soltari675
Contributor
I had asked this question on another Florida forum, but I was apparently in the wrong place. Oops.
I am coming to Orlando for Spring Break. I have a boat chartered on the coast, but there were some other sites I wanted to see. I do plan to do the manatee snorkel/dive. But as I was looking at other sites, I saw Paradise Springs and it looked interesting. Now, for the record, I am a novice diver. 16 dives at the moment. I do have my enriched air, and peak performance course done. But still, I am new.
Some shops I contact say no problem. They will take me there, however they want their normal fee, plus another $60 or so because I am traveling alone.
Other shops are saying it is a dangerous dive for a novice and to stay clear of it this trip.
So my question is, which is true? Am I ok there? Or is it too advanced? I am very comfortable in the water and with my abilities, but I do know to stay within my limits. I've never been to Florida, so I don't know what this site is like. If it IS ok, then I was wondering if anyone felt like going on March 31 or April 1 and don't mind me tagging along? I'd rather just go with people who want to dive than people who just want as much money out of me as possible.
Thanks a bunch for some information and I look forward to hopefully diving with someone.
I am coming to Orlando for Spring Break. I have a boat chartered on the coast, but there were some other sites I wanted to see. I do plan to do the manatee snorkel/dive. But as I was looking at other sites, I saw Paradise Springs and it looked interesting. Now, for the record, I am a novice diver. 16 dives at the moment. I do have my enriched air, and peak performance course done. But still, I am new.
Some shops I contact say no problem. They will take me there, however they want their normal fee, plus another $60 or so because I am traveling alone.
Other shops are saying it is a dangerous dive for a novice and to stay clear of it this trip.
So my question is, which is true? Am I ok there? Or is it too advanced? I am very comfortable in the water and with my abilities, but I do know to stay within my limits. I've never been to Florida, so I don't know what this site is like. If it IS ok, then I was wondering if anyone felt like going on March 31 or April 1 and don't mind me tagging along? I'd rather just go with people who want to dive than people who just want as much money out of me as possible.
Thanks a bunch for some information and I look forward to hopefully diving with someone.