We were scheduled to leave out of FNT on 01/31/2014 with a stop in ATL and then arrive at GCM ~1:45 in the afternoon. As luck would have it; the flight from FNT to ATL was cancelled because of weather. My wonderful wife spent 2 hrs. on the phone with Delta looking for other flights out of Michigan to GCM and they found a American Airlines flight out of Detroit and arriving in GCM at 8:45 that night, so we still made it on the same day just 8 hrs later.
We stayed 8 nights at the Turtle Nest Inn at the East End of the island, sunny and ~83 degrees daily. We momentarily thought about the unfortunate people in MI having to deal with the cold temps and snow, and then went back to drinking beer and rum by the pool.
I got 18 dives in with Ocean Frontiers during six days and didnt visit any reefs more than once. As I will be diving again with Ocean Frontiers again, Im doing their Green Short Challenge. Its a challenge from them to dive all of the 55 sites they go to. I enjoy diving with them as they are a full valet shop and will take care of your gear if you want them to. I prefer to take my regs with me. They are very friendly and professional. You can dive with a DM or go off with your dive buddy and dive as long as you have gas and stay within NDL. The water temp was 81 degrees so I just dove in board shorts and a rash guard. The reefs on that side of the island are healthy IMO and have a lot of life around them. We saw many reef sharks, lobsters a few turtles etc. I did take a lot if video clips, now I just need to get some ambition and put a complete video together.
It was a good time and it was WARM. Got home late Saturday night 02/08/2014. The trip seemed like a distant memory when I got up Sunday morning and had to clear the snow out of the driveway.
Next stop is St. Maarten in March and the Roatan Invasion in late April. Lots of excellent diving ahead.
Steve
We stayed 8 nights at the Turtle Nest Inn at the East End of the island, sunny and ~83 degrees daily. We momentarily thought about the unfortunate people in MI having to deal with the cold temps and snow, and then went back to drinking beer and rum by the pool.
I got 18 dives in with Ocean Frontiers during six days and didnt visit any reefs more than once. As I will be diving again with Ocean Frontiers again, Im doing their Green Short Challenge. Its a challenge from them to dive all of the 55 sites they go to. I enjoy diving with them as they are a full valet shop and will take care of your gear if you want them to. I prefer to take my regs with me. They are very friendly and professional. You can dive with a DM or go off with your dive buddy and dive as long as you have gas and stay within NDL. The water temp was 81 degrees so I just dove in board shorts and a rash guard. The reefs on that side of the island are healthy IMO and have a lot of life around them. We saw many reef sharks, lobsters a few turtles etc. I did take a lot if video clips, now I just need to get some ambition and put a complete video together.
It was a good time and it was WARM. Got home late Saturday night 02/08/2014. The trip seemed like a distant memory when I got up Sunday morning and had to clear the snow out of the driveway.
Next stop is St. Maarten in March and the Roatan Invasion in late April. Lots of excellent diving ahead.Steve
