Ledges of Little St. James, St. Thomas
January 16, 2014
Depth: 37 ft.
Time: 40 minutes
Weight: 8 lbs.
Although the weather was gloomy and overcast, it was a beautiful day under the sea. I saw three stingray, another huge lobster, more trumpetfish, and an octopus hiding in a rock but we couldn’t get him to come out to get a real look. Maybe next time!
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Fish Bowl, St. Thomas
January 16, 2014
Depth: 74 ft.
Time: 50 minutes
Weight: 8 lbs.
Our instructor/master diver was Ash from Red Hook Dive Center. This was my first dive without my scuba diving buddy but our friends Steve and Patty were there. I saw a huge lobster, trumpetfish, porcupine puffer fish, an eel, a trunk fish, and another nurse shark hiding under a ledge of the reef.
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Balboa Wreck, Grand Cayman
January 5, 2014
Depth: 35 ft.
Time: 50 minutes
Weight: 8 lbs.
This dive site is a wreck of a dive wreck, meaning that the ship is in scattered pieces. This was more of an unguided dive so we explored the area and even had a little hand stand contest. We saw juvenile spotted drum and porcupine puffer fish.
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Blackie’s Hole, Grand Cayman
January 5, 2014
Depth: 110 ft.
Time: 35 minutes
Weight: 8 lbs.
Our instructor/master diver was Tripp from Divers Down. We saw a lot of lionfish, a stingray buried in the sand, and a cute sea turtle just hanging out.
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Kittiwake, Grand Cayman
January 4, 2014
Depth: 60 ft.
Time: 30 minutes
Weight: 8 lbs.
Our instructor/master diver was Kevin from Divers Down. I enjoy this wreck because exploring the ship is fun. We touched a sea urchin, which slightly sucks onto the palm of your hand, and we saw a midnight parrotfish, which is a fish that is a beautiful blue color but has an ugly horse mouth.
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La Mesa, Grand Cayman
January 4, 2014
Depth: 58 ft.
Time: 45 minutes
Weight: 8 lbs.
Our instructor/master diver was Julia from Divers Down. We saw two cute little sea turtles, my favorite!
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Easy Street, Grand Cayman
January 4, 2014
Depth: 102 ft.
Time: 30 minutes
Weight: 8 lbs.
Our instructor/master diver was Marcos from Divers Down. There were a lot of colorful tropical fish around the reef including a beautiful gray and yellow angelfish.
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Royal Palms Ledges, Grand Cayman
January 3, 2014
Depth: 60 ft.
Time: 45 minutes
Weight: 8 lbs.
Our instructor/master diver was Bob from Divers Down. This dive was typical.
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Holiday Inn Drop Off, Grand Cayman
January 3, 2014
Depth: 105 ft.
Time: 35 minutes
Weight: 8 lbs.
Our instructor/master diver was Marcos from Divers Down. We saw the usual – barracuda, lobster, angelfish, and we finally found Kermit (the big green eel)! There was also a cute and friendly nurse shark that swam around with us like part of the dive group! Oh, and this was my first dive using my new regulator.
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Ledges of Little St. James, St. Thomas
July 5, 2013
Depth: 40 ft.
Time: 50 minutes
Weight: 8 lbs.
This dive site had more fish than the other reefs because fishing is prohibited in the area. We saw a porcupine puffer fish, Caribbean lobster, spotted eagle ray, nurse sharks, and a lot of trumpetfish.
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