Our LDS (Scuba Sensations) traveled to Saba with the amazing help of Sea Saba Dive Center. Our trip from Chicago to Saba was uneventful except for the fun landing at the airstrip in Saba. Take off was even better than landing. From arrival to departure every aspect of the trip was well arranged by Sea Saba. We stayed at Julianna's Hotel which was a good hotel with good food for breakfast and dinner when we ate there. Because it was Sea and Learn October we attended a few of the seminars and ate at a different restaurant every night. Amazing food and locations, especially the Eco Lodge restaurant.
Diving was very well run. Bus picked us up at the exact same time every morning. We opted for a box lunch that we ate on the boat while changing tanks in the harbor between dives 2 and 3 each day. Our dive guides, instructors Caroline, Aaron, Mike and Vickie were all very good and just great to have around. Seeing on the white board "Max Dive Time: NDL" was so nice to see. We did well over an hour on almost all dives except the pinnicles/sea mounts when we were at 100 or below at the beginning of the dive. Diving was varied from biological (lots of reef and fish) and geological (the sea mounts and pinnicles). We all enjoyed the diversity of the diving and the reefs were very healthy and full of life. Tropical Storm Gustalo had just visited and there was a lot of sand on the reefs which will disipate soon. Viz was only ok due to a northern swell, but we did not mind and enjoyed everything. On the deep dives, viz improved dramatically below 75 feet making those dive very clear and very cool.
Lynn, co-owner of Sea Saba with husband John, paid attention to every detail and was so flexible to meet our needs. We asked to change the night dive with no notice and she just smiled and said sure as long as she could russle up staff.
Caroline was the instructor most in the water with us and her infectious excitement about diving played out on every dive. I give her very high marks as a guide and group leader. She and the whole staff learned our skill levels and let us dive accordingly.
Thanks to Sea Saba for an outstanding trip.
Rob
Diving was very well run. Bus picked us up at the exact same time every morning. We opted for a box lunch that we ate on the boat while changing tanks in the harbor between dives 2 and 3 each day. Our dive guides, instructors Caroline, Aaron, Mike and Vickie were all very good and just great to have around. Seeing on the white board "Max Dive Time: NDL" was so nice to see. We did well over an hour on almost all dives except the pinnicles/sea mounts when we were at 100 or below at the beginning of the dive. Diving was varied from biological (lots of reef and fish) and geological (the sea mounts and pinnicles). We all enjoyed the diversity of the diving and the reefs were very healthy and full of life. Tropical Storm Gustalo had just visited and there was a lot of sand on the reefs which will disipate soon. Viz was only ok due to a northern swell, but we did not mind and enjoyed everything. On the deep dives, viz improved dramatically below 75 feet making those dive very clear and very cool.
Lynn, co-owner of Sea Saba with husband John, paid attention to every detail and was so flexible to meet our needs. We asked to change the night dive with no notice and she just smiled and said sure as long as she could russle up staff.
Caroline was the instructor most in the water with us and her infectious excitement about diving played out on every dive. I give her very high marks as a guide and group leader. She and the whole staff learned our skill levels and let us dive accordingly.
Thanks to Sea Saba for an outstanding trip.
Rob