trigfunctions
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Definitely Saba. For a one day trip I'd take WinAir, do two dives and a short hike up Mt scenery before the flight back.
That's pretty ambitious. The hike up Mt. Scenery is a butt-kicker, and I don't know if doing a strenous hike up a mountain is a good idea following two dives - especially since dives in Saba are generally in the 60 to 90 ft range. That might be pushing the DCS limits a little IMO.
Diving in Saba is amazing, as is the entire island. Don't know about St. Maartin.
here's what SeaSaba says about hiking:
http://www.seasaba.com/MainPages/Diving,Hiking,Flying.htm
At the same time, one of the more popular topside activities on Saba is hiking up Mount Scenery or setting off on one of the other hiking trails that are maintained by the Saba Conservation Foundation. As for flying, you may remember that rigorous exercise, either immediately before or after diving, may increase your susceptibility to decompression sickness. Again, our recommendation is conservatism when hiking Saba's trails or simply meandering around Saba's steep hillsides. In particular, when climbing Mount Scenery we recommend that you only do so after you have sufficiently off-gassed and it is safe for you to fly according to your certifying agencies guidelines.
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