Dive Review of American Pro Divers/Seagrass Inn Resort in
The Continental USA/Crystal River, NW Florida

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American Pro Divers/Seagrass Inn Resort, Jan, 2006, by Mary Wicksten, TX, U.S.A. . Report 2324.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	No, folks, I was not diving in salt water, but instead in the freshwater springs and caverns of northwestern Florida. I also snorkeled with the manatees. Excellent opportunities to tickle these animals and get some top-notch photos, regardless of your skill with a camera. Went diving from a pontoon boat in Rainbow River. Clear water, clean sand, bubbling springs, lots of fish including strange bowfin. Explored King Springs, which bubbles up in the middle of a bay; catfish at bottom, tarpon at surface! Also visited Manatee Springs, Weeki Watchee Springs (you, too, can be a mermaid!) and springs near Ocala. Very clear water but drop off quickly to spooky depths for cave-certified only; make sure you are NOT overweighted! Staff at American Pro Divers have well-stocked shop, professional manner. No hassles if you can take care of yourself--they have enough trouble with people who barely can swim. Not a spectacular place for exploration and photography, but if you want to dive in a place where the water is so clean you won't need to rinse your gear, this is it. Seagrass Resort has simple cabins on river. Nearby pub has good shrimp dinners but you can cook your own meals in the cabins; large grocery store nearby, all sorts of restaurants and tourist facilities in Homossassa Springs and Crystal River. Could be a good place to take non-diving family members.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Australia, Fiji, Hawaii, Palua, Yap, California, western Canada, Galapagos, western Mexico, various Caribbean sites, Gulf of Mexico
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	68-72°F / 20-22°C	Wetsuit Thickness	4
Water Visibility	7-40 Ft/ 2-12 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Come up with 500 psi at least. At one night diving spot, we had to be out of the water by 7 PM due to local regulations.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	This was freshwater diving from a pontoon boat or shore. The divemasters were careful with cameras and would hand them down to you.

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Dive Review of American Pro Divers/Seagrass Inn Resort in The Continental USA/Crystal River, NW Florida

American Pro Divers/Seagrass Inn Resort, Jan, 2006,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

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Dive Review of American Pro Divers/Seagrass Inn Resort in
The Continental USA/Crystal River, NW Florida