Blue Water Explorers

Went diving with Bob. The trip didn’t exactly start out well, as here was little instruction regarding our trip. Usually you get a small outline of the plan for he day. Not here. Fine, no big deal. Second, pretty much blew me off the entire trip. He clearly has his regulars and has no interest in expanding. Fine, again, not terrible and could’ve been perception. We go on thee dives, during which my «buddy» consistently swims out of site. Again, not a good thing but not the boats fault. Overall going poorly, but then, when I surface from my third and final dive, I COULD NOT SEE THE BOAT! I don’t know if you’ve ever been diving and not been able to see anyone else (stranded) but it is a scary, scary feeling. I ended up being alone for 15 minutes before the boat came back for me. I didn’t leave the reef, I didn’t stay down longer than I was supposed to, in fact I didn’t move more than 20 feet on he reef and came up about 5 minutes early. I had to inflate my surface marker, which I’m sure was the only way the boat saw me. Did it turn out okay, yes (which really is a way for saying it didn’t turn out really badly). But definitely not the experience I was looking for.

Great people with a smooth operation. The dives went perfect.

The owner/​operator of this company, Bob Eskew is an amazing captain and guide. We went out with Blue Water Explorers to see the manatees in Crystal River and he made the cold weather bearable. We’ve been on several dive charters and have rarely received the level of social interaction and helpfulness that was offered by Bob.
As an example, our hands were so cold that we were having difficulty setting up our diving gear. Rather than just sit and watch he stepped in and helped us set up so we could get going sooner. He also brought flashlights for us without looking for any kind of compensation. Can’t wait to try one of his Gulf dives!