Dove Morrison as a quick stop on the way to Panama City. Crystal clear, water was 68 degrees. We got in at 6am local time but the parks people forgot to send someone to unlock the gate so we didn't get into the water until about 730. It was really nice to see the spring clear again- haven't seen it clear since about this time last year.
the only drawback to the otherwise awesome park is the locals. Before we began our first dive we noticed a lone park worker picking up piles of trash, left in the park from the day before. There were torn shirts and socks and empty boxes of Coca Cola along with wrappers of everything lying around. She told us it gets like that every day when the locals come to rampage. Not a pretty sight.
While we were in between dives eating a quick lunch at the picnic area a large herd of local women and their children came in and proceeded to take over the entire picnic area. Apparently it takes 4 picnic tables and a grill to situate 4 kids to get into the water. One of the candidates for mom of the year let her kid (4 years old maybe?) go unsupervised up the side of a tree and he managed to fall off the tree and scrape his jaw. To make a long story short her offensive conversation with the other locals was interrupted by the kid who ended up needing a fire truck and ambulance to give him a bandaid.
We ended up packing up and leaving without doing the second dive to get away from the obnoxious locals. It is sad to see such a gem of a dive site overrun with trailer park fattys. I recommend getting there early and being done before the trailer park floodgates open into the park.
the only drawback to the otherwise awesome park is the locals. Before we began our first dive we noticed a lone park worker picking up piles of trash, left in the park from the day before. There were torn shirts and socks and empty boxes of Coca Cola along with wrappers of everything lying around. She told us it gets like that every day when the locals come to rampage. Not a pretty sight.
While we were in between dives eating a quick lunch at the picnic area a large herd of local women and their children came in and proceeded to take over the entire picnic area. Apparently it takes 4 picnic tables and a grill to situate 4 kids to get into the water. One of the candidates for mom of the year let her kid (4 years old maybe?) go unsupervised up the side of a tree and he managed to fall off the tree and scrape his jaw. To make a long story short her offensive conversation with the other locals was interrupted by the kid who ended up needing a fire truck and ambulance to give him a bandaid.
We ended up packing up and leaving without doing the second dive to get away from the obnoxious locals. It is sad to see such a gem of a dive site overrun with trailer park fattys. I recommend getting there early and being done before the trailer park floodgates open into the park.
