Anyone done a day cruise?

[Lady D]

:scratch: That may be. But it is not the Island Waverunner Tours guides that took fish along for you to feed to the Dolphins. I should have clarified that. This was another group just up the street from Island Waverunner Tours, on the side where Captain Anderson's is. We got on theirs and came back under a small bridge and out past the Treasure Ship where Island Waverunner Tours is. The other group is probably not even there now. This was 2 or 3 years ago. This was a young guy that took us out, and he mentioned himself that we were not supposed to feed the dolphins but he let them do so anyway. This other place was on Lagoon Dr. Do not even know the name of the group that was in that other place. Don't want them getting in trouble for nothing!

 

[aquaticbiology]

i know who you're talking about and that first one isn't there but the other group is ;-)

were you on the yellow ones? or the red ones?

today's are:

Blue Dolphin Tours - (850) 236-3467 - 3605 Thomas Dr, Panama City Beach, FL - 3.79mi - map
Aquatic Adventures - (850) 235-8051 - 647 Clara Ave, Panama City Beach, FL - 2.24mi - map
Diver's Den - (850) 234-8717 - 3120 Thomas Dr, Panama City, FL - 3.73mi - map

as for the big ships, they come or go maybe once a day

the whole reason st andrew pass is there (built in 1950's, maybe '52?) is that the shoals around weakfish point at the end of shell island (which wasn't an island then until they cut the hole for the pass through it) made it difficult to keep a channel open for the big cargo ships to go in and out

hamilton's (still destroyed but still standing ) had some really great pics of the navy tug chippewah (the one you can dive today) as she went through the pass she had helped create

references:

http://community.emeraldcoast.com/military/panama_city/navy_panama_city.php

and

http://www.portpanamacityusa.com/

as you go south on Thomas Drive from 98, look to the left behind the Diver Training School and you'll see glimpses of Alligator Bayou

 

[Lady D]

That has been 2 or 3 years ago but I'm thinking a yellow one. But not so sure of that. The building we went in was a rather small glassed in building with a long counter to the right and bench seats along the opposite wall, if I remember correctly. The waverunners were parked up on wood ramps. The guy leading the group looked no more than his early 20's. Had dark hair.