Jupiter dive report

[SmokeAire]

Great conditions both days.
Viz:70+ feet. H2O temp:80+ Seas flat.
Lots of sea life. Reef sharks, turtles, schooling fish, sting rays and ..well you name it it was there.
Sat. we dove with Jupiter Dive Center. Nice boat. Very roomy. There were twenty divers but never felt crowded at all. Great crew but you do have to schlep(sp) your own gear on and off. Not an issue for me but could be for the more pampered expecting. Oh and "real" diver air fills.
Sun. with Blue Tang. Very helpful crew. They schlepped(sp,again) your gear on and off and even brought the stuff to your car. The boat..well....can you say tuna can? But fast. There were only 11 divers but felt like a thousand. Very little room. However the crew makes up for it. On one dive we came across a turtle dormatory. 6 huge turtles sleeping next to each other. Actually you couldn't turn your head without seeing turtles or sharks.
I want to thank both dive masters from JDC & Blue Tang for a great time. And our wonderful server at the Crab House during our apre' dive interval.

 

[CBulla]

Very cool, Chuck! Looks like you had a great dive

 

[KBeck]

Chuck-I'm so sorry I couldn't catch up with you on Sunday--was testing most of the morning, and didn't have a cell # to give you a call....so I apologize for "standing" you up...though I imagine lunch was just fine w/o! Glad you had a good time; we'll eventually catch up!

 

[Scubakevdm]

Hey Chuck! Great report, thanks! I especially like the mossy turtle shot.

 

[cra2]

I'm going this Sunday. Hope it's nearly as good as yours was.
Btw, what are "real diver air fills"?

 

[SmokeAire]

That's what I call it when a dive shop will fill your tanks to whatever pressure you want, within reason of course.

 

[jviehe]

Very nice. Got any more pics?

 

[SmokeAire]

Thanks.
I've got a few more. I've have to resize them then I'll post. It was the first time that I used my new digital camera underwater so I don't have te focus down pat plus I don't have strobe for it yet.

Chuck