Ideas re Florida tours, scuba diving/snorkelling, accommodation with attitude this December 2022?

[pembrokeflyingnurse]

I am an enthusiastic amateur fossil collector and I have the opportunity to pop over to Florida for ten days (from Wales) after just retiring from nursing for 45 years. I am a solo traveler and would like some suggestions of unique accommodation, best places to visit in December 2022 for fossil collecting.

I am an inexperienced  padi diver but have just renewed my practice.

Any suggestions would be appreciated rather than the usual places you see on face book etc.

[Fossildude19]

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