Windward Islands scuba diving - a reason for your vacation
The Windward Islands are the perfect choice for those divers seeking truly rich and diverse marine life on an unspoiled island of outstanding natural beauty, rather than those seeking coral sand beaches backed by swaying palms. The underwater ‘landscapes’ are as varied as the sea life with Dominica’s volcanic origins very obvious. Underwater pinnacles, swim-throughs, steep walls and arches along with coral gardens and sloping shelves mean that dive sites are full of interest. In a few places jets of hot water and froths of bubbles trace sparkling pathways from fissures in the rock. Choose either the small and friendly divers’ lodge, Castle Comfort Dive Lodge or the very comfortable, full service hotel, Fort Young Hotel. Most of St. Vincent's best dive sites are located up the Leeward (west) coast within a 10 to 15 minute boat ride. The divers see pristine reefs and intact corals unlike dive travelers who visit the most popular destinations. New divers will be overwhelmed by the schools of brightly colored fish, the abundance of colorful sponges and the number of reef creatures on our wide variety of sites. Seahorses and frogfish are prolific here although it cannot be guaranteed to find them on each dive. Spotted drum are plentiful in St. Vincent and many can be seen on every dive. Experienced divers and especially photographers will be amazed with the variety of rare creatures we are discovering every day at our sites. It is now known that 2 species of bat fish, the shortnose and red lipped, live in the sandy areas of several sites. The beautiful red "cover photo" Red Banded Lobster from Paul Humann's Reef Creatures book are often found deep at several sites. Split lure frogfish as well as the very common longlure frogfish are also in the shallow sand. Porcelain crabs, Golden Coral Shrimp, Spoon Nosed Eels, Viper Morays, Brotula and other macro subjects will keep a photographer shooting at least one roll of 36/dive. The dives are generally easy with little to no current, except for a few drift dives. This is ideal for experienced divers, inexperienced divers and photographers. The visibility is typically 50-80 feet, owing to the amount of plankton in the water which accounts for the abundance of marine life on our sites. Alternative Bay has an extensive shallow reef of finger coral; a large sand and seagrass area; and a steep slope filled with sponges and corals down to about 110 ft. This is a good site to dive any time. In the sand, look for seahorses, Flying Gurnard, Electric Rays, Pistol Shrimps, Golden Coral Shrimp and Snake Eels. We've even found a pink Striated Frogfish in the sand at this dive site. Cherub Angelfish, the Caribbean's smallest Angelfish live in the finger coral garden as do octopus (we saw both Common and Caribbean Two-Spot Octopus last trip). Juvenile reef fish hover above the finger corals, creating a wonderful vista.. and right under the mooring!
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