where would you live if you couldnt dive anywhere else

[grassgreen]

Tulum Mexico...so many amazing caves...could never get around to seeing it all...

 

[jadairiii]

Hard to beat Florida. South Florida, you have reefs, wrecks, beach diving, boat diving, then go north, fabulous drift diving, farther north, deep wrecks and amazing spear fishing off shore. Central Florida, world class cave diving, all different, shallow and deep, clear and, well, not so clear. Come down the west coast, shallow inshore diving, then middle grounds and more wrecks even deeper. Dont forget Florida Bay.

Florida is a cornucopia of diving.....and you can drink the water.

 

[Ana]

if you had to pick a place to live and couldnt dive anywhere else where would it be? -lets say you can go to within a days drive travel range from where you choose - what are your reasons for choosing

I asked myself that same question about 20 years ago. I figured i could either live somewhere and travel to dive; or live where I dive but may not be able to afford many dive trips (or trips in general)

My answer was SE Florida. Different people may have other answers, it has worked for me.

 

[MaxBottomtime]

Right where I am. I walk to my boat most days. I have dive sites within a mile of the marina. I have over 325 days of good weather every year. I have nothing to complain about.

 

[brsnow]

Eliat, Israel

 

[NW Dive Dawg]

I'll go with Neckar Island, BVI........as long as it comes with full use of the island including all the toys, staff, helicopter, etc....

Necker Island | Luxury Private Island | Virgin Limited Edition

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www.virginlimitededition.com

 

[wetb4igetinthewater]

Due to the group to which this post is made, most definitely Greece. But people like @Wibble and others who know about my shenanigans won't be surprised.

 

[Wibble]

Due to the group to which this post is made, most definitely Greece. But people like @Wibble and others who know about my shenanigans won't be surprised.

You mean loads of wrecks in warm, clear water. It'll never catch on.

 

[wetb4igetinthewater]

You mean loads of wrecks in warm, clear water. It'll never catch on.

Hopefully stuff like this:

Kea Opens Spectacular Shipwreck Dive Sites - Greece Is

Three shipwrecks off the Cycladic island’s coast are listed as underwater monuments, as a new framework for diving tourism makes great strides.

www.greece-is.com

What to know about Peristera shipwreck, Greece’s first underwater museum

A national marine park protects wildlife and now offers tours of “the Parthenon of shipwrecks” off the island of Alonissos.

www.nationalgeographic.com

will make the rounds. The Med is unfortunately mostly fished out, but there are interesting historical wrecks that I hope continue to be opened up to diving. I also hope that the laws against artificial reefs are eventually struck down.

 

[Jcp2]

I would live where I live now. The pandemic was essentially this question asked for real. I didn’t move because my family and job are sticky. I just learned how to dive with a drysuit. Ask me this question after the kids are done with school and I’m retired, and I’ll probably have a different answer.