Advanced diving travel suggestions from Boston

[mtsidford]

Help me please. I need to plan my vacation weeks this week at work. I prefer wrecks and big animals. Reefs bore me. I need help on one weeks vaca. What time of year and where would you travel if you felt like diving only wrecks or big game without spending 5g in Micronesia. Advanced 70-140ft diving daily would be perfect. I have a trip planned for Florida so keep the ideas to the caribbean/atlantic or Mexico if possible. I was thinking Costa Rica to see Hammerheads and some wrecks but don't know when to go to see the hammerheads congregate. Scuba diving magazine says Aruba, Bermuda, and the Bahama's have good wreck diving. Is one better than another? Do any of these have both serious wrecks and sharks? Thank you for any help you can give me. Sid

 

[dab]

I realize this may be a bit off your radar, but if you want to experience some of the best wreck diving there is, come to the Great Lakes. Plan a trip to the staits of Mackinaw in July. The area is beautiful and there are fantastic wrecks, from 2 and 3 masted schooners that went down in the late 1800's to the 588' freighter "Cedarville" that went down in 1964. There are many other great locations around the Great Lakes as well. Just a thought if the colder water doesn't bother you and you want to see some great fresh water wrecks.

 

[tedwhiteva]

Another off your radar - St Lawrence seaway - has 25+ dive-able wrecks with 20 miles of Brockville and Prescott, Canada. Do it in July or August, and the water is in the 70's. A good number of dive operators, usually cheaper on the Canadian side. One we have used for three years is www.diveseewayvision.com - the shop is closed right now, but they answer their email.

Otherwise, there is always Key Largo.

 

[mtsidford]

I dive dry year round here in New England so cold water is no bother as long as the diving is good. British Columbia is definitly calling me.

 

[Al Mialkovsky]

Truks awesome, completly awesome.