I did back to back charters on the RSA IV in November - BDE + St John's. I could not believe the crowding at the dive sites, particularly on the BDE route. There were boats everywhere, skiffs zipping past constantly, and so many divers in the water. Divers above, divers below, divers standing on and kneeling on reefs, chasing everything. My goal every dive was to surface safely without getting my body chopped to bits in a prop. Although there were some pretty reefs on the BDE route, the reefs on the St John's route were in rough shape. The underwater topography was gorgeous and the water crystal clear. I can imagine that these reefs were absolutely stunning in years prior.
