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 Florida
Springs & Crystal River
January 12-16, 2012
COST:
$549 per person (with transportation)
$465 (driving down on your own)
Download
the flyer HERE!
Y-kiki
Divers has put together a fun winter getaway trip to Florida to visit
the manatees January 14-16 weekend. We'll depart St. Louis Thursday evening arriving at our first dive destination of the trip, Devil's Den, Friday morning! Then it's southbound to Crystal River to see the manatees and dive Three Sisters, King Springs
& Rainbow River. On our return, we'll make a stop at famous Ginnie Springs before trucking our way back to St. Louis.
  
Not
yet certified? Get your PADI Open Water certification now!
 Complete the classroom and pool portion of your training and
finish up the dives on the Florida Springs & Crystal River
Dive Trip!
Been wanting to become a Rescue Diver?
Complete the classroom and pool portion of your training and
finish up the dives on the Florida Springs & Crystal River
Dive Trip!
Sign up, too, for the unique PADI Manatee Awareness Specialty certification. Learn all about these special animals, their habitats and how we can protect their future. Classroom presentation prior to trip and two dives on the Florida Springs & Crystal River
Dive Trip. It's a fun and educational souvenir of your weekend getaway. This Specialty course certification also counts as one of five Specialty certifications required for Master Scuba Diver certification. Take the Master Scuba Diver Challenge!
Destination
Profile
Crystal
River National Wildlife Refuge
 The
refuge is comprised of 20 islands and several small parcels
of land surrounded by the crystal clear, spring fed waters
of Kings Bay, located about 75 miles north of St. Petersburg,
FL, in the town of Crystal River, FL, and is accessible only
by boat.
The
refuge aids in preserving Florida's most significant naturally
occurring warm water refugium for the manatee and provides
critical habitat for approximately 25 percent of the nation's
endangered Florida manatee population.
Six
hundred million gallons of fresh water flow daily from more
than 30 natural springs. The temperature of the water flowing
from the springs remains a constant 72° F.
The warm water is what attracts the large seal-like
manatees during cooler weather when temperatures in open water
fall. Being a tropical animal, manatees cannot survive long
periods in water temperatures below 68°F. By late December,
over 100 of these giant "seacows" will have congregated
around the springs in Kings Bay. The refuge is critical habitat
for 15 to 20 percent of the U.S. manatee population and is
one of six naturally occurring warm water refugia in Florida,
places with climates unaffected by outside changes.
Click
here for the GORP review of Crystal River.
Find
out more about the manatees in Florida HERE.
 Trip
includes:
• Roundtrip transportation
• Accommodations (double occupancy)
• All entry and boat fees
• Tanks, weights & air fills
Trip
does not include:
• Meals
• Personal items & gratuities
• Rental equipment
COST:
$549 per person (with transportation) and $465 (driving down on your own)
*6
people minimum required for trip to run. Single room rates
will be charged extra. A $150 deposit required to hold your
space. Balance is due in full by Jan. 2, 2012.
We
strongly recommend travel
insurance.
Contact Valerie Elliott at 314-469-8722.
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