100days-a-year
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Just returned from vacation in Ft. Pierce.We were down from August 1 til now Sept.7.Managed about 70 dives from 15' to 90' or so.The temps early on got as cool as 52 on the bottom,warmed up to 75 and then cooled back to 68 yesterday.Found quite a few lobster,mostly #3-#5,a lot of slipper lobster and a few grouper.Dove one barge that had 10-15 large Jewfish on it,the largest arond #4-500 .The vis was oatmeal at first but topped at 50' just before the swell from Fabian silted up a little.Diving was good aside from the thermocline.We wanted to check out something different after years of Keys diving.We'll probly go back to the Keys next year.Vero top the north & St Lucie to the south are a little nicer areas and there are a lot of really nice places to eat or play.Saw the UDT/Seal museum,Harbor Branch and couple of small museums wth the nautical history of the area.Nice trip.