Key Largo Diving--July

But it is hard to drive to the Caribbean.

I got Nitrox certified at Ocean Divers. Large boats, but a good
operation. Some find the larger boats more comfortable, others don't
like the large number of other divers. Since you and your buddy dive
together in the Keys, it is less of an issue than where you have to
follow the dive master in the water.

I'd call and see what it looks like for your dates. My guess is that
someone will have room on their boat when you want to go out.

Joseph wrote:
> Leave you dive gear at home............The keys scuba diving is well
> over rated
>
> Does not comes close to anything in the caribbean.
>
>
>
> On Mon, 24 May 2004 18:46:02 -0400, Jason W. Coym
> <jwcoym@NOSPAM.hotmail.com.REMOVEFOREMAIL> wrote:
>
>
>>My fiancee and I are planning our honeymoon for Key Largo in mid-July.
>>We'd like to do some diving while there (I've been certiified for
>>about 10 years, she just go certified this year). I haven't been to
>>the Keys in about 10 years and have a couple of questions...
>>
>>First, is it necessary to make diving arrangements before we get
>>there? Or will it be possible to check out a couple of operators when
>>we get there and make arrangements then?
>>
>>Also, does anyone have any comments (positive or negative) on the
>>following shops:
>>Silent World
>>Paradise Charters
>>Ocean Divers
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Jason
>
>

"DrYak" <DrYak@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:Rpwuc.1570$CW.1506@lakeread05...
> But it is hard to drive to the Caribbean.
>
> I got Nitrox certified at Ocean Divers. Large boats, but a good
> operation. Some find the larger boats more comfortable, others don't
> like the large number of other divers. Since you and your buddy dive
> together in the Keys, it is less of an issue than where you have to
> follow the dive master in the water.
>
> I'd call and see what it looks like for your dates. My guess is that
> someone will have room on their boat when you want to go out.

Well now, isn't that the sweetest thing.! You go boy.

>
> Joseph wrote:
> > Leave you dive gear at home............The keys scuba diving is well
> > over rated
> >
> > Does not comes close to anything in the caribbean.
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, 24 May 2004 18:46:02 -0400, Jason W. Coym
> > <jwcoym@NOSPAM.hotmail.com.REMOVEFOREMAIL> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>My fiancee and I are planning our honeymoon for Key Largo in mid-July.
> >>We'd like to do some diving while there (I've been certiified for
> >>about 10 years, she just go certified this year). I haven't been to
> >>the Keys in about 10 years and have a couple of questions...
> >>
> >>First, is it necessary to make diving arrangements before we get
> >>there? Or will it be possible to check out a couple of operators when
> >>we get there and make arrangements then?
> >>
> >>Also, does anyone have any comments (positive or negative) on the
> >>following shops:
> >>Silent World
> >>Paradise Charters
> >>Ocean Divers
> >>
> >>Thanks,
> >>Jason
> >
> >
>

>>My fiancee and I are planning our honeymoon for Key Largo in mid-July.
>>We'd like to do some diving while there (I've been certiified for
>>about 10 years, she just go certified this year). I haven't been to
>>the Keys in about 10 years and have a couple of questions...
>>
>>First, is it necessary to make diving arrangements before we get
>>there? Or will it be possible to check out a couple of operators when
>>we get there and make arrangements then?
>>
>>Also, does anyone have any comments (positive or negative) on the
>>following shops:
>>Silent World
>>Paradise Charters
>>Ocean Divers
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Jason


Jason,

I have dove with Ocean Divers on two different trips. I thought they
cattle boats. Now this was back several years ago '90, and '94.

I would not dive with the again, and I would probably just go to
Islamorada - I thought the diving was better there.

Each time I was in Key Largo the weather was horrible, and the seas were
quite rough. One of the trips on the big dive boats must have had 9-10
people hanging over the side.

hmmmmm....ok, so the fairly well preserved reefs of the Keys don't compare
with the completely pulverized reefs of such over dove places as Grand
Cayman and Cozemul ? ....not to mention that you hardly see a fish in the
eastern Caribbean.......

go to the Bahamas....while technically in the Atlantic, best diving the area
IMO

<Joseph> wrote in message news:5v1lb01epmf8n4qt25fi0is7ogbi69ofpq@4ax.com...
> Leave you dive gear at home............The keys scuba diving is well
> over rated
>
> Does not comes close to anything in the caribbean.
>
>
>
> On Mon, 24 May 2004 18:46:02 -0400, Jason W. Coym
> <jwcoym@NOSPAM.hotmail.com.REMOVEFOREMAIL> wrote:
>
> >My fiancee and I are planning our honeymoon for Key Largo in mid-July.
> >We'd like to do some diving while there (I've been certiified for
> >about 10 years, she just go certified this year). I haven't been to
> >the Keys in about 10 years and have a couple of questions...
> >
> >First, is it necessary to make diving arrangements before we get
> >there? Or will it be possible to check out a couple of operators when
> >we get there and make arrangements then?
> >
> >Also, does anyone have any comments (positive or negative) on the
> >following shops:
> >Silent World
> >Paradise Charters
> >Ocean Divers
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Jason
>