For our very first dive outside of getting certified, we went to the Navarre Marine Sanctuary artificial reef on the Gulf side.
It's about 400 feet out from shore, and extremely easy to find. The water was a little rough but we managed just fine. We were very lucky to find a small sea turtle joining us in a swim. He was missing one of his back fins, and he also had a tag on one of his fins. Was probably rehabilitated and released.
