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CCV is on an island of it own so if you want to go to the main island you'll have to make arrangements for a crew boat to take you over. Lauray can arrange it and a rental jeep to get around in. There are several activities scheduled during the week that will take you over for shopping, eating out and tours, just check the schedule board and see Lauray.
You won't need to worry about places to eat at CCV. The food there is good and although it's not gourmet, it's plentiful. During the week you'll have steak and lobster, a BBQ on Turtle Cay, and lots of local fare...You'll enjoy it all.
The dive operation is excellent, as is the dock crew. Robert will handle your tanks for you. He'll also make sure you analyze your Nitrox tanks and sign the book for every tank. The divemasters are all very good and of course safety for everyone is a high priority...not just "pretty safe".
On your first visit you'll go through an orientation of the resort that will explain, among other things, navigating the reefs and walls in front of the resort. And you'll have to do an orientation dive before you are turned loose on your own. As new divers, don't worry about diving without a guide on the shore dives...there are trails well marked from the beach to both walls and the wreck. The dive boats will spoil you, they are so well set-up and don't forget to try the moon hatch! They cover the dive sites pretty well but our favorite boat sites are Calvin's Crack, Menagerie, Mary's Place and Gold Chain Reef. For shore dives you just can't beat CCV Wall and Newman's Wall. We spend alot of time on those as well as the wreck of the Prince Albert.
The shore diving is excellent. Not only is it the easiest you'll ever do, it's the most interesting. You have 2 vertical walls, CCV and Newman's, just fin strokes away from the Prince Albert and the DC-3 wreckage. Our last trip this past March, we turned down most of the boat dives in preference for the shore diving and didn't regret it in the least!
At the end of September, you're getting into rainy season. It won't effect the diving except to lower the viz just a bit (from the run-off) but if getting rained on bothers you, take an umbrella or poncho. I was there in October '99 and it rained on us 20 hrs a day all week. The rain didn't bother us but the damp sheets and towels did...nothing dries in 100% humidity!
Have a great trip. My next one is in March '02