Big Mike
Guest
I go to Key Largo 2 or 3 times a year. I just got back a couple of weeks ago after our annual MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND TRIP.
I've used SILENT WORLD alot while in the NORTHERN part of KEY LARGO. Their dock is at 106mm & the office is at 103mm. Ric & Janet run a nice op. JANET is the PERSONALITY...she is everyones Best Friend by the end of your 5 trip package! Ric runs the shop & they have several GREAT captains in Bob, AJ & Dan. They have 2 thirty foot boats. If you are there on a busy time (weekend) expect a FULL boat of 12 or 14. They do AM & PM & NIGHT dives, so you can knock out 5 dives a day, which is what we usually do. Only negative on them is that they have their "favorite" spots. And by the time you've done your 5 trip package, you will likely have been in a very tight radius of dive sites.
On this same trip we also used BLUE WATER DIVERS (100mm by Holiday Inn) for a night dive. They would go to BENWOOD WRECK when SW wouldn't...it is too far away for them. GLENN & SALLY ran a nice boat. We had lots of room because besides my group of 3 there was one other couple. So we had 5 divers plus Glenn & Sally, which made for a NICE, RELAXING, UNCROWDED trip. SW charges more for their night dive & it IS NOT included in the PACKAGE. So even though Blue Water charges $65+tax for night dive, it is still within the range of other ops.
Further down the road is TAVERNIER Dive Center at about 90mm. Mike runs a real nice shop there too. I can recommend all of them.
When I go in "off season" or when it is hard finding a boat going out, go to PENNEKAMP PARK. The dive op there is REEF ADVENTURES. They have a 45' catamaran style boat. They get more visitors coming to the park so they are almost always going out when other ops don't have enough paying passengers. I use this op in JAN & FEB when I go down to Keys by myself. They run about $43 if you bring your own gear...including tanks & weights.
Have a great time. WE meet great people and have fun everytime we go there. We are already planning a return trip for July or early August. Just can't get enough of the Keys!
Big Mike
I've used SILENT WORLD alot while in the NORTHERN part of KEY LARGO. Their dock is at 106mm & the office is at 103mm. Ric & Janet run a nice op. JANET is the PERSONALITY...she is everyones Best Friend by the end of your 5 trip package! Ric runs the shop & they have several GREAT captains in Bob, AJ & Dan. They have 2 thirty foot boats. If you are there on a busy time (weekend) expect a FULL boat of 12 or 14. They do AM & PM & NIGHT dives, so you can knock out 5 dives a day, which is what we usually do. Only negative on them is that they have their "favorite" spots. And by the time you've done your 5 trip package, you will likely have been in a very tight radius of dive sites.
On this same trip we also used BLUE WATER DIVERS (100mm by Holiday Inn) for a night dive. They would go to BENWOOD WRECK when SW wouldn't...it is too far away for them. GLENN & SALLY ran a nice boat. We had lots of room because besides my group of 3 there was one other couple. So we had 5 divers plus Glenn & Sally, which made for a NICE, RELAXING, UNCROWDED trip. SW charges more for their night dive & it IS NOT included in the PACKAGE. So even though Blue Water charges $65+tax for night dive, it is still within the range of other ops.
Further down the road is TAVERNIER Dive Center at about 90mm. Mike runs a real nice shop there too. I can recommend all of them.
When I go in "off season" or when it is hard finding a boat going out, go to PENNEKAMP PARK. The dive op there is REEF ADVENTURES. They have a 45' catamaran style boat. They get more visitors coming to the park so they are almost always going out when other ops don't have enough paying passengers. I use this op in JAN & FEB when I go down to Keys by myself. They run about $43 if you bring your own gear...including tanks & weights.
Have a great time. WE meet great people and have fun everytime we go there. We are already planning a return trip for July or early August. Just can't get enough of the Keys!
Big Mike
