We dove Sunset house today to taste a different side of the island. It is located in the south west side of the island. The facilites are much much smaller than dive-tech. There is a wide concrete ramp that leads the divers to the ladder that entry the water. There is a scuba booth that would rent tanks and some gear. Parking spaces are available as well as a waterfront restaurant and a pool but the staff had no information about critters or sightings. The house reef itself is nothing especial: Fingers that lead the divers out to the wall with some big coral heads just about 40ft. There is a wreck and a Mermaid statue that is supposed to be pretty neat to see. We didn’t. I saw lots of lined gobies, an orangutan crab, ... read more

05 24 2012 Arrival to Cayman Islands We had easy boarding on Cayman Air and a fast flight: a total of 1hr and 10 min…just over 1 hr!!! It almost took us longer to drive from Lake Okechobee to Miami than to fly from Miami to our destination. The flight was pleasant and arrival, immigration and customs were smooth and quick. The luggage was waiting for us when got out of customs: “ALL” the luggage with no delays or problems. We were worried we weren’t going to make it to the car rental place. They close at 10:00 pm but they were nice enough to wait for us to get our rental car. We got a cute blue mini car which was enough to fit our 4 bags , carry on and a neighbor that needed ... read more

Viz was awesome like a 100+ ft. I tried to shot some garden eels feeding but I failed the feeding part maybe someother day since they seem to be everywhere these days. I followed a spotted eagle ray and a school of blue tangs they are so pretty. Then I moved on and I checked the dark brown-green froggie that was still in the pen shell. I deleted all those photos they all look the same. I think the viz was so good that I couldn't see anything. I continued and I saw another spotted bumblebee shrimp in the blue glass area. It was the second one these days. Or since they are so rare maybe it was the same one twice. Should I count the spots to see if it is the same individual I ... read more

The aroma of Deb’s fresh brewing coffee woke me up. Hmmm it was going to be a great day. It was sunday morning. We chit- chatted like good girlz we are. We discussed how to address the aggressive behavior of divers trying to see our subjects. Steve was still half awake. I threw him and his gear in the back of my truck and headed to the west side of the bridge. When we got there our group was already in the water. I followed their flags and I saw a group of 3 divers chasing Diane. At some point I thought they were going to land on top of her and her subject: an orange-tinted striated froggie so I cut in front to protect Diane. The current pushed me towards them and of course the ... read more

This is the day I almost got hurt by someone at the parking lot and I got scared and ended up calling the police. It was sunday and it was raining. It was going to be a cold dive. My dive buddy misunderstood me and didn’t pick up my tank so I thru a fit and I wanted to leave. I am happy I didn’t because I saw 4 dwarf-ies on my own and a few more were shown to me. I saw a bunch of flabellinas, skeleton shrimp and crabs. My eyes were sharp but I was slow with my camera. I had strobe trouble causing bad shadows in my photos. I just hope the green guy is good. As always I will post a photo of it when I get to it. I tried ... read more