Dive Trip Report to:
The Florida Keys - Tavanier
Purpose:
To Dive in Florida
Dive #1:
Sunday, 03-Sept-2000, Late Morning Dive. My Dive #3
A. Dive Boat / Location:
Conch Republic
- Tavanier in the Keys - Davis Reef
B. Conditions:
Visibility:
80'
Seas:
Calm
Water Temp:
85 deg
Skies:
Clear and Blue
Air Temp:
80 - 90's
C. Dive Information:
Depth & Time:
SL: 20'ft for 43 minutes
Air consumption:
SL: lbs (63 cu ft) 3200 lbs to 700 lbs
Current:
No current
Description:
Was very very scared jumping off boat. Descended very well with no problems
clearing ears. Very beautiful, very colorful. I felt as though I was swimming
around in the middle of an aquarium. First Ocean Dive and I saw a
Nurse Shark
(wasn't scared at all by it). Saw so many tropical fish; parrotfish,
angelfish, trumpet fish, spotted moray, green moray and lots and lots of
beautiful coral. Again Rick & Vick and of course The Irishman were right
there with me.
Dive #2:
Sunday, 03-Sept-2000, Late Morning Dive. My Dive #4
A. Dive Boat / Location:
Conch Republic
- Tavanier in the Keys
/ Hens and Chicken
B. Conditions:
Visibility:
Seas:
Water Temp:
85 deg
Skies:
Air Temp:
80 - 90's
C. Dive Information:
Depth & Time:
SL: 27 ft for 43 min
Air consumption:
SL: lbs (63 cu ft) 3200 lbs to 1200 lbs
Current:
Mild
Description:
Very beautiful dive, again was a little hesitate about jumping off that boat.
Didn't have to do any skills on this dive. We all just swam around enjoying
the view of all the tropical fish. Rick pointed out the Christmas Trees (tube
worms) they were neat how they would disappear when you would almost touch them
and after a few seconds would come backout. Saw (grunts) protecting their eggs
(called a little nursery), a trumpet fish and again
SHARK
(Nurse Sharks that is). Saw a small ship, the dive master said the story
was, that it was hauling poultry, so they call it the Poultry Ship (neat).