Wahoo! Grenada!!

[Ishie]

Hi all! New to this forum, and have never dived in the Caribbean.

With the exception of a phenomenal trip to the Philippines last November, I've been a circa 55 degree, low viz California diver.

I just got word that I've been accepted to SGU in Grenada for medical school in either August (wait listed) or January. Though I know most of my time will be stuffed in books, I've heard the diving there is wonderful, particularly for wrecks.

I've surfed that gallery a little, and have found some stuff on the internet, but anyone have any general ideas of what to expect diving wise, experience diving there, and underwater photos?

Are there a lot of current dives; any ideas on life, what equipment to bring, and the rest of it?

I'm so excited!

Thanks!!

 

[Kevrumbo]

Congrats on being accepted; my older Brother is an ER Doc and is still indentured twelve years running, to the State of Kansas for all his Med School Student Loans (as well as a couple thousands of $$$ to me!). . .

Going to visit Grenada over the X-mas/New Year's Holiday:
http://www.grenadagrenadines.com/dive_sites.html

 

[Ishie]

Congrats to your older brother! I'm sure I'll be crippled in debt before too long... I've heard one of the dive shops near the campus lets you run up a tab, so that alone should be sufficient to have me begging for broken kneecaps.

Great site! I'd really like to dive the Bianca C with some more experience under my belt, though I've talked briefly to a med student that got bent doing it, thus getting grounded from diving for 6-9 months. Blech.

Looks like some incredible stuff...

I've also heard some of the students talk about occasional trips to Tobago. Has anyone dived there and actually seen the mantas?

Have fun on your holiday!!