SCUBA anyone?

[2XLR8U]

Are there any SCUBA divers here?  If so, what's your favorite (nearest) place to go?

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[tocino]

Cozumel. To get anywhere close that's good you'll end up spending a bunch of cash. Cheap flights there pop up a lot, and there are some cheap hotels. There are also some expensive ones
Once you factor in the quality and quantity of dives, it's not bad.

In terms of "real" local - I got nuthin' for ya. Not into quarries.

Outer Banks is good if you like wrecks.

There's also a guy on the Eastern Shore who runs an underwater archaeology program looking for wrecks. Cold. Strong currents. Zero viz stuff. He's doing a field school on archaeological reconnaissance in the Chesapeake Bay this summer. You've also got to sign a waiver to not divulge any wrecks found. Too many people reading Shadow Divers, etc. think it's OK to pry everything and anything off the wrecks.

[Spike]

Nothing good close by. My favorite place: Palau, Guam & FSM.

[dolci]

Close by??  Probably Cozumel - been certified since 1987.   

[zooom]

I have a SCUBA (Self Contained Undercover Boinking Apparatus) 

sorry..couldn't resist!

[2XLR8U]

Thanks Zooom! lol!

I've heard that theres stuff in NC.  I'll have to find out where. 

[tocino]

I've heard that theres stuff in NC.  I'll have to find out where.

The Graveyard of the Atlantic!

We dove out of Moorehead City. They've got a U-Boat! U-352:


Warning: it's cold, the viz can be low, and the currents swift (note how much we're pulled off the horizontal):


It was after this trip (6+ hours drive from DC, long boat trip to the site, short dive time) that I realized what a bargain Cozumel really is. However, if you like wrecks, the Outer Bank region can't be beat.

[dolci]

I knew there was some stuff off the outerbanks...but I'm a warm water person!