SCUBA DIVING IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA

BARRACUDA!! LEMON AND BLACK TIP REEF SHARKS!! These were the two
interesting fish on the way down to the wreck. The wreck is laying in about 80 feet of water. It's a beautiful sight just on the way down to see the Barracuda's and Sharks. Such beautiful creatures of the sea. Once we're down on the wreck we now see Grouper, Hogfish, Snapper and all other types of colorful fish of the sea. It is summer time in the Gulf of Mexico and the water temperature is 88 degrees. It is extremely comfortable diving in that kind of water where you only need to use a skin, only if you want to. I always wear a skin only because it makes me feel more comfortable and if I'm spear fishing and have the fish hooked on next to me then I don't feel them on my bare skin. I really love watching the sharks which have inhabited the sea for well over 400 million years, and their appearance has remained the same up to today. The diving on the Gulf Coast of Florida is not as clear as it is on the East Coast. It is still extremely beautiful and we do have many days with 25 foot of visibility in the summer time. ln the winter time you do have some additional visibility because of less plankton in the water. Diving down with the sharks is really more beautiful than you can imagine and it is not dangerous as one would expect. There are shark attacks, but the shark experts state that the vast majority of attacks are most likely due to mistaken identity. Most of the shark bites are probably investigatory. I have not heard of a shark biting or attacking a diver. We have many man made reefs on the West Coast and these reefs tend to be full of fish and are exciting dives for all of us who do them. I had a friend who had a once in a lifetime experience of being able to dive with a whale shark who was as large as an l8 wheeler. They stayed togather in the water for over 20 minutes. This is truly a once in a lifetime occurrence. If you wish to come in to Cape Coral /fort Myers, Florida and look at real estate with Just Right Realty Company, we can go out for a 2 tank dive on different reefs.

Good diving to you all.
Your Dive Buddy and Broker
Just Right Realty Company
Jerry Ruzicka