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Just back from Provo after a great week of diving and R&R. Based on the recommendations of everyone on the board, we dove with Fifi and the crew at Caicos Adventures. Add me to the list of folks on SB who wouldn't dive with anyone else in Provo!
All of our diving was at French Cay or West Caicos. Dive sites included Rock n Roll, G-Spot, Tons of Sponge, Gorgonia Reef, The Anchor, The Gully, and Sugarloaf. This was our first experience with wall diving and we loved it. Swimming out over the lip of a reef at 50-70 feet and looking down into the blue towards 7000' is breathtaking. We saw several sharks, eagle rays, & a couple of turtles, but missed the manta that our DM (Oli) and another diver saw. :sad_2:
The crew from Caicos Adventures was great. Fifi was at the dock each morning with Poochie (the terrier) in tow and was our boat captain on Wednesday. Our favorite day was Thursday when we did the three tank trip with only eight divers on the boat. Oli was our DM for most of our dives and did a geat job of finding the big fish! Other crew members we met during the week were Liz, Lil, Steve, Pete, Rich, and Asa. (hope I didn't forget anybody) All did a great job!
Provo itself was just what we wanted: beautiful ocean views and a relaxed, laid-back atmosphere. We stayed in a villa in the Turtle Tail area and barely heard another soul while there. We had great meals at Hemingways, Iguana, and the Sharkbite.
While there are several other Carribean destinations we'd like to try, we will definitely be making a return visit to Provo!
All of our diving was at French Cay or West Caicos. Dive sites included Rock n Roll, G-Spot, Tons of Sponge, Gorgonia Reef, The Anchor, The Gully, and Sugarloaf. This was our first experience with wall diving and we loved it. Swimming out over the lip of a reef at 50-70 feet and looking down into the blue towards 7000' is breathtaking. We saw several sharks, eagle rays, & a couple of turtles, but missed the manta that our DM (Oli) and another diver saw. :sad_2:
The crew from Caicos Adventures was great. Fifi was at the dock each morning with Poochie (the terrier) in tow and was our boat captain on Wednesday. Our favorite day was Thursday when we did the three tank trip with only eight divers on the boat. Oli was our DM for most of our dives and did a geat job of finding the big fish! Other crew members we met during the week were Liz, Lil, Steve, Pete, Rich, and Asa. (hope I didn't forget anybody) All did a great job!
Provo itself was just what we wanted: beautiful ocean views and a relaxed, laid-back atmosphere. We stayed in a villa in the Turtle Tail area and barely heard another soul while there. We had great meals at Hemingways, Iguana, and the Sharkbite.
While there are several other Carribean destinations we'd like to try, we will definitely be making a return visit to Provo!