Places to be left alone while diving warm water?

[RIHappyDiver]

I do have SDI Solo since 2013. I do not dive with a pony in Bonaire, I'm bad.

Hour and a half on Bari Reef
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Ah, I thought you did a pony from Dive Friends.
My point was more that @Cthippo , I believe, usually uses a pony but is not certified, so it would be difficult to rent one.

 

[scubadada]

Ah, I thought you did a pony from Dive Friends.
My point was more that @Cthippo , I believe, usually uses a pony but is not certified, so it would be difficult to rent one.

I mostly dive with my wife and/or family. Sometimes no one else wants to go

 

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Bonaire will probably be cheaper than most places in the US.

Beat me to it. Even flying to the Philippines would save some money.

I find it difficult to find someone to dive with sometimes, going alone is routine. Even in Alona Beach where so many tourists from so many places are abundant I didn't find it difficult at all to get left alone. I got to go on a boat to Balicasag after demonstrating enough skill not to damage the habitat or get hurt and they left me alone in their best dive sites.

I live in Moalboal and I walk to dive from my house almost daily to see my favorite turtles.

 

[pauldw]

The Crater (Midway, Utah).

 

[kinoons]

I never associated the US west coast with warm water diving. The weather may be warm but (IMO) the water is chilly.

 

[CT-Rich]

I never associated the US west coast with warm water diving. The weather may be warm but (IMO) the water is chilly.

Especially in winter…

 

[Kimela]

I'm thinking both coasts will be chilly water. Personally, Florida diving this time of year is too cold for me. Cozumel always works. You could rent tanks and go out at Tikila (and other spots). Maybe someone on the Cozumel forum can speak to whether they insist on you having a dive buddy. When we've been there it hasn't looked like anyone is policing things. There are a few hotels with good snorkeling too. Cheaper to get to and stay at than Curacao or Bonaire (from what I've seen when I researched it - but maybe there are some good deals right now?).

 

[Cthippo]

I never associated the US west coast with warm water diving. The weather may be warm but (IMO) the water is chilly.

I can live with mid-50s water, but when the air is low-mid 30s and you are already chilled before you get to the beach...

 

[kinoons]

I can live with mid-50s water, but when the air is low-mid 30s and you are already chilled before you get to the beach...

That’s the option “locally” ish here in NM.

Our blue hole is 62 deg year round and I find that to be pretty cold. 7mm suit for me.

In the winter daytime highs are in the 40s on average.

I’d jump at any opportunity to go to the Caribbean or Hawaii instead of diving here in NM in the winter.

 

[Scuba_Jenny]

BHB is a great dive. Only somewhat downside is that it is a once-a-day, tide-dependent dive. Are there good shore dives around SE Florida that are not tide-dependent?

Edit: There's always Bonaire and Curacao, and slightly closer (maybe) USVI St. Croix, if OP wants/needs to stick with U.S. territory.

Broward County, Ft. Lauderdale area has decent beach diving, but it is very dependent on the winds. If you can get a parking spot, pretty much anywhere you can dive. Nobody is policing it for buddies. I solo all the time off the beach.

True BHB is once a day.. and with how shallow it is, one can easily get a 2 or 3 hour dive. You can dive it thoughout the day, just limited to the snorkel trail when the current is strong.