Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Gorgeous Morning!

What a beautiful morning! Snorkeling Stingray City was absolutely stunning. The rays were most happy to see us. Picture taking was super easy as every guest was able to cuddle a stingray for a Christmas photo. Stingray City snorkeling along the barrier reef was just as impressive. We happened upon a couple friendly green moray eels looking for a snack (or my fingers!) again making for some stunning photos.

Scuba diving Grand Cayman will take us back west tomorrow afternoon in anticipation of the winds on the way. We plan to dive Grand Cayman from sunrise to sunset tomorrow with some space on our afternoon boat and night dive. Don't forget when you reserve a multiple days (3 or more) of 2-tank boat diving, we throw in unlimited shore diving for free!
Call 345-938-0184 or email caymanturtledivers@gmail.com for reservations.

Friday, December 7, 2012

Christmas came early...

Scuba diving Grand Cayman in December usually has us exploring the walls, reefs and wrecks along the west coast. The high winds and battering waves make diving along the north coast nearly impossible. But we have gotten an early Christmas present this year....the winds have subsided and we have moved Wall-Nut around to scuba dive Grand Cayman north wall. This morning be bumped into a few spotted eagle rays and a couple super friendly turtles. Dives sites were Black Forest and Leslie's Curl...Still have some availability so book your escape from the cold now!

Monday, November 19, 2012

WOW!

What else can I say but scuba diving Grand Cayman today was absolutely wonderful! Started the day with a 2-tank Grand Cayman dive on a recently installed wall site found just outside Mesa. Stunning coral formations, 3 turtles, a free swimming moray eel, lots of cleaning stations = GROUPER! and a few pesky lion fish to bring the excitement level up a bit more. Stunning! Next our group wanted to scuba dive the Kittiwake. This wreck is getting better each day she rests under the sea. Most of her interior is now filled with silver sides by the masses, making navigating a bit challenging. So amazing to see the grouper, snapper, and jacks take turns feeding from the bait ball.

Grand Cayman diving this afternoon found us on Big Tunnel. Not only is this site basically an underwater playground because of all the swim thrus, but again there were so many fishes it was difficult to see your dive buddy! Our shallow dive was at Spanish Anchor and as soon as we splashed the action began. Right under Wall-Nut we found two Spotted Eaglerays playing and feeding in the sand. A short swim away found us bumping into another free swimming moray eel on a late afternoon hunt. Diving Grand Cayman = I love my job!

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

mid-November

We're back at the grind....finally! Love to have a little free time but something about spending our days Grand Cayman boat diving that keep us going. November has had some pretty windy days but some amazing Grand Cayman diving conditions. Today's Grand Cayman dive was to NW Point for our wall dive and a new site part of the dive 365 campaign called Rainbow Reef. Lots of beautiful ledges and overhangs, some amazingly healthy coral formations, and an abundance of fishes to keep you busy. Still some spots left during Thanksgiving week so don't miss the opportunity to dive Grand Cayman!

Thursday, November 8, 2012

ARrrrrr!

Happy Pirates Week everyone!! So far the weather this fall has been typical of the tropics. Lots of cloudy and windy days. But, we have had some amazing diving going on! Grand Cayman diving has had crystal clear vis and temps still around 82F. The diversity of fish life is sure to impress even the most particular of bubble blowers. We will have dive Grand Cayman trips going out at 8:30am and 1pm daily throughout the holidays. Don't forget that we have a 6 diver maximum on every Grand Cayman boat diving adventure so reserve your spots while there is still time! Best time of year....crazy Pirate pickup lines on the radio stations...here is our favorite, "Pardon me madame, do ya mind if me fire me cannon thru yur porthole?"

Thursday, November 1, 2012

Hello November!

Wow! Its November! That means we are just a week from the start of Pirates Week, a couple of weeks from Turkey Day, and little over a month till Christmas! What a wonderful time of year to come enjoy some Grand Cayman diving. So hurry up and elect the next liar to office, shovel the driveway, and get your buts down here to dive Grand Cayman! We had some amazing morning dives today. One of the most beautiful sites Grand Cayman has to offer, Trinity Caves, followed by a new site called Rainbow Reef. We hear the Department of Environment has finally finished the Dive 365 promotion. Yippee!! This means Cayman Islands now has 365 dive sites to choose from. A little somethin for everybody. Hope to blow some bubbles with you soon!

Saturday, October 27, 2012

Another close call

Luckily Hurricane Sandy stayed well east of Grand Cayman. Winter type weather however has settled in for last few days and predicted for a few days more. NW winds have made Grand Cayman diving impossible along the north and west coasts. We have been lucky enough to be diving Grand Cayman south side. Lots of swim throughs, heaps of juvenile fishes playing on the shallow reefs, and plenty of lion fish to remove from the ledges and caves. Come explore and dive Grand Cayman! Our water temps are still 85F!