We belong to a meet up group and there is a big scubaboard get together over at Ginnie Springs that weekend. Not a bad place to dive for a beginner, as there are 3 different areas to check out. Haven’t decided if we are going yet or not, since right in the area, might head over for a day and check things out. But we live right in the area, so we will probably be diving somewhere, and will let you know in case you want to join us. As far as charters off Jax, there are a couple, but they go quite a ways out and prefer to have advanced divers due to the depths.
DeAnn