and shallow cavern) or Rainbow River (30 foot max drift along
a crystal clear river) , about 85 miles, as the crow flies, to the west
about a 2 hour drive. The primary attraction is the manatees that frequent
the warmer water when the ocean and other nearby waters drop below 70 F. In
other words, it's a winter diving destination. After that, your best bet is
probably Devil's Den or Blue Grotto (cavern with max depth close to 100
feet), about 95 miles to the northwest, still about a 2 hour drive.

The nearest decent ocean diving is about 90 miles south in Fort Pierce.
It's better 150 miles south in Boynton Beach, a 3 to 4 hour drive and stays
good almost to the end of the Florida Keys. Key Largo is about 5 or 6 hours
away, Key west is about 6 or 7 hours away.

Florida is fairly narrow, but due to being long north to south and east and
west along the northern border, has the longest coastline of any of the 48
continental states. Only Alaska has more. Being in Florida does not
necessarily equate to being close to great diving. Florida is approximately
the size of England and Wales, or so says World InfoZone. Kissimmee is
located inland, roughly in the middle of the state.

Lee

Lisa and David Nuttall wrote

> I'm looking for some short dives in Florida, I'll be staying in Kissamee
> with 3 non-divers. Any ideas on locations that have kit hire and a short
> trip time to dive site?

Disney's Living Seas exhibit is the only thing I know of close to Kissimmee.

The next closest diving is probably in the Kings Bay area of Crystal River
(manatee dive and shallow cavern) or Rainbow River (30 foot max drift along
a crystal clear river) , about 85 miles, as the crow flies, to the west
about a 2 hour drive. The primary attraction is the manatees that frequent
the warmer water when the ocean and other nearby waters drop below 70 F. In
other words, it's a winter diving destination. After that, your best bet is
probably Devil's Den or Blue Grotto (cavern with max depth close to 100
feet), about 95 miles to the northwest, still about a 2 hour drive.

The nearest decent ocean diving is about 90 miles south in Fort Pierce.
It's better 150 miles south in Boynton Beach, a 3 to 4 hour drive and stays
good almost to the end of the Florida Keys. Key Largo is about 5 or 6 hours
away, Key west is about 6 or 7 hours away.

Florida is fairly narrow, but due to being long north to south and east and
west along the northern border, has the longest coastline of any of the 48
continental states. Only Alaska has more. Being in Florida does not
necessarily equate to being close to great diving. Florida is approximately
the size of England and Wales, or so says World InfoZone. Kissimmee is
located inland, roughly in the middle of the state.

Lee

Lisa and David Nuttall wrote

> I'm looking for some short dives in Florida, I'll be staying in Kissamee
> with 3 non-divers. Any ideas on locations that have kit hire and a short
> trip time to dive site?

Disney's Living Seas exhibit is the only thing I know of close to Kissimmee.

The next closest diving is probably in the Kings Bay area of Crystal River
(manatee dive and shallow cavern) or Rainbow River (30 foot max drift along
a crystal clear river) , about 85 miles, as the crow flies, to the west
about a 2 hour drive. The primary attraction is the manatees that frequent
the warmer water when the ocean and other nearby waters drop below 70 F. In
other words, it's a winter diving destination. After that, your best bet is
probably Devil's Den or Blue Grotto (cavern with max depth close to 100
feet), about 95 miles to the northwest, still about a 2 hour drive.

The nearest decent ocean diving is about 90 miles south in Fort Pierce.
It's better 150 miles south in Boynton Beach, a 3 to 4 hour drive and stays
good almost to the end of the Florida Keys. Key Largo is about 5 or 6 hours
away, Key west is about 6 or 7 hours away.

Florida is fairly narrow, but due to being long north to south and east and
west along the northern border, has the longest coastline of any of the 48
continental states. Only Alaska has more. Being in Florida does not
necessarily equate to being close to great diving. Florida is approximately
the size of England and Wales, or so says World InfoZone. Kissimmee is
located inland, roughly in the middle of the state.

Lee

My girlfriend, her son and I just did the Dive Quest in Epcot's aquarium. It
was pretty fun. It cost $140 each and they supply everything. All you need
is your bathing suit and dive card. In fact they don't want you to bring
anything in with you. There were 4 sharks, 2 turtles, 2 manta rays, and a
mega grouper, along with other schools of fish. They only let 12 people a
day do it so book it early. We booked it 2 weeks ahead of time with no
problem. Look on the disney website or Epcots website for Dive quest...it
was worth it.


"Lee Bell" <pleebell@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:EWqUh.10091$254.9630@bignews7.bellsouth.net.. .
> Lisa and David Nuttall wrote
>
>> I'm looking for some short dives in Florida, I'll be staying in Kissamee
>> with 3 non-divers. Any ideas on locations that have kit hire and a short
>> trip time to dive site?
>
> Disney's Living Seas exhibit is the only thing I know of close to
> Kissimmee.
>
> The next closest diving is probably in the Kings Bay area of Crystal River
> (manatee dive and shallow cavern) or Rainbow River (30 foot max drift
> along a crystal clear river) , about 85 miles, as the crow flies, to the
> west about a 2 hour drive. The primary attraction is the manatees that
> frequent the warmer water when the ocean and other nearby waters drop
> below 70 F. In other words, it's a winter diving destination. After
> that, your best bet is probably Devil's Den or Blue Grotto (cavern with
> max depth close to 100 feet), about 95 miles to the northwest, still about
> a 2 hour drive.
>
> The nearest decent ocean diving is about 90 miles south in Fort Pierce.
> It's better 150 miles south in Boynton Beach, a 3 to 4 hour drive and
> stays good almost to the end of the Florida Keys. Key Largo is about 5 or
> 6 hours away, Key west is about 6 or 7 hours away.
>
> Florida is fairly narrow, but due to being long north to south and east
> and west along the northern border, has the longest coastline of any of
> the 48 continental states. Only Alaska has more. Being in Florida does
> not necessarily equate to being close to great diving. Florida is
> approximately the size of England and Wales, or so says World InfoZone.
> Kissimmee is located inland, roughly in the middle of the state.
>
> Lee
>

My girlfriend, her son and I just did the Dive Quest in Epcot's aquarium. It
was pretty fun. It cost $140 each and they supply everything. All you need
is your bathing suit and dive card. In fact they don't want you to bring
anything in with you. There were 4 sharks, 2 turtles, 2 manta rays, and a
mega grouper, along with other schools of fish. They only let 12 people a
day do it so book it early. We booked it 2 weeks ahead of time with no
problem. Look on the disney website or Epcots website for Dive quest...it
was worth it.


"Lee Bell" <pleebell@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:EWqUh.10091$254.9630@bignews7.bellsouth.net.. .
> Lisa and David Nuttall wrote
>
>> I'm looking for some short dives in Florida, I'll be staying in Kissamee
>> with 3 non-divers. Any ideas on locations that have kit hire and a short
>> trip time to dive site?
>
> Disney's Living Seas exhibit is the only thing I know of close to
> Kissimmee.
>
> The next closest diving is probably in the Kings Bay area of Crystal River
> (manatee dive and shallow cavern) or Rainbow River (30 foot max drift
> along a crystal clear river) , about 85 miles, as the crow flies, to the
> west about a 2 hour drive. The primary attraction is the manatees that
> frequent the warmer water when the ocean and other nearby waters drop
> below 70 F. In other words, it's a winter diving destination. After
> that, your best bet is probably Devil's Den or Blue Grotto (cavern with
> max depth close to 100 feet), about 95 miles to the northwest, still about
> a 2 hour drive.
>
> The nearest decent ocean diving is about 90 miles south in Fort Pierce.
> It's better 150 miles south in Boynton Beach, a 3 to 4 hour drive and
> stays good almost to the end of the Florida Keys. Key Largo is about 5 or
> 6 hours away, Key west is about 6 or 7 hours away.
>
> Florida is fairly narrow, but due to being long north to south and east
> and west along the northern border, has the longest coastline of any of
> the 48 continental states. Only Alaska has more. Being in Florida does
> not necessarily equate to being close to great diving. Florida is
> approximately the size of England and Wales, or so says World InfoZone.
> Kissimmee is located inland, roughly in the middle of the state.
>
> Lee
>

My girlfriend, her son and I just did the Dive Quest in Epcot's aquarium. It
was pretty fun. It cost $140 each and they supply everything. All you need
is your bathing suit and dive card. In fact they don't want you to bring
anything in with you. There were 4 sharks, 2 turtles, 2 manta rays, and a
mega grouper, along with other schools of fish. They only let 12 people a
day do it so book it early. We booked it 2 weeks ahead of time with no
problem. Look on the disney website or Epcots website for Dive quest...it
was worth it.


"Lee Bell" <pleebell@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:EWqUh.10091$254.9630@bignews7.bellsouth.net.. .
> Lisa and David Nuttall wrote
>
>> I'm looking for some short dives in Florida, I'll be staying in Kissamee
>> with 3 non-divers. Any ideas on locations that have kit hire and a short
>> trip time to dive site?
>
> Disney's Living Seas exhibit is the only thing I know of close to
> Kissimmee.
>
> The next closest diving is probably in the Kings Bay area of Crystal River
> (manatee dive and shallow cavern) or Rainbow River (30 foot max drift
> along a crystal clear river) , about 85 miles, as the crow flies, to the
> west about a 2 hour drive. The primary attraction is the manatees that
> frequent the warmer water when the ocean and other nearby waters drop
> below 70 F. In other words, it's a winter diving destination. After
> that, your best bet is probably Devil's Den or Blue Grotto (cavern with
> max depth close to 100 feet), about 95 miles to the northwest, still about
> a 2 hour drive.
>
> The nearest decent ocean diving is about 90 miles south in Fort Pierce.
> It's better 150 miles south in Boynton Beach, a 3 to 4 hour drive and
> stays good almost to the end of the Florida Keys. Key Largo is about 5 or
> 6 hours away, Key west is about 6 or 7 hours away.
>
> Florida is fairly narrow, but due to being long north to south and east
> and west along the northern border, has the longest coastline of any of
> the 48 continental states. Only Alaska has more. Being in Florida does
> not necessarily equate to being close to great diving. Florida is
> approximately the size of England and Wales, or so says World InfoZone.
> Kissimmee is located inland, roughly in the middle of the state.
>
> Lee
>

My girlfriend, her son and I just did the Dive Quest in Epcot's aquarium. It
was pretty fun. It cost $140 each and they supply everything. All you need
is your bathing suit and dive card. In fact they don't want you to bring
anything in with you. There were 4 sharks, 2 turtles, 2 manta rays, and a
mega grouper, along with other schools of fish. They only let 12 people a
day do it so book it early. We booked it 2 weeks ahead of time with no
problem. Look on the disney website or Epcots website for Dive quest...it
was worth it.


"Lee Bell" <pleebell@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:EWqUh.10091$254.9630@bignews7.bellsouth.net.. .
> Lisa and David Nuttall wrote
>
>> I'm looking for some short dives in Florida, I'll be staying in Kissamee
>> with 3 non-divers. Any ideas on locations that have kit hire and a short
>> trip time to dive site?
>
> Disney's Living Seas exhibit is the only thing I know of close to
> Kissimmee.
>
> The next closest diving is probably in the Kings Bay area of Crystal River
> (manatee dive and shallow cavern) or Rainbow River (30 foot max drift
> along a crystal clear river) , about 85 miles, as the crow flies, to the
> west about a 2 hour drive. The primary attraction is the manatees that
> frequent the warmer water when the ocean and other nearby waters drop
> below 70 F. In other words, it's a winter diving destination. After
> that, your best bet is probably Devil's Den or Blue Grotto (cavern with
> max depth close to 100 feet), about 95 miles to the northwest, still about
> a 2 hour drive.
>
> The nearest decent ocean diving is about 90 miles south in Fort Pierce.
> It's better 150 miles south in Boynton Beach, a 3 to 4 hour drive and
> stays good almost to the end of the Florida Keys. Key Largo is about 5 or
> 6 hours away, Key west is about 6 or 7 hours away.
>
> Florida is fairly narrow, but due to being long north to south and east
> and west along the northern border, has the longest coastline of any of
> the 48 continental states. Only Alaska has more. Being in Florida does
> not necessarily equate to being close to great diving. Florida is
> approximately the size of England and Wales, or so says World InfoZone.
> Kissimmee is located inland, roughly in the middle of the state.
>
> Lee
>