WinDuck:Just a footnote update. I found out today just an hour ago, that dive is now Off. Buddy has to have another surgery so no diving allowed. So I will be a crabby landlover, instead of being a www, and I am okay with that. Safety First and I can dive another day.
That sucks for your buddy but why does it stop you from diving? The charters in the Keys almost always can find you a buddy, even if they triple you. Maybe it's a personal thing, but don't think you have to show up with a pre-arranged buddy in order to dive there.