West End Memorial Day trip - dive site opinions?

[Dontezuma]

My family is planning a trip to West End for Memorial Day this year, and I'm looking at possible dive stops. One option is to head ESE from Stuart to Tiger Beach before heading into West End, but I was wondering about shark activity there at that time. I know the sharks are more prevalent in winter, but wasn't sure if they were totally gone, or just not quite as prevalent in the late spring.

We'll be staying in Bootle Bay, which I know has some great dives right near shore. I'm also trying to figure out where Garden of Eden and Mt. Olympus are. Does anyone have a link to share or coordinates?

This will be our first trip to the Bahamas, so any words of wisdom will be well received. Thanks!

The Smiths...

 

[Dontezuma]

Also, anyone in the South Florida who might be looking at making a trip across, buddy boats are always a good idea... Our itinerary:
Trailer boat to Stuart/Jupiter Friday, hotel. Saturday to Tiger Beach, dive, then to customs in West End, check in to marina, and dick around for the evening. Explore a little, maybe snorkel... Sunday, head around to Freeport and dive there, refill tanks while grabbing lunch, dive a little more, then back to Bootle bay. Monday, check out of customs and head back home.

 

[Gene]

Your posts brought back many good memories we have of going over to West End and Freeport on my aunt and uncle's old 23 foot Makko, which we used to do from WPB as they lived on Lake Worth near the inlet. This was mostly in the 80s up to 2000s. Great trips and lots of fun.
Enjoy!

 

[scubadada]

Hi @Dontezuma

I recently returned from a week on the Dolphin Dream at Tiger Beach and Bimini Trip Report - Tiger Beach and Bimini on the Dolphin Dream, March 11-19, 2022

Our check out dive at Bootle Bay was mediocre. I can't imagine what you would do out at Tiger Beach by yourself. Most of the dive sites are off Freeport, looks like some of them might be fun Dive Sites of Grand Bahama | Freeport | Map & Descriptions

Good luck

 

[Dontezuma]

@scubadada Thanks for the link. I figured that even if we weren't feeding the sharks up at Tiger Beach, there'd be sharks around. Maybe not? There's also supposed to be a huge coral head there on the ledge, but I haven't found coordinates yet. We are planning to swing around to the Freeport side Sunday.