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Captain, I think you under-estimate the extent of Great Lakes diving. You could dive a lifetime, and not come close to doing it justice.
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Captain, I think you under-estimate the extent of Great Lakes diving. You could dive a lifetime, and not come close to doing it justice.
Captain, I think you under-estimate the extent of Great Lakes diving. You could dive a lifetime, and not come close to doing it justice.
@Tribal Just speaking for my part of Lake Erie, you definitely want to reserve in advance. On bigger boats this may be less of an issue, but I'd always call ahead regardless. Also keep in mind the size of the area when you are doing a road trip. You are not going to see everything in the Great Lakes basin, but you can hit some of the high points. You could spend a week just in Tobermory and not see everything just as a diver, so I suggest picking the things you really want to see and do and connecting the dots. Finally, July and August are prime months for diving around here, so you want to come around then.Did you do the road trip? Did you manage to find trips on weekdays?
My gf wants to do a road trip in the U.S. or Canada or both. I wonder if it is a good idea to plan like a day or 10 for diving and another 10 to explore the stuff above water.
It will be in 2020 at the earliest so we still have time to prepare but can you like show up in the morning and expect to have room on a boat or do you have to reserve spots months upfront?
I can imagine there are less tourists then on the tropic destinations but are there tourists or is it all local divers?
@Tribal Just speaking for my part of Lake Erie, you definitely want to reserve in advance. On bigger boats this may be less of an issue, but I'd always call ahead regardless. Also keep in mind the size of the area when you are doing a road trip. You are not going to see everything in the Great Lakes basin, but you can hit some of the high points. You could spend a week just in Tobermory and not see everything just as a diver, so I suggest picking the things you really want to see and do and connecting the dots. Finally, July and August are prime months for diving around here, so you want to come around then.
You could dive a lifetime, and not come close to doing it justice.