Welcome to ScubaBoard, an online scuba diving forum community where you can join over 185,000 divers from around the world discussing all things related to Scuba Diving. To gain full access to ScubaBoard (and make this large box go away) you must register for a free account. As a registered member you will be able to:
Participate in over 500 dive topic forums and browse from over 5,500,000 posts.
Communicate privately with other divers from around the world.
Post your own photos or view from well over 100,000 user submitted images.
Gain access to our free classifieds marketplace to buy, sell and trade gear, travel and services.
Use the calendar to organize your events and enroll in other members' events.
All this and much more is available to you absolutely free when you register for an account, so sign up today!
If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact the ScubaBoard Support Team.
On a large pile of smokin' A'a, the most isolated population center on the face of the earth. 2,175 miles to Alaska, 2,390 miles to California; 3,850 miles to Japan; 4,900 miles to China; 5,280 miles to the Philippines.
I refuse to believe that corporations are people until Texas executes one.
"Too often ... people enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought" - Leapfrog
"They are the McDonalds of diver certification. Quick, inexpensive and tasty. Pardon me for saying so, but I also believe it to be a health hazard." - DCBC
"It truly does boil down to motivation ... if you believe something is hard, or unnecessary to learn, you won't learn it ... even if it's completely within your capability" - Bob (Grateful Diver)
Haven't been there in several years so this info is both obsolete (probably) and subjective (definitely). However...
I too liked to do the requisite AM boat wall/reef dive followed by several PM/dark air shore dives. Abanks shop just south of G'Town and Eden Rock Dive Centre, a stumble further south, are located at some beautiful reefs; "Eden Rock" (duh) and "Devil's Grotto." A half a click, +/-, further south brings you to the ever popular Sunset House. Dining by the sea, fresh water pool, beer between dives, all the comforts of home and a dive shop to boot. The Mermaid's there. Saw that sub on many dives. Kinda neat. Good place to stake out a table and spend an afternoon through an evening.
At the north end of SMB is the Cracked Conch By the Sea (where the Dive Tech shop was and maybe still is in addition to their resort). Nice entry, fantastic overhangs. Plus dining by the sea, beer between dives and maybe still a dive shop(?). Went to Cemetery and South Sound but never really found the sweet spot. Dove from Foster's old shop on the north edge of G'Town on some half-axed wreck. No big deal. Would like to try Bonnie's Arch/Turtle Farm area, just south of the Cracked Conch. And maybe the pier at Cobalt Beach Resort/Dive Tech.
(Having just spoken with my attorney I'm now adding that the previous beer comments are hereby revoked and to be considered null and void.)
There is still diving at the Cracked Conch...it isn't Dive Tech, but it is a great shore dive. The new Dive Tech location at Lighthouse Wall is a nice dive, even not going all the way out to the wall. And then as was already mentioned Cobalt Coast is a great dive.