oliver
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Just got back from St. Martin and Saba. The wife doesn't dive so I only managed to get a 2-tank morning in SXM and another double over on Saba.
The diving in SXM was much better then I had been led to expect, granted I've been in a drysuit and quarries all summer. I dove with Dive Adventures in SXM and we hit two sites called Hen&Chicks and Grouper, repectively. Hen&Chicks had a little wall but then a nice old meteor crater which was pretty cool (max depth ~50'). Grouper was quite nice with some decent structure and swim-throughs. Several spotted eagle rays and sting rays.
Saba was great. Topside the place is friggin Brigadoon. We had a poor weather day and visibility was cut seriously. Sea state and currents prevented us doing the fabled pinnacles. We did first dive on a site called Renforan and the second at Babylon. Even with the lower vis (15' near surface, 50' below 30') it was absolutely great. Best warm water diving I've ever done. Hawksbill turtle, Nursing shark, frog fish, tons of stuff. Most colorfull soft coral I've seen. I found this to be much more enjoyable than drift diving near cozumel last year.
- Oliver
The diving in SXM was much better then I had been led to expect, granted I've been in a drysuit and quarries all summer. I dove with Dive Adventures in SXM and we hit two sites called Hen&Chicks and Grouper, repectively. Hen&Chicks had a little wall but then a nice old meteor crater which was pretty cool (max depth ~50'). Grouper was quite nice with some decent structure and swim-throughs. Several spotted eagle rays and sting rays.
Saba was great. Topside the place is friggin Brigadoon. We had a poor weather day and visibility was cut seriously. Sea state and currents prevented us doing the fabled pinnacles. We did first dive on a site called Renforan and the second at Babylon. Even with the lower vis (15' near surface, 50' below 30') it was absolutely great. Best warm water diving I've ever done. Hawksbill turtle, Nursing shark, frog fish, tons of stuff. Most colorfull soft coral I've seen. I found this to be much more enjoyable than drift diving near cozumel last year.
- Oliver