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Published: November 12th 2009
Jen
The dive enthusiast!We have spent much of the last two weeks playing in the Grenadines, sailing between the different islands, and scuba diving as often as we can. Diving has become our new favorite hobby. And the Grenadines provide pristine reefs and abundant sea life to explore. So we have taken the plunge. We have dived Horseshoe Reef and Mayreau Gardens in the Tobago Cays, the Devil’s Table in Bequia, and the House Dive in Mustique. Unfortunately we are limited by where we can go by our dinghy and the ripping ocean currents. But every time we descend into the crystal clear turquoise water- it is well worth it.
All goes silent as you descend to the ocean floor below, and the only noise is the bubbles from your regulator. And after you clear your ears, get oriented with the reef, and check in with your dive buddy- you take off exploring. It is just so peaceful and beautiful underwater. We are often amazed at all the different corals, so bright and colorful. And we often find ourselves surrounded by thousands of fish. You never know what you might encounter in the Caribbean Sea; a nurse shark sleeping under a rock ledge,
House Dive
The House Dive in Mustique. Just because it is shallow doesn't mean it isn't beautiful. Love this coral! a swarm of pompanos that are just as curious about you as you are of them, or a sting ray buried in the sand. There is just so much to see!
Most of the dives are too deep to take the underwater camera along- bummer! But the one exception is the House Dive off Mustique. This shallow dive is not more than 30 feet deep and rather easy. However, just because this is an easy dive does not make it an uninteresting one. Quite the contrary! It was a fabulous dive. We were pleasantly surprised with the coral and tropical fish there. We saw large schools of grunts, triangular shaped trunk fish, shy squirrel fish, a gold spotted eel slithering along the rocks, and tons of groupers and parrot fish abound. One of our favorite fishes that we have discovered there is a spotted drum, a black and white fish with long fin on the top that waves around like a feather- cool! We finally bought a Reef Fish Identification book so one of our favorite après dive activity is to look up all the fish we just observed. We are definitely becoming quite the diving enthusiasts and are
Jay
Swarmed by pompanos who are just as curious about us as we are of them! lucky to be living in the Caribbean, where our back yard is the ocean blue.
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margie
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Picture perfect
Hi, We are at the Red Sea, in Israel where the snorkeling is also special.So many Seas to explore.Our travels are by airlplane, the fast way.Enjoy the scenic route.