bilsant
Contributor
I think if you check with the LDS near the springs you have in mind, you can find folks that can tell you where you will need either certification or accompaniment by a local divemaster and where you have no overhead environment.
As long as you stay safe, I recommend trying every new experience you can. Again, you can catch a manatee snorkel while you're up in that part of the state and swing by Venice Beach for a shark tooth dive. If you make it up to the panhandle, there's always the Oriskany.
There aren't many places in Florida that you can land without finding an interesting dive within an hour or so's drive.
As long as you stay safe, I recommend trying every new experience you can. Again, you can catch a manatee snorkel while you're up in that part of the state and swing by Venice Beach for a shark tooth dive. If you make it up to the panhandle, there's always the Oriskany.
There aren't many places in Florida that you can land without finding an interesting dive within an hour or so's drive.