14 Sep 95 20:27, Lee Bell wrote to Jay Hanig:
 LB> Thanks for the info.  Are Ginnie and 40 Fathom worth the trip?
 LB> Remember, we're warm water divers and have the Keys within a two hour
 LB> ride.
Ginnie is one of the best fresh water spring complexes I've ever dived.  It 
all depends on what you like, I guess, whether it would be worth the trip to 
you or not.  You can dive in an overhead environment in Ginnie without cave 
or cavern training without fear of siltout or getting lost.  The flow of 
water down at the protective grate (placed at the point you shouldn't go past 
anyway) is so fierce that I've hung on to the grate and been like a flag 
flapping in the breeze.  With a current like that, you definitely are not 
going to have silt problems.  Most of it doesn't feel that strong.....just 
down at the grate.
I made my very first certification dive in that cavern back in 1976.  Since 
then, I've taken many a class there for part of their certification.  Devil's 
Eye and Devil's Ear are two other dive spots on the property that really 
require at least cavern certification to enjoy.  One of the things that we 
used to do was dive the Eye and the Ear, then float down the Santa Fe River 
down to Ginnie.....a very pleasant way to kill time.
As for 40 Fathom, I can't say.....never been there.
Jay
PADI M-9033
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