We made it to Marathon, Fl on Sunday evening after weaving through Super Bowl traffic in Miami. My Bears didn't win but Manning has his Super Bowl ring. George and I were happy to be here even though there was only one bed in the hotel room. George got to sleep on a roll-a-way bed at the Holiday Inn.
By Friday, we logged eight dives with Abyss Dive Center, www.abyssdive.com. Bill and Heidi Ferrell, Carmen and the good Captain JR were top rate. I can't wait to get back down and dive with them again. That's Bill in the bottom picture powering up after a morning on the boat.
By far the coolest dive we did was to the wreck of the Thunderbolt at 110 feet down. Hanging around the ship were Goliath Groupers that easily weigh four hundred plus pounds. George got plenty of cool video of these giants and of the ship, plus many of the reefs we dove. Most of our dives were training dives so we could get our Advanced Open Water dive cards but we found time to take video and still photos. We played with big lobsters, puffer fish, saw some eels and a few nurse sharks.
I also recommend the guys at Halls Dive Shop, www.hallsdiving.com. They answered all of our questions, gave us good information and were willing to lend a hand and gear. Thanks to Nick, the blimmy Brit and Paul. To all our friendly waitresses and every one who moved to Florida from Ohio, which is just about everyone we met.
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