Category Archives: Key Largo Diving

Comments and stories from diving in Key Largo including dives on the Spiegel Grove, Duane, Bibb, Eagle, Moloasses Reef, French Reef, Benwood and more

SURREAL!! Spiegel Grove Night Dive Redefined

The Bow of LSD-32 Spiegel Grove SURREAL!! In one word describes my Heavy Metal Full Moon night dive on the LSD 32 Spiegel Grove on Saturday night.  Excellent dive conditions and a fun group of local divemasters and instructors added … Continue reading

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Underwater Camera Returns after a 6 month Layoff

My underwater camera is back. After a 6 month hiatus in the repair shop (don’t ask), my Sea&Sea 1G is working fine and ready to go. My skills are a bit rusty but I was able to snap some sharp … Continue reading

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“Enjoy the Journey” featured on Princeton Tec’s Blog

You never know where a good dive will lead.  Chris Adams visited his parents Carlie and Leslie Adams in Key Largo in early June and was treated to some fantastic dive conditions both on the shallow reefs and the deep … Continue reading

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The USCG Bibb: Sister Ship of the Duane but Deeper!!

Another great weekend of diving in the Upper Florida Keys thanks to goregous summer weather and specatular diving conditions.  Carlie Adams and I went diving on the Eagle and Davis Ledge on Saturday morning and group of South Florida friends … Continue reading

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The Eagle: Awesome Wreck Dive and First Lionfish Catch!

Another amazing day of diving in the Upper Keys!  Saturday’s adventure was on the Wreck of the Eagle: a cargo carrier intentially sunk off Islamorada in 1987. The conditions were spectacular with 80+ feet of viz, NO current and the … Continue reading

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Congrats to Chris Adams on his First Spiegel Grove Dive

The perfect dive conditions continue in Key Largo in June. I went diving on the Spiegel Grove on Thursday morning with Carlie and Leslie Adams and their son Chris who was visiting from their home in PA. It was the … Continue reading

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To Catch a Lionfish: Exciting End to Memorial Day Weekend

I witnessed my first Lionfish catch at Pickles Reef off Key Largo on Memorial Day with the Indian Valley SCUBA gang. Carlie Adams used his REEF Lionfish Hunter training and license well and took the Lionfish to task with help … Continue reading

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A Spectacular Double Deep Wreck Dive: Duane-Spiegel Grove

Sunday afternoon of the Memorial Day Indian Valley SCUBA weekend ended with two amazing dives, a double deep wreck afteroon the USCG Duane and LSD 32 Spiegel Grove. The first dive on the Duane was one of best ever on … Continue reading

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Full Moon Night Dive on the Duane: Serenity Underwater!

Another Amazing Full Moon Night Wreck Dive. Last month the Spiegel Grove and last night was the USCG Duane. I have been diving the Duane for 6+ years but this was my first night dive. The dive lived up to … Continue reading

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Molasses Reef: Best dive site for rough water!

Thanks to Linda and Ken Cohen of Woodbridge, CT who attended my Egypt presentation in Rocky Hill, CT last week and then flew down to South Florida to dive in Key Largo this weekend. (They actually had plans to sail … Continue reading

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