Marc,
Those sites are all in my neighborhood. I've dived many of them, but none of them are good for David. They are all too far north.
If you are thinking about a future trip for yourself, I do have some suggestions. Keep in mind these are all very large areas with several dive sites at each location.
Edison is rubble from the Edison Bridge which crossed the Caloosahatchee (approximately 1 mile) from 1932 (actually dedicated by Thomas Edison) until it was replaced in 1992. This is a site with lots of life and large piles of rubble to make it interesting. It's also a good place to find anchors. It's only about 8 miles (if memory serves) off shore, so it's in about 40 - 45 feet of water and frequently has low viz, especially in the summer.
Sherman's is usually a good site with lots of life.
Charlie's is a great site (28 miles off shore). It is the home of the Pegasas, an old tug from New York. It is fairly close to a very advanced site called the Crack, The Crack is either a drowned spring, or a drowned sink hole. The sea bottom is about 80 ft at this point, the Crack drops down to (depending on to whom you listen) 168 - 230.
There is a similar site off Naples called the Blue Hole.
There are also some excellent natural dive sites in the area.
Those sites are all in my neighborhood. I've dived many of them, but none of them are good for David. They are all too far north.
If you are thinking about a future trip for yourself, I do have some suggestions. Keep in mind these are all very large areas with several dive sites at each location.
Edison is rubble from the Edison Bridge which crossed the Caloosahatchee (approximately 1 mile) from 1932 (actually dedicated by Thomas Edison) until it was replaced in 1992. This is a site with lots of life and large piles of rubble to make it interesting. It's also a good place to find anchors. It's only about 8 miles (if memory serves) off shore, so it's in about 40 - 45 feet of water and frequently has low viz, especially in the summer.
Sherman's is usually a good site with lots of life.
Charlie's is a great site (28 miles off shore). It is the home of the Pegasas, an old tug from New York. It is fairly close to a very advanced site called the Crack, The Crack is either a drowned spring, or a drowned sink hole. The sea bottom is about 80 ft at this point, the Crack drops down to (depending on to whom you listen) 168 - 230.
There is a similar site off Naples called the Blue Hole.
There are also some excellent natural dive sites in the area.
