We had 4 great dives in Palm Bch. with Jim Abernathy's. We dove at Flower Garden, Ron's Reef to Ron's Rock, and Bath & Tennis. Sat. was cloudy, but on Sunday we had plenty of sun, and the seas were less than 2 feet both days. Visibility was est. between 60-80 feet hoizontally, and dives were to a depth of approx. 60 feet. There is always such a variety on the East coast-it's like seeing Paul Humann's book!  All types and stages of growth of angels- blue, french, townsend, queen, and blues- often many varieties at the same time - cornet fish, honeycomb cows, tarpon in the distance, polka-dot batfish (a first for me to see), parrots, trumpets, green turtle, nurse shark, stone crab, lobsters, gray triggers, and schools of Atlantic spade fish. The file fish family was well represented with white spot, orange spot, and scrawled. Eels- green morays, spotted, and yellowtails. We also saw a school of glass-eyed snappers. A friendly goliath grouper was seen on both days. Midnight parrots- always a joy to see, along with the puffer family. Squid on 3 dives, from a single, to a group of 30.  On one dive we watched numerous yellow and bar jacks slicing continuously through schools of juv. grunts and other small fishes. The topography is made up of a variety of vase and barrel sponges, sea fans, gorgonians, and sea rods.

  Top side - the boat is orderly, and well run with a very friendly crew- ready to help with anything- from loading gear on and off, to handing down cameras, (for which there is a large rinse tank), and helping divers to their seats.  There is always a look-out for surfacing divers, and the crew seems to get along with most of their competition- radioing each other with info on what's going on below. There are plenty of snacks on board, along with fresh cut pineapple. After the dive, there is a rinse tank for the gear, and nice indoor shower and changing facilities for divers at the marina.