Cavern Dive suggestions

[Angry Turtle]

My wife and I were cavern certified recently in march and would like to go up and dive some more.

We trained in Orange Grove, Peacock and Devil's. We would like to try some other sites. It would also be great if we can be at a place with a big basin so we could get some time in our drysuits for the same time.

Any suggestions within 3 hours north of Orlando?

[curtschu]

Blue Springs Orange City less than an hour. Now with a Cavern Card you can take a light.

[Angry Turtle]

Blue Springs Orange City less than an hour. Now with a Cavern Card you can take a light.

Thanks, that has been our default "need to get in the water now" dive even before cavern. We are planning on meeting some friends from Ga, so we are looking at further north to split the drive.

[sandy]

Thanks, that has been our default "need to get in the water now" dive even before cavern. We are planning on meeting some friends from Ga, so we are looking at further north to split the drive.

May be too far but JB and Shangrila on Merritts Mill Pond in Marianna. Although Troy does not have a cavern, it may be good to test your dry suit. They may not allow doubles if that matters. Did you dive the ballroom at Ginnie or just the Devils system?

[Tegg]

Catfish Hotel at Manatee - Not much of a cavern zone, but a nice spot to shake out your drysuit.

Little River - Not much of a place to shake out the drysuit, but decent cavern.

Buford Sink - Nice cavern, smallish basin, nice hike through swamp.

Paradise Sink - Decent cavern, platforms in the basin, easy access.

Blue Grotto - Commercial cavern, big basin area with platforms, easy access.

That should get you started... there are more, but I'll leave those for others to suggest.

[Angry Turtle]

May be too far but JB and Shangrila on Merritts Mill Pond in Marianna. Although Troy does not have a cavern, it may be good to test your dry suit. They may not allow doubles if that matters. Did you dive the ballroom at Ginnie or just the Devils system?

Thank you Sandy. We dove only Devil's for our training, but we had dove Ginnie before as OW.

Catfish Hotel at Manatee - Not much of a cavern zone, but a nice spot to shake out your drysuit.

Little River - Not much of a place to shake out the drysuit, but decent cavern.

Buford Sink - Nice cavern, smallish basin, nice hike through swamp.

Paradise Sink - Decent cavern, platforms in the basin, easy access.

Blue Grotto - Commercial cavern, big basin area with platforms, easy access.

That should get you started... there are more, but I'll leave those for others to suggest.

Thanks Tegg

Keep them coming.

[FW]

Madison Blue, come to the CDF social

[Angry Turtle]

Madison Blue, come to the CDF social

that we might do

[aquadog196]

When Royal Spring in Suwannee County is clear it has a decent cavern with depths to about 50'. Unfortunately it is frequently quite murky.

[kensuf]

Madison Blue, come to the CDF social

It's pretty silty right now. When is the social?