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Ocean Fest 2006 at the Fort Lauderdale beach on Saturday was a really nice event for divers and potential divers. Or even former divers. That would be me. I have a photo on my office wall showing me handfeeding a six-foot shark. Long story, but basically this was for a piece I wrote several years ago for USA Weekend magazine. And I miss scuba diving. I was certified in high school but lost touch with the sport. Ocean Fest has rekindled my inner sea-explorer.
So I’m seriously thinking about getting recertified and where better to do that than here in the Fort Lauderdale area? There are dive shops, dive boats, dive trips. Places to buy equipment, places to rent equipment, places to, yes, get your certification. Among the big outfits is Pro Dive International, which offers four-hour excursions to coral reefs and underwater wrecks. You can scuba or snorkel, as you prefer. Pro Dive is in Fort Lauderdale but other good choices include Dixie Divers in Deerfield Beach, Parrot Island Scuba Adventures or South Florida Diving Headquarters, both in Pompano Beach. All of these shops offer two-for-one specials this summer, so ask for details.
As mentioned in a previous blog, Fort Lauderdale and environs provide divers with some fairly amazing underwater spots, including the nation’s most comprehensive artificial reef system and one of the continental US’s few living reefs reachable from shore. And in a couple months, the mini-lobster season adds another reason to strap on the tanks.
For two days in July (July 26 and 27 to be exact), sport divers have the only chance to scoop up their limit of savory lobsters before the commercial traps are set. Apparently these critters aren’t the smartest on the planet and are snatched up pretty easily. I’m also told that this year should produce some larger-than-usual specimens because of environmental conditions.
But what if you would like to see the sea, without getting in it? Hey, no problem at all. How about a glassbottom boat trip? They’re really fun. The whole bottom of the boat is transparent and it’s a bit like snorkeling without the wet. You skim along the surface, looking at the life and colors and beauty beneath. Again, Pro Dive is among the shops that can hook you up with a glassbottom sea tour.
And if even that seems a bit too adventurous, there’s still another alternative. The Museum of Discovery and Science in Fort Lauderdale has one of those great 3D IMAX theaters with just the movie for you. Called Deep Sea 3D, this flick takes you on a very real underwater adventure with some dangerous creatures in some spectacular waters. All without any need to even step into a boat. Lots of options for almost anybody to find out more about the life of the ocean, whether you’re adventurous or not.
So I’m seriously thinking about getting recertified and where better to do that than here in the Fort Lauderdale area? There are dive shops, dive boats, dive trips. Places to buy equipment, places to rent equipment, places to, yes, get your certification. Among the big outfits is Pro Dive International, which offers four-hour excursions to coral reefs and underwater wrecks. You can scuba or snorkel, as you prefer. Pro Dive is in Fort Lauderdale but other good choices include Dixie Divers in Deerfield Beach, Parrot Island Scuba Adventures or South Florida Diving Headquarters, both in Pompano Beach. All of these shops offer two-for-one specials this summer, so ask for details.
As mentioned in a previous blog, Fort Lauderdale and environs provide divers with some fairly amazing underwater spots, including the nation’s most comprehensive artificial reef system and one of the continental US’s few living reefs reachable from shore. And in a couple months, the mini-lobster season adds another reason to strap on the tanks.
For two days in July (July 26 and 27 to be exact), sport divers have the only chance to scoop up their limit of savory lobsters before the commercial traps are set. Apparently these critters aren’t the smartest on the planet and are snatched up pretty easily. I’m also told that this year should produce some larger-than-usual specimens because of environmental conditions.
But what if you would like to see the sea, without getting in it? Hey, no problem at all. How about a glassbottom boat trip? They’re really fun. The whole bottom of the boat is transparent and it’s a bit like snorkeling without the wet. You skim along the surface, looking at the life and colors and beauty beneath. Again, Pro Dive is among the shops that can hook you up with a glassbottom sea tour.
And if even that seems a bit too adventurous, there’s still another alternative. The Museum of Discovery and Science in Fort Lauderdale has one of those great 3D IMAX theaters with just the movie for you. Called Deep Sea 3D, this flick takes you on a very real underwater adventure with some dangerous creatures in some spectacular waters. All without any need to even step into a boat. Lots of options for almost anybody to find out more about the life of the ocean, whether you’re adventurous or not.
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