So I've done most of my diving in the Keys, and it seems that the standard there is a 2-tank dive in the morning, and a 2-tank dive in the afternoon. Not that you have to do both trips, but things are scheduled so that you can (and even have time to grab a quick lunch in between). But I've been a couple other places where you can only get in 2 dives in per day. It would seem that, as long as you don't have go go more than 30 minutes to a dive site, that you should be able to get in 2 1-hour dives with a 1-hour surface interval in about 4 hours, so an 8 to noon and 1 to 5 schedule seems like a perfectly doable one.
Is it just a question of how close the dive sites are (and, does it turn out that not many places are within 30 minutes of good dive sites)? Or are there some places that cater to people that want to get in as much diving as possible, and others that cater to more casual diving?
And, as a more practical matter, if I'm looking to do some destination diving, where can I go that has good diving and where its easy to get in 4 dives a day? I know a live aboard is the real answer for people that want to maximize diving, but I don't think I can get away from the family for that long, so i'm usually limited to about 2 or 3 days of diving. I only get out about once or twice a year, so I want to get as much bottom time in as possible...
Thanks!
Is it just a question of how close the dive sites are (and, does it turn out that not many places are within 30 minutes of good dive sites)? Or are there some places that cater to people that want to get in as much diving as possible, and others that cater to more casual diving?
And, as a more practical matter, if I'm looking to do some destination diving, where can I go that has good diving and where its easy to get in 4 dives a day? I know a live aboard is the real answer for people that want to maximize diving, but I don't think I can get away from the family for that long, so i'm usually limited to about 2 or 3 days of diving. I only get out about once or twice a year, so I want to get as much bottom time in as possible...
Thanks!