I'm going to be in Orlando near the end of February and I was wondering about cave diving in the area. Any suggestions for sites that are within 45-60 min drive? FC, BM, air/Nitrox no DPV...
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I'm going to be in Orlando near the end of February and I was wondering about cave diving in the area. Any suggestions for sites that are within 45-60 min drive? FC, BM, air/Nitrox no DPV...
No real caves are "open" in this area.
It is 130 miles to High Springs. You could stop on the way to/from.
gord neck and back 40, you can probably make it to eagle's nest in 40'ish minutes from Orlando.
*edit, sorry didn't see the air/nitrox.
Gordneck and Back 40 are still an option, albeit not very nice cave dives.
I was planning on stopping in High Springs, but thought I would see if there were any nice dives closer to Orlando that did not require trimix. The Google Earth FL springs database has so many springs I was hoping someone here knew of one that I was not familiar with.
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Originally Posted by Superlyte27
40 minutes to EN from Orlando OMG how fast are you driving! =)
Superlyte27 - You could always go for a dip in Blue Springs State Park in Orange City - Its not a cave but its still neat to check out if you've never been there.
You would *think* someone with the handle "gasdiver" would be trimix :roll:Quote:
Originally Posted by gasdiver
Hmmm, come to think of it, TJ teaches trimix, and is right in Orlando. It wouldn't take gasdiver but a few minutes to crossover from heiliox to trimix ;)
Blue Spring is CLOSED to all. Becuase of the MANATEES sorryQuote:
Originally Posted by BecKave
Keep it up Santa! One day I'm going to get you to teach me how to side mount with a 1976 ScubaPro Stabilizer jacket:)Quote:
Originally Posted by FW
The only He dives I've ever made were surface supplied wearing a Superlite 17b and that doesn't count in cave country. One day I'll take an trimix class, hopefully sooner than later...
How many miles is it? Can't be much more than an hour. Admittedly, I do drive faster than most. Orlando to Peacock is 2 hours. Orlando to Key Largo 3.5hours.
You're averaging almost 90. And since fifty miles of the trip is two-lane and towns...Quote:
Originally Posted by Superlyte27
I do it every Sunday. Leave my house at 5:45, load up the doubles in the truck and meet buddy at Peacock at 8pm. Albeit my buddy has ditched me recently to enjoy the wrecks in S. Florida. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Slüdge
*edit, if memory serves it's 140miles from my door to bill's whips.
**edit again... according to mapquest 149.16 miles, door to door. That's an average speed of 75mph, and almost 100 miles on major highway where cruising speed is 85+
Okay, Eustis to Luraville. You had said Orlando.
I don't even average 90 on the crotch rocket.
(Okay, yes I do.)
Okay, coal for you too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Slüdge