tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64954310934803722512012-02-14T13:43:48.669-08:00This blog is for diving enthusiasts to share information on dive sites, gear, and to help educate and ensure safe diving.David Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719445642509645350noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6495431093480372251.post-20360852738374294462008-06-12T10:55:00.000-07:002008-06-12T11:03:01.953-07:00Besides having some of the best Caribbean beaches with baby powder sand, I had a blast diving in these warm and gentle waters of Turks and Caicos. This was almost the perfect vacation for me. Great diving every morning, perfect beaches every afternoon, and a great time with the family. The only thing lacking was the night life. This is a great place for you divers! Here are 3 of my favorite easy to get to sites from Provo.<br /><br /> Coral Gables -- A gentle slope to the wall allows divers to pick their depth. Sand chutes stop just below the top of the wall and give way to large stacks of coral, home to grunts, snappers and groupers.<br /><br /><a class="headnav" name="4_Graceland">Graceland</a> -- This site has a large sand chute under the dive boat and a swim-through leading to the wall at 50ft. The wall has many buttresses and indentations with a good possibility of reef sharks swimming in the depths off the wall.<br /><br /><a class="headnav" name="6_Aquarium">Aquarium</a> -- Enormous schools of grunts and snappers form an almost continuous school on top of the wall at the Aquarium. The wall is an exaggerated spur and groove type formation with some spectacular sand chutes that run on down through the reef to a depth of around 100ft.<br /><br />All of you Turks and Caicos fans out there please share your best sites with us. I will be going to this great spot again.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6495431093480372251-2036085273837429446?l=scubadiving-blog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>David Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719445642509645350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6495431093480372251.post-72017238217150452102008-05-22T13:01:00.000-07:002008-06-12T11:03:25.932-07:00We just recently returned from Aruba and the diving was great. The visibility was not as good as I had anticapated (50 t0 60 Feet) but Aruba is clearly the place to go for great wrecks. Even for my son who is 13 years old and not supposed to do deep diving, there were plenty of wrecks at 40 to 60 feet deep. The thrill for him doing his first wreck at 13 was amazing.<br /><br />I have posted 1 picture from inside the Antilla. The Antilla is a W.W.II German freighter. This is one of the best wreck in the Caribbean. It is over 400 feet long and sits on its port side. It breaks the surface from a maximum depth of 60 feet. There is an abundance of colorful fish on coral encrusted wreck. A large jewfish lives in forward section. Throngs of blue tangs will eat bread out of your hands at the stern of the boat. There are more fish here than on any reef. Definitely a dive to be logged.<br /><br />I will write about other Aruba sites soon!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6495431093480372251-7201723821715045210?l=scubadiving-blog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>David Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719445642509645350noreply@blogger.com2