BoozeHound36
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Okay, there are too many posts on this site which makes searching for what I'm looking for a b****.
As part of my objectives for 2024 (I'm not going to say "resolution" because if I do that means it definitely won't happen) I want to travel more and expand my diving experiences. As a point of reference I am based out of SE Florida. I'd like to do several long weekend (think Thursday - Sunday) trips that aren't break the bank but worth doing, and it feels like Caribbean islands may be the ideal thing. There are the places that you always hear about: Roatan, Cozumel, Bonaire (which I plan to look at very hard) but what are some good places that you don't normally hear about that should be looked at.
Some places that spring to mind that I'd like to hear your thoughts about are:
01. St. Lucia
02. St. Eustacious
03. Dominca (though this doesn't look like it will be a cheap trip)
04. Bahamas - is there a good area to go?
05. Cayman - Grand Cayman, Little Cayman?
06. Barbados
07. Curacao
Am I just thinking about the ones you always hear about or are there others that I should be looking into? Are there some that are good for doing wrecks vs reefs? Some that are great for pelagics vs ones that are better for macro? I need some guidance in how to think and approach this.
Other trips I'm thinking about that are outside the Caribbean is to get up to Great Lakes and do some wreck diving there. I'll hopefully be drysuit diving soon.
As part of my objectives for 2024 (I'm not going to say "resolution" because if I do that means it definitely won't happen) I want to travel more and expand my diving experiences. As a point of reference I am based out of SE Florida. I'd like to do several long weekend (think Thursday - Sunday) trips that aren't break the bank but worth doing, and it feels like Caribbean islands may be the ideal thing. There are the places that you always hear about: Roatan, Cozumel, Bonaire (which I plan to look at very hard) but what are some good places that you don't normally hear about that should be looked at.
Some places that spring to mind that I'd like to hear your thoughts about are:
01. St. Lucia
02. St. Eustacious
03. Dominca (though this doesn't look like it will be a cheap trip)
04. Bahamas - is there a good area to go?
05. Cayman - Grand Cayman, Little Cayman?
06. Barbados
07. Curacao
Am I just thinking about the ones you always hear about or are there others that I should be looking into? Are there some that are good for doing wrecks vs reefs? Some that are great for pelagics vs ones that are better for macro? I need some guidance in how to think and approach this.
Other trips I'm thinking about that are outside the Caribbean is to get up to Great Lakes and do some wreck diving there. I'll hopefully be drysuit diving soon.