Underwater Navigation - PADI Scuba Diver

How To Navigate Underwater to A Never Before Published Scuba Diving Site That Happens To Be The Oldest And Most Proliferate Scuba Diving Venue Near Hollywood Beach Florida.

Imagine that you are sitting on Hollywood Beach, sunbathing in the warm Florida rays on a calm and clear day. From time to time you will see a set of scuba divers heading across the sand into the surf. They are making their way out to a very well kept secret dive site.

Looking from the beach, towards the sea, you would never know by looking that there was another world underwater just waiting to be discovered. This secret dive site makes every dive a new ride because of the abundance of marine life and new coral growth.

Fifty years ago the Army Core of Engineers built an outflow pipe to sea ending in 90 feet of sea water. To make sure the cement culverts stayed buried under the sea floor, in the event of a hurricane, they laid large solid bricks, followed by big boulder pile and then another set of blocks with holes in them.

The pictures you are seeing are from the dive site, the actual blocks, bricks and boulders that local divers affectionately refer to as the Michigan Sidewalk. We named it that due to the latitudinal landmark from shore which is Michigan Street in Hollywood Florida. You need to reference that when swimming from shore in order to find this needle in the haystack. Many people try finding this scuba site every year and miss it due to poor navigational skills.

Finding This Site Is Very Tricky. Attempting to head out on your own, without a knowledgeable guide, can lead to a variety of unpleasant and possible scenarios including: exhaustion, running out of air and plain old frustration as you never find that which you were seeking.

If you want to be guaranteed of seeing thousands of fish which is the whole point of going scuba diving then you need to be well trained. Navigational training is especially important if you want to find the Michigan Sidewalk.

As the pictures show, there are soft corals of pink and green sponges, brain coral, sea whips and Georgian. A small cluster of stag horn coral, which is on the endangered species list. This patch look healthy considering all the civilization that infringes on its delicate habitat.

In terms of fish life, see the yellow grunts under the sea whips, blue tangs in the back ground. Another picture of the stoplight parrot fish and an amazing pair of blue spotted cornet fish.

While at the Michigan Sidewalk in Underwater Hollywood Beach Florida, I have seen every creature in the sea swim by at any one time. Regularly see a large school of tarpon and many schools of minnows and other bait fish. Some small sharks and Eagle rays come by as well.

I have taken many people to this dive site and they regularly report that there is more interesting marine life here on this shallow dive, than they ever see on their deeper dives.

If you are interested in seeing more marine life in 50 minutes than you will in most of your diving career put together, guaranteed, then make sure you contact me. I will get you to this needle in the haystack, secret dive site quickly, easily and safely. Once there you will have a great time as we explore this amazing underwater park and I will ensure you arrive home again with fantastic stories to tell and lifetime memories.