Orange Grove?

[deepdiverbob]

I checked TampaDiving.com web page, but havent seen an update on there in a few weeks. Has anyone been by there lately? Is it close to being divable again?

[netmage]

I checked TampaDiving.com web page, but havent seen an update on there in a few weeks. Has anyone been by there lately? Is it close to being divable again?

For what level.....?

Its been dive-able for cave level divers our last few trips.... It is currently closed for open water and cavern, as the basin continues to be extremely tannic....

Once down to the tree it clears up nicely, and the cave itself is clear, maybe 40-60' of viz thruout.

We did dives this past Saturday to Challenge, and Sunday up the distance tunnel...

-Tim

[deepdiverbob]

For what level.....?

Its been dive-able for cave level divers our last few trips.... It is currently closed for open water and cavern, as the basin continues to be extremely tannic....

Once down to the tree it clears up nicely, and the cave itself is clear, maybe 40-60' of viz thruout.

We did dives this past Saturday to Challenge, and Sunday up the distance tunnel...

-Tim

I forgot to mention full cave...my bad

Thanks for the info. I'm looking forward to diving there again on Friday.

[scububa]

For what level.....?

...
-Tim

Well, he's going to be diving with me if that helps answer the question

[fghray1]

Watch the last couple of steps, real slippery. I was there 2 weeks ago and slipped and broke 2 ribs. Hopefully they fixed it. They have that stupid carpet that makes it like ice with the algae. Didn't get to dive but from what I hear the cave is OK.

[Kelly Jessop]

Watch the last couple of steps, real slippery. I was there 2 weeks ago and slipped and broke 2 ribs. Hopefully they fixed it. They have that stupid carpet that makes it like ice with the algae. Didn't get to dive but from what I hear the cave is OK.

I am sorry to hear about your injury. The North Florida Springs Alliance is always trying to improve the park,and I'd like to hear about the cause. Can you PM me?

[Puttzer]

Watch the last couple of steps, real slippery. I was there 2 weeks ago and slipped and broke 2 ribs. Hopefully they fixed it. They have that stupid carpet that makes it like ice with the algae. Didn't get to dive but from what I hear the cave is OK.

I dove there a month ago.
My buddy entered first and said "be careful, it's slippery"
And I still almost slipped.

[KJM]

I've added a scrub brush to my dive box to help clean off slippery algae covered steps, especially for the less visited sites.

[Randy Thornton]

I've added a scrub brush to my dive box to help clean off slippery algae covered steps, especially for the less visited sites.

Great idea!

[SuPrBuGmAn]

There are so few "less visited sites" with steps at all