Monday, September 1, 2008

SCUBA Diving in Grand Cayman

Scuba diving is, for those of us who are avid divers, the ultimate escape from the world you leave behind. You can escape and take yourself on an journey to see things which you otherwise never would experience. You enter an hostile environment in relative safety. You see marine life and artefacts which you would never really discover otherwise.
One of the best dives that I have done recently was off the shore of Grand Cayman. Sting Ray City is the nickname of the dive site. I was taken there by Divers Down, who also offer a charter service for smaller groups or groups of up to 16 people. They also take you to much more quiet sites, where you will not encounter so many cruise ship passengers causing mayhem.
The fish were amazing. If you plan to do any diving in Grand Cayman then Stingray city is a must. Just a ten minute boat trip across the beautiful Grand Cayman Northsound, will take you to this world great dive site. In just 4 meters of clear warm turquoise water-protected by the barrier reef-you can interact with scoresloads of friendly Southern Stingrays. After the short boat ride out to Stingray City, the instructors briefed us on how to interact with these delightful playful and cheeky stingrays.
They come really close up to you, and you must be cool! They come and bite food right out of your hand. Apparently this happens nowhere else on Earth as these creatures are normally timid and are not normally so trustworthy.

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