Great vacation at Deep Blue Dive Resort in Utila - whale shark and great diving

[dkd]

We had a fantastic trip to Utila in July! We swam with dolphins and a whale shark and dove on gorgeous walls. Deep Blue Dive Resort is a great dive resort where the quality of diving is the focus of their business. It is small and intimate with owners living on site -- a great place to stay. For a complete trip report and slide show, see:

http://ece.clemson.edu/crb/dawson/scubareports/scubareports.htm
(warning -- the slide show is a big file and lasts about 10 minutes)

 

[baitedstorm]

WOW.... sounds like you had a blast.. I've been trying to swim with the whale sharks for years and keep missing them. I tried to view your slide show, but it only let me see 2 photos, then vanished... I got to see that amazing picture of the whale shark (awesome photo) I'd love to see the others, but not sure how too...

 

[DandyDon]

Howdy!

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And thanks for the report. It's always good to know what others think and have experienced.

don

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[dkd]

Yes -- we were indeed fortunate to see the whale shark __ it honestly never crossed my mind that we would see one in late July so it was really a fantastic surprise. If you're really interested in whale shark hunting, I know Deep Blue is running a special program next spring involving researchers staying with them for 6 weeks to try and tag them to learn more about their behavior. They will be hiring a spotter plane and running a very fast boat -- sounds exciting -- contact them at deepblueutila.com for more details if you're interested.
Sorry you couldn't see the slideshow -- I made some edits and updated the file -- you could try it again now. I also put some of the photos on-line on webshots -- you can check them out at:
http://community.webshots.com/user/dkdawson1
I'm not sure if you have to register w/webshots (free) to see them or not -- if so, sorry for the hassle, but it's the easiest and cheapest way I have to get them on-line, as I use webshots for my screensaver.

 

[Humba]

OK...now I'm green with envy. Glad you had a great trip.

 

[bebo]

Man...I want one of thos trips....NOW!

 

[headhunter]

Welcome to ScubaBoard!

Christian

 

[murphdivers286]

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Must have been nice. Sounds like somewhere I would like to go.