Dive Review of Quiescence/Bayside Resort in
The Continental USA/Key Largo, Florida

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Quiescence/Bayside Resort, May, 2005, by Eric Frick, IL, USA ( Top Contributor 30 reports with 24 Helpful votes). Report 1702.
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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	The Keys represent a good option for a diver looking for reef diving within easy traveling distance from the continental US. Few people would describe the diving as spectacular. Key Largo offers lots of topside diversions. Conditions & travel times from the dock to the divesites are often challenging for inexperienced boat divers. This represents my 5th visit to Quiescence and it continues to be a good operation. Their three 6-diver boats are comfortable but do not feature heads. Boat captains are helpful and very knowledgeable. You are, however, on your own underwater since they do not dive with you. A reservations mix-up meant that it appeared that we would not get to dive one afternoon. The 3' to 4' seas prompted some of the divers to elect not to go out leaving room for me on the boat. The mix-up was uncharacteristic for Quiescence. Bayside (make reservations for a hotel/dive package through Quiescence) is a suitable choice and is approx. 3 miles away from Quiescence. The continental breakfast is nothing more than coffee, o.j., apples & small danish.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Hawaii, Caribbean, Cozumel, Great Lakes
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	choppy, surge
Water Temp	77-79°F / 25-26°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	35-60 Ft/ 11-18 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	60 min. max. Return with at least 500 p.s.i.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	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
UW Photo Comments	A separate camera rinse tank was provided upon request. No other on-boat or on-shore facilities were provided.

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Dive Review of Quiescence/Bayside Resort in The Continental USA/Key Largo, Florida

Quiescence/Bayside Resort, May, 2005,

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

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Dive Review of Quiescence/Bayside Resort in
The Continental USA/Key Largo, Florida