Hi, sort of a newbie question here but after spending hours of checking old topics it would seem that I'd most likely get my answers a lot easier by asking.
I and my gf, both AWD with ~30 dives, will be sailing in the KWRW in mid Jan and we are arriving to Miami/US couple days early to do some sightseeing below the surface before spending most of the holiday on the surface of the water. I actually did my AWD@ Key Largo with Horizon divers (Spiegel Grove etc.) so generally speaking I'm not a complete newbie for Keys diving but as this is the first time I'll visit the place during winter, I guess old experiences from summer doesn't apply. I.e. is the visibility typically better or worse during the winter etc.
Thus to be short, 2-3 days of time, what to do and how about the typical diving weather and locations, i.e., is is better to go straight to KW and dive there or make one or two dives at say Key Largo. Or how about Tampa or the Florida west coast, in case the weather at the Keys sucks big time. Are all the dive sites on the south side of the Keys, or is there anything to the north, in case weather is prohibiting the diving on the Atlantic side.
I reckon there are no shore dives in the area, hence boat schedules should be used as bible, and as we have only our computers and basic gear with us, rental gear is a must and the variation on prices seem to be quite high, but what would be the cause for that (quality of rental gear? I hope not).
I and my gf, both AWD with ~30 dives, will be sailing in the KWRW in mid Jan and we are arriving to Miami/US couple days early to do some sightseeing below the surface before spending most of the holiday on the surface of the water. I actually did my AWD@ Key Largo with Horizon divers (Spiegel Grove etc.) so generally speaking I'm not a complete newbie for Keys diving but as this is the first time I'll visit the place during winter, I guess old experiences from summer doesn't apply. I.e. is the visibility typically better or worse during the winter etc.
Thus to be short, 2-3 days of time, what to do and how about the typical diving weather and locations, i.e., is is better to go straight to KW and dive there or make one or two dives at say Key Largo. Or how about Tampa or the Florida west coast, in case the weather at the Keys sucks big time. Are all the dive sites on the south side of the Keys, or is there anything to the north, in case weather is prohibiting the diving on the Atlantic side.
I reckon there are no shore dives in the area, hence boat schedules should be used as bible, and as we have only our computers and basic gear with us, rental gear is a must and the variation on prices seem to be quite high, but what would be the cause for that (quality of rental gear? I hope not).