Monthly Archives: December 2019

SCUBA Diving at Blue Heron Bridge Introduced to the World

Blue Heron Bridge at Phil Foster Park in Riviera Beach, Florida is one of the best known shore dive sites in the world. The fantastic assortment of marine life in the shallow clear water has created memories for many divers over the years. The site has become a “must do” dive on South Florida dive…

Vortex Spring- Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

Note: This article was originally published in June of 2013 and is being shared here for historical purposes Vortex Spring, located near the town of Ponce de Leon in the Florida Panhandle, is one of the most well known SCUBA diving destinations in the southeast United States. It is the largest diving facility of its…

The Deployment of the Lulu Wreck in the Florida Panhandle

My friend Tommy Smedley is a well known Scuba Instructor, avid diver, and all around good guy from Montgomery, Alabama. It’s rare that you’ll attend a diving event in the Florida Panhandle or Eastern Alabama and not see Tommy. It’s also rare to meet a diver in the area who doesn’t know Tommy or who…