Instant Reader Report
on Aquanuts Dive Center / Kelly's on the Bay in
USA (Continental) / Key Largo on
2003/06
by
Dave Bridenbaugh , Ohio, USA
Report Number 030714083652516

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 Fresh water quarries, Tavernier  Key, 

Dive Conditions

500 PSI back to boat.  60' for basic open water c-cards  

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Overall Rating

Kelly's rooms are clean and comfortable.  The area is very humid and they
have a drying room to hang your BC and dive skins or wet suits etc.
However, they have no fan and some days we still had wet gear even after
it hung all night. Nice continental breakfast. No restaurant.

Yet, the dives were very nice.  I am still a relatively new diver even
though I've been to 110' depths on a couple wrecks. Kelly's staff are very
competent and a little "by the book" yet they don't try to baby
sit new divers.  
We dove on reefs and a couple of wrecks that were shallow. All dives were
50' or less except for the Spiegle Grove which is in about 115' of water
and you need to go at least 70-80' to appreciate most of it.  They are
reluctant to let new divers take the Spiegle Grove dive and when they do,
they insist that you stay above 60' and that you have at least 4 salt
water dives logged. At 60' you can see the SG, but, you miss the
experience of seeing the entire ship in detail.

Kelly's is a nice operation especially for new divers and those with
limited experience.  I'm glad we spent a week with them.  I highly
recommend it for anyone. They give you a full hour per tank and don't try
to rush you.  They have 2 boats and have 2 tank dives at 8:30 Am and again
at 1:00. Also, they have a one tank night dive and a two tank dusk and
night dive combo usually on an old wreck at about 35-50'. I made both and
saw much. Turtles, nurse sharks, lobster, eels, goliath grouper, 1
octopus, and numerous reef fish.   

It was a nice experience and I'd go back.


 

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