Yes, I'm there every day and I'll be there again tomorrow! However, today was fantastically different from yesterday. 24 hours. Incredible. We had twenty feet of vis or more off the beach. It was swimming pool clear. As soon as we started the dive a manatee was right there. One hour, twenty minutes later as we made our turn to exit there were TWO manatees at the same spot where the other had been. We gave them plenty of space and still got some decent pictures because of the vis. When we see them while snorkeling they allow us to get very close. When we approach with SCUBA they start to move when we are still some distance. If you see them and want to get closer without disturbing them, try going to the surface and using your snorkel. Be very slow and quiet with minimum movement. If they move, back off. The water temperature was seventy-two. Under the fishing pier and out at the boat channel the vis was substantially shorter, probably ten feet. Nevertheless, my navigation student who led the dive and a "tag-along" diver were treated to one of winter's best offerings, the manatees! Neither diver, both in 3mm wetsuits, mentioned being cold. Get in the water, Ham
