Orlando

We are looking for Scuba Diving Buddies for our club. We take week
long trips out of Florida and it is a liveaboard for $550-$850.00 Send
an e-mail titled, interested Scuba to pplindsay@yahoo.com if you are
interested.

Chris e-mail me there also...there is a club that seems to do some nice
day trips.

We are looking for Scuba Diving Buddies for our club. We take week
long trips out of Florida and it is a liveaboard for $550-$850.00 Send
an e-mail titled, interested Scuba to pplindsay@yahoo.com if you are
interested.

Chris e-mail me there also...there is a club that seems to do some nice
day trips.

"Chris Bergquist" <chrisb1erg*NOSPAM*@pacbell.net> wrote in message
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> I'm going to be in Orlando for business in early March time frame. I
> was thinking about adding a day to the trip and try some Florida
> diving. Any recommendations?

Cave diving up north of there... Blue Springs is a short drive and probably
the closest... Not the best cave around, but it clear water, next to
impossible to silt out, and if you're lucky, you might see some manatees in
the spring run on the way up to the spring head...

"Chris Bergquist" <chrisb1erg*NOSPAM*@pacbell.net> wrote in message
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> I'm going to be in Orlando for business in early March time frame. I
> was thinking about adding a day to the trip and try some Florida
> diving. Any recommendations?

Cave diving up north of there... Blue Springs is a short drive and probably
the closest... Not the best cave around, but it clear water, next to
impossible to silt out, and if you're lucky, you might see some manatees in
the spring run on the way up to the spring head...

"Grumman-581" wrote

> and if you're lucky, you might see some manatees in
> the spring run on the way up to the spring head...

Not the case anymore, have reports the eco-terrorists have won, divers
now chased out when the damn things are present. They seek the contact,
divers get penalized.

Of course, I'm sure those cute little photos on the net of divers
approaching them gave ammunition to the manatee-hugger cause.

Curtis

"Grumman-581" wrote

> and if you're lucky, you might see some manatees in
> the spring run on the way up to the spring head...

Not the case anymore, have reports the eco-terrorists have won, divers
now chased out when the damn things are present. They seek the contact,
divers get penalized.

Of course, I'm sure those cute little photos on the net of divers
approaching them gave ammunition to the manatee-hugger cause.

Curtis

""Magilla"" wrote

>> and if you're lucky, you might see some manatees in
>> the spring run on the way up to the spring head...
>
> Not the case anymore, have reports the eco-terrorists have won, divers
> now chased out when the damn things are present. They seek the contact,
> divers get penalized.

You still might see them. You can still walk the trail along the run.

Chasing divers out should not surprise me, but it doesn't sound right
anyway. Are you sure or is this something being considered? Is it just
divers, or divers and all the swimmers, canoes, etc.?

Lee

""Magilla"" wrote

>> and if you're lucky, you might see some manatees in
>> the spring run on the way up to the spring head...
>
> Not the case anymore, have reports the eco-terrorists have won, divers
> now chased out when the damn things are present. They seek the contact,
> divers get penalized.

You still might see them. You can still walk the trail along the run.

Chasing divers out should not surprise me, but it doesn't sound right
anyway. Are you sure or is this something being considered? Is it just
divers, or divers and all the swimmers, canoes, etc.?

Lee

No, you can still dive the cave, you just can't swim or float down the run.
And if you harass the manatees you get tossed.
But in all fairness the rangers watch very closely and they know sometime
the manatees will approach you without you knowing it. It can be a suprise
to come nose to nose with an 800 lb gray blob.

gary
Deltona Fl


""Magilla"" <cavey_curtis@$$ yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Grumman-581" wrote
>
>> and if you're lucky, you might see some manatees in
>> the spring run on the way up to the spring head...
>
> Not the case anymore, have reports the eco-terrorists have won, divers
> now chased out when the damn things are present. They seek the contact,
> divers get penalized.
>
> Of course, I'm sure those cute little photos on the net of divers
> approaching them gave ammunition to the manatee-hugger cause.
>
> Curtis
>

No, you can still dive the cave, you just can't swim or float down the run.
And if you harass the manatees you get tossed.
But in all fairness the rangers watch very closely and they know sometime
the manatees will approach you without you knowing it. It can be a suprise
to come nose to nose with an 800 lb gray blob.

gary
Deltona Fl


""Magilla"" <cavey_curtis@$$ yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:mpCHf.15628$id5.978@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
>
> "Grumman-581" wrote
>
>> and if you're lucky, you might see some manatees in
>> the spring run on the way up to the spring head...
>
> Not the case anymore, have reports the eco-terrorists have won, divers
> now chased out when the damn things are present. They seek the contact,
> divers get penalized.
>
> Of course, I'm sure those cute little photos on the net of divers
> approaching them gave ammunition to the manatee-hugger cause.
>
> Curtis
>