Although there is diving throughout the
Caribbean, the British and US Virgins have an abundance of well-marked and
easily accessible scuba and snorkel sites. They have a great system of buoys. One
has only to pick up the buoy and follow the line down to beautiful underwater
sights. Unfortunately on the dive with my sons I found a couple of teaspoons of
water in my underwater camera case. I thought my camera had survived, but then
the flash would not work and a few days later the zoom quit and a week later it
wouldn’t even turn on. So one of the tasks when we get back to the states is to
get a new camera and underwater case.
Pictures don’t do the underwater beauty of
the Virgins justice, but my best attempts are depicted below. It doesn’t matter
if you are snorkeling or Scuba diving the underwater diversity and beauty is
astounding!
Wreck Ally is between Cooper Island and Salt Cay and has 4 wrecks in it.
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| Wreck Alley restroom |
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| Tug Boat at Wreck Alley |
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| tubular sponges are very colorful |
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| He was really quite friendly |
I love the turtles! We saw a lot of them in the shallow waters.
The Wreck of the Rhone is the premier dive of the BVIs! We have dove in many times over the years, but is always different with more to see.
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| After section of the ship's ribs |
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| Looking through the forward section of the Rhone |
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| Fire Coral with a small sea urchin |
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| The corals are wonderful |
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| This crab was very active |
We saw many Sting Rays gliding above the bottom
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| Sting Ray at rest |
A great dive in the US Virgins is the Cow and Calf. It has a number of swim throughs. I have
tried to make some short movies using a Go Pro in an effort to depict some of
the excitement I feel as I glide through the thick clear liquid through the
beautiful alien environment. Click on the play arrows to play each short video clip.
There are so many wonderful dives; wrecks, coral reefs, walls, chimneys and tunnels. We have found this to be a beautiful underwater world. Some of our other favorites are the Indians in the BVI and the Chikuzen which is between the Dogs and Anegada. The Indians are a favorite for snorkeling also and is close to Norman's Island and the Willie T for an after dive libation. The Chikuzen is 12 miles off shore so it is a good sail out and then a sail to Anegada or to North Sound in Virgin Gorda.
