Rudebob
Contributor
I would like to take a trip to dive the keys. All the LDS's seem to offer plenty of trips to SoCal, San Carlos, and then the exotic locals. I have yet to see anyone offering any organized trips to the Keys.
Why is this? Cheap airfares, no passport issues, reasonable lodging and boat trip prices, along with quality diving sites with lots of wrecks and reefs would seem to be a popular destination.
Last year I was trying to put together my own trip and found that I could get airfare, cheap hotel, 3 days of boat diving for not much more money as it would cost for a San Carlos trip. Had I had another couple of people to offset a rental car and go in on a nicer two bedroom condo it would have actually cost the same or maybe even less. However, because I am a newer diver I wanted to go on a trip where I could meet other divers so I went to San Carlos through an LDS instead.
I still want to do a FL trip but would prefer to go with a group for the social aspect and as an opportunity to glean some knowledge from more experienced divers. Is there no interest, no money in it for the LDS, or do people just make their own trip plans?
Thanks,
'bob
Why is this? Cheap airfares, no passport issues, reasonable lodging and boat trip prices, along with quality diving sites with lots of wrecks and reefs would seem to be a popular destination.
Last year I was trying to put together my own trip and found that I could get airfare, cheap hotel, 3 days of boat diving for not much more money as it would cost for a San Carlos trip. Had I had another couple of people to offset a rental car and go in on a nicer two bedroom condo it would have actually cost the same or maybe even less. However, because I am a newer diver I wanted to go on a trip where I could meet other divers so I went to San Carlos through an LDS instead.
I still want to do a FL trip but would prefer to go with a group for the social aspect and as an opportunity to glean some knowledge from more experienced divers. Is there no interest, no money in it for the LDS, or do people just make their own trip plans?
Thanks,
'bob