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I went scuba diving last week and had an epic amount of fun. The fall semester open water students travel to Vortex Springs, FL to get their certifications over two days of diving. I ended up taking the whole week off.

Two friends and I rolled out around 6p last tuesday and drove through the night to get to Lake City, FL. The three of us dove twice at Blue Grotto to a max depth of 90ft and got to see Virgil the turtle. Blue Grotto has done a lot of work recently including adding multiple pavilions for divers, a few cabins for rental, a new bath house, and a camping area. Most importantly if you have never been, there used to be a steep set of metal stairs that lead down to the water that would give you tetanus just by looking at them. They are gone and a new hugh desk has been installed.

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Back from scuba diving in Key Largo. I had an incredible amount of fun. I dove the Spiegel Grove and hit a max depth of 135′. We then dove Horseshoe Reef, Minnow Caves, the City of Washington (daytime and a later night dive), and Mike’s Wreck.

I just returned form our spring dive trip to Vortex Spring located in the panhandle of Florida.

We  left at 7a last Thursday and total drive time was approximately 9 hours. We arrived at 4:30p,  approximately 30 minutes before a major storm passed through. Most of us were able to get our tents setup before the rain started.

I attended the dive trip to get my Nitrox Certification (EANx). I performed five total training dives across a 48 hour period, including 1 night dive, all with 31.7% mix. I reached a depth of sixty feet, which was at the entrance to the cave and as far as I am certified to go since I do not have a cave certification. In case you are wondering, yes I passed.

It was a great weekend with some friend and we had a blast.