DAY SIX - THE DIVES

Whibbles Reef 60-100'/20-35m The dive takes you along a sloping wall descending sharply to 170'. A forest of soft corals & sea rods, single brain corals sticking out, providing cleaning stations for swarming fish. Sandy aisles between the reef patches are favourable for stingrays. In the current on the edge of the reef there is usually a real fish soup to drift through. Shark Reef (Atlantic Side) Location: Just off Glover Island Description: Reef/drift Depth: 13-19 metres (43-62') Visibility: 15 metres (50') The gentle slope drops down to a 60'-deep sandy flat bottom, where you might spot stingrays. Most of the nurse sharks sighted here, however, are found in the shallows, hiding under corals & stones. Sometimes you will lose count of the sharks & turtles; other days you will see only a few. But the reef itself is beautiful and always teeming with fish & marine life.This is a straightforward boat dive on a reef that is full of life. Flamingo-tongued Snail Sponge & Black Coral Batwing Coral Crab Large Green Moray Eel Hawksbill Turtle Cushion Sea Star First one I've seen in over five years; they used to be as common as dandelions! Also during this last dive in the Atlantic, I saw a sea cucumber, starfish, green moray eel, two hawksbill turtles and some very large & beautiful sponges. They saved the best for last! Tonight we went for a nice dinner at a restaurant called "The Aquarium", which can be seen HERE. Tomorrow we do a half-day island tour with Kennedy T Tours (HERE), pack and prepare to get up to leave Blue Bay Resort by 5:15 a.m. Tuesday to start back home. There's a long layover in San Juan and we may go have breakfast/lunch or do something other than sit at the airport.

COME HOME WITH NEAL HERE