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RICHinNC
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Ive done most my diving off of St Thomas...with chris sawyer....
but...if you go down town St John....and there is only one down town....coming from the westin resort the road will curve to the right...there will be a white church on the left....then a car rental place on the right.....just at the car rental place on the right there is a street that goes up hill. At the top of the hill on is a dive shop. And to my knowledge....the only one on St john.
good luck....let me know how it turns out.......(where are you staying??? the westin resort has a small dive operation as part of the hotel but i never used them as i wasnt qualified at the time)
but...if you go down town St John....and there is only one down town....coming from the westin resort the road will curve to the right...there will be a white church on the left....then a car rental place on the right.....just at the car rental place on the right there is a street that goes up hill. At the top of the hill on is a dive shop. And to my knowledge....the only one on St john.
good luck....let me know how it turns out.......(where are you staying??? the westin resort has a small dive operation as part of the hotel but i never used them as i wasnt qualified at the time)
Hal
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greenone:
I was there a couple of months ago. Found that diving in St. John was pretty resort-course oriented. I ended up going into St. Thomas by ferry and diving with Blue Island divers and enjoyed it very much. See link below. One wreck in particular, the Wit Shoal, was one of the best I've ever done.
Hal
http://www.blueislanddivers.com/
RICHinNC
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Hal has it pretty much pegged. You could try the Chris Sawyer operation on St. T as well. Lots of good reviews on here about Chris....and...I have dove with him too. Good.
Rich
Rich
If you are staying on St. John there's Low Key and Cruz Bay Watersports. Cruz Bay runs out of the Westin and Low Key is right next to the ferry dock, you may see their boats if you arrive via Cruz Bay. There's also an operation at Caneel bay if you're staying there and one out of Coral bay if you are on the East side. I'd recommend either Low Key or Cruz Bay depending on where you are staying.
Going to St. Thomas every day is doable but with the new homeland security rules the ferry's aren't quite as easy going as they use to be. You can however take a ferry to Red Hook and then the 3 min walk to Chris Sawyer main shop, take a left off the ferry, it's on your left next to Molly Malones. If you want to try Blue Island take the Ferry to downtown Charlotte Amalie, check the schedule it doesn't leave as often and takes longer than the Red Hook ferry. Than walk about 10 min or cab over to Crown Bay Marina to Blue Island Divers.
I've worked at both Chris Sawyer Diving Center and Blue Island and can recommend them both. Blue Island dives the wrecks and reefs if the south side, as mentioned earlier the WIT Shoal II is a great dive.
If it was me I would do some dives with the operations in St John and than do the Friday Rhone trip on Chris Sawyer. Contact them to book it as especially in Feb. (high season) things can book up.
http://sawyerdive.vi/
I believe they can pick up for the Rhone trip in St. John at either Cruz Bay (near the ferry dock) or at the Westin. It's a day trip and well worth it. If Chris Sawyer is on the boat he tells an amazing, gut wrenching, edge of your seat story about the day the Rhone went down. You do two dives with lunch inbetween, a wonderful day. Don't forget your passport or Govt. Issue ID and Birth Certificate. Passport is the best option.
Emjoy your trip. If you're looking for a fun topside activity the new minature golf course just up the hill (take a cab or thumb a ride) from Cruz bay has the most magnificent views of any golf course I've ever seen (oh, and the minature golf course if fun to).
Chris
Going to St. Thomas every day is doable but with the new homeland security rules the ferry's aren't quite as easy going as they use to be. You can however take a ferry to Red Hook and then the 3 min walk to Chris Sawyer main shop, take a left off the ferry, it's on your left next to Molly Malones. If you want to try Blue Island take the Ferry to downtown Charlotte Amalie, check the schedule it doesn't leave as often and takes longer than the Red Hook ferry. Than walk about 10 min or cab over to Crown Bay Marina to Blue Island Divers.
I've worked at both Chris Sawyer Diving Center and Blue Island and can recommend them both. Blue Island dives the wrecks and reefs if the south side, as mentioned earlier the WIT Shoal II is a great dive.
If it was me I would do some dives with the operations in St John and than do the Friday Rhone trip on Chris Sawyer. Contact them to book it as especially in Feb. (high season) things can book up.
http://sawyerdive.vi/
I believe they can pick up for the Rhone trip in St. John at either Cruz Bay (near the ferry dock) or at the Westin. It's a day trip and well worth it. If Chris Sawyer is on the boat he tells an amazing, gut wrenching, edge of your seat story about the day the Rhone went down. You do two dives with lunch inbetween, a wonderful day. Don't forget your passport or Govt. Issue ID and Birth Certificate. Passport is the best option.
Emjoy your trip. If you're looking for a fun topside activity the new minature golf course just up the hill (take a cab or thumb a ride) from Cruz bay has the most magnificent views of any golf course I've ever seen (oh, and the minature golf course if fun to).
Chris
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