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cellpadding=0 bgcolor=EAEAD0> 293 294 <td width=610 valign=top><img src="c1nby.gif" height=15 width=15><img src="i.gif" height=15 width=580><img src="c2nby.gif" height=15 width=15> 295 <Font face=tahoma color=000080 size=4><b>Diving in Florida.</font><br><br> 296 <table cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 border=0> 297 <tr> 298 <td width="350"><p> 299 "I'm going to be in Orlando for a week of vacation."<br> 300 "Is there any diving nearby?" <br><br> 301 I live in Orlando, Florida, the tourist center of the known 302 universe. I get these questions frequently either in person, or 303 from email and newsgroups. The dive pages of WadesPage 304 are to share the information that I've learned over the years 305 as where to dive and which operators I use when diving here in 306 Florida. With the ocean to the southeast and the springs northwest, 307 there's certain to be something of interest.<br><br></td> 308 <td width=260 align=center valign=top> 309 <img src="Boynton/Wp0205Dm.jpg" border=1 height=160 width=240 alt="Stingray"><br> 310 <font face="Arial" size=1 color=000080>A big stingray on a Boynton reef.</font></td> 311 </tr> 312 </table> 313 <table cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 border=0> 314 <tr> 315 <td width=610><H5>World class either direction.</H5><p> 316 Orlando is located within 3 hours of two different world class diving environments. 317 Travel in either direction is nearly all interstate or turnpike, 318 so it's easy to do a one day dive trip out of Orlando. <br><br> 319 To the southeast are the gulfstream warmed coasts of West Palm and Boynton Beaches. 320 Drift diving in ocean waters that reach 84F in the summer lead to frequent 321 sightings of turtles, moray eels, jacks, barracuda, grouper and an occasional shark. 322 There are many large schools of grunts and snappers, and tropical fish of all sizes. 323 The bright coral and sponge colors add to the show as the diver drifts along with the current 324 on the 60 foot deep reefs. I believe the variety and quantity of underwater flora and 325 fauna is as good here as any place in this part of the world, including the Carribbean.<br></td> 326 </tr> 327 </table> 328 <br> 329 <table cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 border=0> 330 <tr> 331 <td width="250" align=right valign=top><img src="Dana/Dana_02M.jpg" border=1 height="160" width="240" ALT="Dana"><font face="Arial" size=1color=000080><center> Dana at Alexander Springs.</center></td> 332 <td width="350"><p> 333 In the opposite direction, to the northwest, is the limestone karst area, 334 with its myriad of crystal clear springs and their cavern and cave systems. 335 The springs areas offer fresh clear water of stunning visibility, interesting geology, 336 easy staircase access, and year around 72F water temperature. 337 They offer OW divers a sample of the overhead environment, and for those who 338 suffer from mal de mer, there's no seasickness here. There are picnic tables for 339 easy gearing up, and rental equipment for those who couldn't bring their own. 340 C-cards are required for diving.<br><br></td> 341 </tr> 342 </table><br> 343 <table cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 border=0> 344 <tr> 345 <td width="600"><p> 346 The Florida Keys also offer excellent diving for beginners through advanced, but need 347 a multiple day trip to be enjoyed fully. For those inclined to take a boat trip, 348 I'll soon add pages on diving around Grand Bahama, the Biminis, and the Abacos in the nearby 349 Bahamas. If you can't make any of those, there's always the aquarium at EPCOT. 350 While a bit pricey, it offers twice daily dives to small groups, and you 351 don't even have to be a park visitor to do it.<br><br> 352 Use the Diving Page menu to surf through your options. 353 There's a lot of diving to be done in Florida.<br><br> 354 <hr align="center" width="300"></td> 355 </tr> 356 </table> 357 </td> 358 </tr> 359 <tr> 360 <td width=610 valign=bottom><img src="c4nby.gif" height=15 width=15><img src="i.gif" height=5 width=580><img src="c3nby.gif" height=15 width=15></td> 361 </tr> 362 <tr> 363 <td bgcolor=000080> <br></td> 364 </tr> 365 </table> 366 </table> 367 368 <!-- WiredMinds eMetrics tracking with Enterprise Edition V5.4 START --> 369 <script type='text/javascript' src='https://count.carrierzone.com/app/count_server/count.js'></script> 370 <script type='text/javascript'><!-- 371 wm_custnum='0eac260f473c6bcb'; 372 wm_page_name='Dive.shtml'; 373 wm_group_name='/services/webpages/w/a/wadespage.com/public'; 374 wm_campaign_key='campaign_id'; 375 wm_track_alt=''; 376 wiredminds.count(); 377 // --> 378 </script> 379 <!-- WiredMinds eMetrics tracking with Enterprise Edition V5.4 END --> 380 </BODY> 381 </HTML>