Guided Dives at Looe Key

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Anuj - 02 Aug 2004 06:07 GMT

Hi,

I am a newly certified diver and I am going to the Florida Keys to
dive in September. I have heard Looe Key is great diving. Is
navigation difficult on the reef? Should I go on a guided dive? Are
there any dive operators you recommend for visiting Looe Key?

Also, do you have any suggestions on nice places to stay on Big Pine?

Thanks

Anuj

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Dan Bracuk - 02 Aug 2004 13:41 GMT

amaniar@hotmail.com (Anuj) pounded away at his keyboard resulting in:

:I am a newly certified diver and I am going to the Florida Keys to
:dive in September. I have heard Looe Key is great diving. Is
:navigation difficult on the reef? Should I go on a guided dive? Are
:there any dive operators you recommend for visiting Looe Key?

I dove there a few years ago, this is my trip report:
http://www.pathcom.com/~bracuk/Trips/LowerFloridaKeys.htm

Is navigation difficult? It can be. Here is my navigation adventure:
http://groups.google.ca/groups?q=group:rec.scuba+insubject:lost+author:dan+autho
r:bracuk&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&as_drrb=b&as_mind=12&as_minm=5&as_miny=2000&as_maxd=
2&as_maxm=8&as_maxy=2004&selm=3b426bad.94795855%40news.axxent.ca&rnum=7

There are worse things in the world than guided diving.

Dan Bracuk
If at first you don't succeed, you run the risk of failure.
The Best of rec.scuba http://www.pathcom.com/~bracuk/RecScuba/

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Lee Bell - 03 Aug 2004 01:55 GMT

> I am a newly certified diver and I am going to the Florida Keys to
> dive in September. I have heard Looe Key is great diving.

It's pretty nice for new divers. A bit shallow and over visited for those
with a bit more experience.

> Is navigation difficult on the reef?

Not if you pay just a bit of attention.

> Should I go on a guided dive?

A matter of personal choice. Your card says you're qualified to dive
unsupervised. Are you?

> Are there any dive operators you recommend for visiting Looe Key?

Jim Wyatt, Florida Leus Reef Divers. jim@reef-divers.com

> Also, do you have any suggestions on nice places to stay on Big Pine?

Ask Jim. He'll have better information on what's available and prices than
most, perhaps any, of us.

Lee

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Clint - 04 Aug 2004 14:46 GMT

Looe Key is okay but the only thing to watch out for is that there's lots of
snorkellers there. Scuba Diving magazine once rated Looe Key as the best
snorkelling spot in the US. If you are going to be in the Keys, I would
suggest that you do some dives off Key Largo.

Clint

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> Hi,
>
> I am a newly certified diver and I am going to the Florida Keys to
> dive in September. I have heard Looe Key is great diving.
> Anuj

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Dan Bracuk - 05 Aug 2004 01:59 GMT

"Clint" <pepmax@videotron.ca> pounded away at his keyboard resulting
in:

:Looe Key is okay but the only thing to watch out for is that there's lots of
:snorkellers there.

Which affects diving, how?

Dan Bracuk
If at first you don't succeed, you run the risk of failure.
The Best of rec.scuba http://www.pathcom.com/~bracuk/RecScuba/

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