Diving Salt Cay

Dec. 21. 2003 - Jan. 1. 2004 We spent two absolutely magical weeks in
Salt Cay. It's a laid back place but we really loved it. We stayed at
Tradewinds and rooms are spacious and nicely furnished with private
porch! We dove with Salt Cay Divers and they were absolutely great.
Most of the diving we did with Craig and really had a lot of fun with
him. But we also dove with Michael and Debbie and Ollie (the owners of
Salt Cay Divers) and everything was perfect. If you want to do deep
dives, Michael is your guy! Debbie also ownes the Splash Boutique and
has really nice staff there (especially her jewellery is great).
Diving in general is nice. Healthy marine life, beautyful and colorful
corals and sponges. Great walls (not spectacular, but great). We saw a
lot of turtles and nurse sharks, moray eels ......! When it comes to
Debbie, we have to admit, that she really keeps things going on the
Island. You need medicine, cigaretts, food, advice or whatever -
debbie is the right person and we really like her! Most of the time
had dinner at the Island Thyme Bistro which works like a central
meeting and information point on the Island. Porter and Haydee
(porprietors) are doing a great job. Food was excellent and the drinks
were literally "great". Don't forget to try Porter's "Wolf and
Mama"!!! They also sell some shirts and jewellery and if you need some
ingredients for your breakfast, ask Porter and he always helps you
out. The New Years Party at Island Thyme Bistro was a real show. We
had Greek food and some really nice Reaggie Music. Casmine is a hell
of a "hot" dancer. We had Dinner at Christmas Eve at the Windmills
Plantation which is a truly unique place. It is a beautyful, intimate
luxury "small hotel" and Sharon and Jim are doing an excellent job.
Food is fantastic and they do everything to make your stay as pleasant
as possible. And the place is situated at most beautyful beach of the
Island. Mount Pleasant Guesthouse serves the best Conch Fritters. We
went twice for Dinner and were always satisfied with Maria's cooking.
You shold also try Pat's Place which is famous for island specialities
and we really enjoyed having dinner there. We stopped a couple of
times (after our last dive of the day) at the green Flash and had a
cool beer. Nathan is right man, if you want to rent a golf car and he
accepts payment by credit card as well. Really nice guy. Netty has the
best bread on the Island and also rents a guest house (which I din't
get to see). Weather was generally okay (even though we had some
fronts)and sometimes it was kind of chilly, but this may be normal in
December. We are going back to this Islands which is not so easy to
describe!