Choose Your OWN ADVENTURE From shark dives to skydives, Florida is the place for bucket-list must-do’s.
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s your personal bucket list packed with adrenaline-inducing adventures you’ve yet to try? Whether you’re looking for a one-and-done experience or a thrilling new hobby, Florida is fertile ground for realizing your dreams.
In Awe of Jaws A 30-minute boat ride with Florida Shark Diving delivers divers to an idyllic setting just off the coast of Jupiter, where the waters are seeded with chum (fish matter) to attract a variety of sharks. Once their feeding frenzy is done, it’s time for their human visitors to don masks, snorkels and fins and slip below the surface for face-to-fin encounters. Observe from the safety of a shark cage built for two that is tethered to the boat, or opt to stick close to a floating platform while freely swimming near the surface. Species converging close to the boat can range from tiger and great hammerhead to blacktop and bull sharks. Outings last about three hours and can be booked mornings, midday and afternoons daily. Snorkeling gear is provided and no experience, or certification, is necessary. $195 per person, floridasharkdiving.com.
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Tanner Mansell/Florida Shark Diving
STORY BY MARY LOU JANSON
