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.

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!

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!

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!

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?"

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!

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!

Still HOT!

Its mid-October. The messages are pouring in from up north about the leaves changing colors, near freezing overnight temps, and even predictions for snow.
We on the other hand are still blowing bubbles every day! Diving Grand Cayman north wall sites "Dreamweaver" and  "Flamingo Flamenco" yesterday had us running into a few spotted eagle rays and a reef shark. The diversity of fish life the last few weeks has been amazing. Grand Cayman diving doesn't stop just 'cause it's at home. Come for a visit in November and enjoy the Pirates Week festival from 8-18. Sure to be filled with plenty of street dances, live music, crazy pirate costumes and of course lots of RUM!

Happy Birthday Cayman Turtle Divers!

Two years ago today my dream of starting my own dive business in the Caribbean came true. Very special thank you to all our friends, family and guests that have been and continue to be the absolute best we could hope for. Without your continued support, this dream would not be possible! Even the sea has been happy. Our Grand Cayman dive a few days ago found the group enjoying unwanted sexual advances from Stinky the dolphin. Near the conclusion of this mornings Grand Cayman boat dive, I caught a glimpse of something large and peculiar looking swimming near the edge of the wall....upon further investigation, I bumped into a Manta Ray!!! My first one while diving Grand Cayman. Although it was a brief encounter, what a spectacular critter! Happy Birthday Cayman Turtle Divers!!!

September Diving

So this September has been an interesting month for only being 11 days in...Diving Grand Cayman has been AMAZING...the weather conditions have finally turned into our usual summertime weather...and for those of you that have had the pleasure to dive Grand Cayman this time of year, you know what you're missing!!...Just about unlimited visibility, flat-calm seas and wonderfully hot Caribbean sun to warm you up between dives. 

Wildlife encounters have been a bit more intimidating than usual due to a very horny dolphin named "Stinky" cruising around the north side of Grand Cayman. My first encounter with him was at Starfish Point, mostly just observing him in the shallow waters. Just last week several divers had to abort at Turtle Reef due to the unwanted sexual advances of the dolphin. He was actually caught on video trying to pin one diver to the sand!

We are still busy with dive training this month. We have two new PADI Divemaster candidates and a few more Open Water divers to complete certification dives. 

Happy Bubble Blowing Turtle Heads!

That was close!

TS Issac made a close pass by our little slice of paradise last week. Other than helping our dedicated staff and guests miss a few fantastic dive Grand Cayman days, we escaped her wrath......Closing out a wonderful month of diving Grand Cayman! Many thanks to the Simonitis family, Reuter family, and all the other guests that got us off the couch and out blowing bubbles. Stuey ventured out east for a little Grand Cayman diving excitement...always a treat to play in the swim throughs and explore the walls and reefs that are hardly touched by those who dare...so healthy and beautiful...Not too late to reserve your dives for September and October...cheap airfare and hotels too....See you soon!

Tropics are HOT HOT HOT!

Diving Grand Cayman in August this year has been most interesting. We have given Wall-Nut a new source of power. She is now sporting a Suzuki 225hp 4-stroke engine with a larger 4-blade prop. WOW does she move! Lots of big wildlife sightings on just about every dive Grand Cayman north wall. The weather has been a little challenging this hurricane season with us moving the boat around from west to north and back....and we still have 3 months to go!
Come join us for some late summer Grand Cayman Diving...way better than work...

Tis the Season!

WOW! North Wall diving Grand Cayman today. Both the morning and afternoon drops on Tarpon Alley had us stumbling on a Hammer Head. Sorry Maria...Love you!...Weather is looking like summer..finally..so we plan to dive Grand Cayman north side and hopefully working a bit east over the next few days...Sure sites like Andy's Wall and Penny's Arch are longing for some bubble blowers to visit...
Grand Cayman diving to be continued.......

What a Hero!

This weekend our Grand Cayman diving had us exploring a few new wall sites along 7-mile beach. Guests this month will have the lucky pleasure of diving with a celebrity. That's right folks, Stuey has been named Mr. July! Now ladies, before you start fighting over this British Scuba Hunk, he was named DiveMaster of the month for July. Congratulations! And as most people in the spotlight do, he delivered bigtime on Sunday morning. We noticed a jug floating at the surface and moving quite quickly towards Wall-Nut. Looking into the sea, we could see a nurse shark hooked and fighting for her life! Stuey jumped right in without hesitation (even lost his new sunglasses!), swam to her and cut her free! What a HERO! So next time you plan on diving Grand Cayman don't pick the other guy, choose Cayman Turtle Divers!

Dive, Dive, Dive

So far this summer, Wall-Nut has been working pretty hard! North wall Grand Cayman diving for the last few weeks. Rough seas and full boats (remember 6 max!) were putting our workhorse to the test. She's a little wet but sure seaworthy! The wildlife has been amazing. Reef sharks, spotted eagle rays, turtles, eels....GALORE! Oh and as JT would say, "Packs of fishes!" just about every dive. Stingray City diving and Stingray City snorkeling has been super popular this summer. Stuey has been very happy with visits there just about everyday. Trips are planned in the coming weeks for diving Grand Cayman well known dive site Babylon. Since we will be so close to East End, we will probably pull into the Morritt's for lunch. Afterwards a dive Snapper Hole is sure to finish off the day with some excitement. In May we dove there and took about 20 lion fish on one dive! Call 345-938-0184 and reserve so you can dive Grand Cayman with the best!

Were the Mayan's Right?

Some strange weather brewing down south of Grand Cayman.....May was a record month of rainfall and included two named storms before the start of hurricane season. So far this June has shown us some great Grand Cayman diving. We even got Kelly out on the boat!! Think it was worth the trip because she spotted a shark while diving Grand Cayman north wall site Tarpon Alley East..around 100' deep...pretty sure it was a Reef...Hoping to have a Grand Cayman dive that will include a Hammerhead shark because it has been Christmas since we bumped into each other last...
Here fishy, fishy, fishy! Summer reservations are filling up fast so make yours now!

Far, far away....

Last week Wall-Nut decided it was time to go for a little exploring on the East End! Our first Grand Cayman dive brought us to the wall site Babylon. Beautiful pinnacles, amazing and diverse amounts of fish life and of course what better way to start your day than a 45 minute boat ride along flat-calm, cobalt blue waters...Second dive was on Snapper Hole. This East End Grand Cayman dive site has a little something for every diver to enjoy. Beautiful coral formations loaded with swim-thrus, chock full of juvenile fishes, tarpon..oh and boy are the lion fish getting big out this way! Lunch at Morritts was the perfect idea. Think the gang got a bit of the "itis" and slept most of the way back towards home..Afternoon dives were on Tarpon Tunnels and of course we had to make a stop to dive Stingray City! Special thanks to Kevin and Brooke Campbell and Paul Schaaf for a fantastic week!..oh and congrats on your Nitrox certifications too!

It's FINALLY here...

Talking to myself this morning, while diving Grand Cayman north wall site Lemon Wall, and realized that me a "summer sized" school of eagle rays have yet to bump into each other and therefore it does not feel like summer yet...and then just when I was about to answer myself...4 eagle rays in perfect formation cruised past our group..then we bumped into two sharks!..Second dive Grand Cayman was on Eagle Ray Pass....and more sightings of multiple rays and another shark was the report from our guests..absolutely fantastic morning of Grand Cayman scuba diving!

West Wall Treat

Our Grand Cayman diving this afternoon was pretty special. A very close encounter with a large Hawksbill turtle heading up for some air and another smaller one munchin on some sponge. We decided to dive Grand Cayman west wall site Meridian Drop. This is a new site located just off the Ritz-Carlton and Meridian Condos. Very healthy reef system with some extremely curious fishes. Our second site is also new and known as Wild Hammer. Have no clue why but diving Grand Cayman shallow sites always produce the most diverse schools of tropical fish. JT calls them "packs of fish"..silly cowboy!

Summer just around the corner!

Some amazing Grand Cayman diving today! We took advantage of some very calm wind and seas this morning and decided to dive Grand Cayman north wall sites "Princess Penny's Pinnacle" and "Lemon Reef". First Grand Cayman dive was so-so vis but the pinnacle as usual was amazing. Beautiful fish life, huge, colorful sponges and a couple pesky lion fish to make things a little exciting. We had a respectable bottom time of 43 minutes. Dive two at Lemon Reef was....WOW! Right from the start we had some great wildlife encounters. Eels, breeder size green turtles within arms reach and some very large and curious barracuda keeping an eye on us throughout the dive..No hammerheads or reef sharks yet..but we are hot on the trail.....Still have some room this May so book your dives now!!

SWEET!!

Had some amazing Grand Cayman diving today! North wall was alive with all sorts of critters....we easily counted 50 lobster and most of them were found on Tarpon Tunnels. 3 Eagle Rays hung around with JT and the divers for quite some time during our afternoon 2-tank Grand Cayman boat dive. Visibility was probably around 250'!!...Absolutely love when you can see the phone number on the side of Wall-Nut from 100'...Congratulations go out to Amber Thompson, Jeremy Bossio, Sam and Hannah Kirkeide and Ajoy, Alex and Bethany Jana for completing their Open Water certification dives! Congratulations on a job well done and some amazing diving Grand Cayman!! Hope we get to dive Grand Cayman with you guys again soon...

Love is in the air....or underwater....whatever...

Spring fever is definitely taking over and the evidence is apparent every time we roll off Wall-Nut into the blue. Teems of tropical fishes playing, fighting and mating on just about every Grand Cayman dive. Still waiting on the thick schools of the Silversides which are ever so much fun to swim through. The weather has us moved around to the north side...FINALLY!...Diving Grand Cayman this March 2012 has been amazing..would you believe a 40' Whale Shark was seen playing while diving the Kittiwake!!..There was a Manta Ray near Armchair Reef.. so happy our Grand Cayman diving adventure took us near town one day...Thank you Carnival, NCL and Disney...Many new divers have joined the club this month too..Congratulations to all the newly certified divers!! Tales of Hammerheads and HUGE schools of Spotted Eaglerays soon to follow..Stay tuned for updates!

Wow!! Turtles Everywhere!!

This March has been a wonderful month for encounters with Hawksbill and Green Sea Turtles. Each time we dive Grand Cayman there seems to be some sort of turtle encounter! They swim right up, brush you with a fin or two and then swim on bye like you're just a couple buddies in the sea. Grand Cayman diving in March has also seen us exploring new sites like Meridian Drop, Blue Cross and Darwin's Theory......each has its own particular charm...Vertical walls, TONS of fish and beautiful sponge life...

Bubble Bubble.....

So far March has marched right on in as a lion. Fierce winds and seas have us enjoying Grand Cayman diving along the west side of the island. As usual sites like Orange Canyon and Trinity Caves are pleasing our visitors. Tons of tropical fishes, several types of moray eels and even a spotted eagle ray have made appearances on almost every dive. Couple of trips have taken us to dive the Kittiwake. Haven't been here in a month. It was nice to see her sleeping near the wall at Sand Chute. Diving Grand Cayman west side has so much to offer for all skill level of divers.  

Update..

Finishing up January and first week into February, Grand Cayman diving is treating us quite well! Several hammerhead sharks seen when diving Grand Cayman north wall. As usual my favorite dive site Main Street gave us many exciting visitors during our 40 minute bottom time. Green moray eels are definitely developing a flavor for lion fish. They seem to show up often when we're exploring the walls and reefs and there's a bit of fish guts in the water. Weather forecasts for the next week and a bit are looking fair. We are taking advantage of calm wind and seas and plan to dive Grand Cayman north wall as much as possible..Give us a call @345-938-0184 if you are interested in morning (9am) or afternoon (1:30pm) 2-tank dives...

Jan 2012

So far in 2012 Grand Cayman diving has been living up to its already impressive reputation. There has been north wall diving and would you believe.....a hammerhead sighting!! That morning was a dive Grand Cayman at Main Street which had some of the best vis we've seen since July. This morning's dive, we had very close encounters with 4 different green moray eels. Pretty sure they were after the lion fish we were spearing. While the weather seems to be wacky all over the USA, we are still getting our usual strong NNE winds. The Stingray City Sandbar and deep Stingray City were closed due to horrible conditions for most of December. High seas and strong winds created rip currents and poor visibility making things quite unsafe. Thanks to all the new divers and old friends that have braved the "cold" this winter. Turtle Head -- Out...