Greetings:admingreet:
I plan on doing a 10 day vaca in Grand Turk, staying at the Bohio Dive Resort. Questions that you can give me feed back on:
- How is the insect population there? In other words are there tons of mosquitoes? Just a tad bit worried about this news piece Mosquito-borne virus chikungunya worries CDC - CNN.com
- Where do you go to free dive for conch? Can we do it ourselves?
- Is it easy to do a shore dive off of Bohio beach?
Any other tips or things to know would be much appreciated. Thank you.[/QUOTe
Update: Bohio is a nice place. You may want to make sure you know the price of those good fruity slushy type drinks ahead of time. They can add up quickly ($12 here , $50 within 1/2hr. and you're still thirsty).
Mosquito's/bugs- not so bas as I thought. I do love their dogs but you may want to stay at a distance from them because they have a lot of fleas and ticks. When they scratch, the fleas fly somewhere and if you're within reach, you'll find your ankles and calves bitten up.
The people running the place are very nice and family business. They are so chill. The Divemasters are pretty cool too. Oh, one thing I found out is that they go by dive computer stats not the dive planner RDP
. So don't freak out if you look at the RDP dive planner and find yourself in the grey area or way past maximum group pressure...That's what I've learned as I'm very new at diving and I kept forgetting this is another country and they do things differently....Maybe that's a bad thing...but I thought it was fine-I was well with in my limits on my dive computer and did my safety stops accordingly.
It's freakin' HOT out there- when you're diving, plus in and out of the water- your sunscreen washes off. Good luck on trying to keep it on. Just stay in the shade if you're fair skinned as I am.
Don't plan on getting your room done in a timely manner- it's "island time" and super hot....just kick back in the lounge area. If you see a coconut and feel thirsty- ask the folks to get it for you- they'll climb the tree and chop it for you. Ahh fresh coconut water - free too! (maybe a bit warm liquid-but still)
I felt its better to stay there than to come from the cruise ship....I found that although the water is so beautiful turquoise blue- you can't really see crap in the shallow part- it's better to just go diving or maybe they can drop you off a few 20 feet from the beach. visibility is sup good after you get passed that sea grass stuff.
Chillaxin' like an islander- the evenings are great! I love how the sea water gently slides up the beach- not so rough as Maui. The tropical like music sets off the right kind of mood with your drink (alcoholic or non). Sunsets are different from Hawaii- no so many clouds to get the pink and orange hues. It's still a nice sunset and if you blink, you'll miss the sun go away....
Hope this was helpfull.
---------- Post added July 4th, 2015 at 09:54 AM ----------
what are some places you'd recommend for diving in Bahamas? I was talking to some folks that were advanced divers and they suggested live aboard boats....
