We went to Clearwater yesterday to visit the Clearwater Marine Aquarium with the dolphin missing part of her tail. She's the star of the recent movie "dolphin' Tale". Most of the movie was filmed at this location.
It was alot of fun, and a really good cause!
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Saturday, August 4, 2012
Diving western FLA coast
We took a couple days and brought the bayou gypsy offshore to try some of the artificial reef systems along the western gulf coast around Tampa Bay. We were told by several dive shops that the best dive site was Sheridan, a sunken tug 25 miles offshore in 80 feet of water. The second best site was the St Pete Beach reef,, 5 miles off in 45 feet of water.
The first day we traveled to Egmont key to check out the visability, but the current was way to strong to make an enjoyable dive. So we headed out to St Pete Beach Reef and the sunken army tanks. The current was fine, but the visability was only 8-10 feet with all the "Gulf Snot" in the water.
The winds picked up a little & Laura began to feel woosie so we headed back to the marina getting in around midnight.
The next morning, Thursday, Mark, George, & Bill headed out to the Sheridan. It was a long 5 hour travel and with the later morning start we didn't arrive until around 3:00 and get in the water till 4:00pm. The dive was great! Plenty to see, lots of bait fish, grouper, some as large as 300lbs, and the wreck itself. We spent the night anchored over the wreck and made 2 more dives on Friday before returning to the marina around 5:00 for fuel.
We went to dinner, and Mark & George headed back to Slidell.I'll try to add video later of the dives
The first day we traveled to Egmont key to check out the visability, but the current was way to strong to make an enjoyable dive. So we headed out to St Pete Beach Reef and the sunken army tanks. The current was fine, but the visability was only 8-10 feet with all the "Gulf Snot" in the water.
The winds picked up a little & Laura began to feel woosie so we headed back to the marina getting in around midnight.
The next morning, Thursday, Mark, George, & Bill headed out to the Sheridan. It was a long 5 hour travel and with the later morning start we didn't arrive until around 3:00 and get in the water till 4:00pm. The dive was great! Plenty to see, lots of bait fish, grouper, some as large as 300lbs, and the wreck itself. We spent the night anchored over the wreck and made 2 more dives on Friday before returning to the marina around 5:00 for fuel.
We went to dinner, and Mark & George headed back to Slidell.I'll try to add video later of the dives
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