Re: Jamaica - question

I'm just back from Negril. The diving was nice, but there's indeed not that
much 'large' life around, though the turtles and rays were nice...

The reefs are beautifull and when you can appreciate lots of small fish
then I would say the diving's pretty good. I certainly didn't regret going
out to dive (the fact that the watertemp was 29° C also helped).

My favorite dive site was 'Throne Room'.


TonyP <arpierre@hooptonline.net> wrote in
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> RayC wrote:
>
>> Jon Maurer wrote:
>>
>>> Benchmark: I've taken several dive vacations on Bonaire, Cayman Brac
>>> and Little Cayman and have enjoyed every single minute.
>>>
>>> We took a trip to St. Lucia (Sandals) a couple of years ago and I
>>> did take my gear down, but the experience was awful - the dive setup
>>> was way too restrictive for an experienced diver, and the dive site
>>> and therefore overall enjoyability of the experience left a lot to
>>> be desired.
>>>
>>> So this year we're going to Sandals in Jamaica (Montego Bay) and I'm
>>> wondering if I want to repeat this experiment. I'm quite willing to
>>> go to an off-resort dive operation as long as there are decent dives
>>> to be had, so here's the question - is there any good diving to be
>>> had near this part of the island or should I save the weight in my
>>> luggage and just lay by the pool, soak up the sun, and drink some
>>> more?
>
>> The diving in Jamaica is pretty bland at best. Any fish large enough
>> to eat are caught. The reefs are pretty and I have never seen so
>> many sea pearls in my life. But don't expect anything spectacular.
>>
>> However, since the diving is free at the resort, why not just go and
>> enjoy being underwater! It my not beat laying on the beach with lots
>> of frost drinks, but you will not get a hangover from diving either!
>>
>
> I agree. I dove Negril, 2hrs from Montego Bay. Anything that is large
> enough to eat, has been eaten. There are not many 'large' fish. The
> soft coral and sponges are beautiful. There were some nurse sharks
> around, and lots of juvenile fish.
> Hey, if you are there, you might as well dive. I did. It wasn't great,
> but, I did it every day for a week. Boy, was the water hot!
>



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"Michael Wolf" <michael.wolf@advalvasstopspam.be> wrote in message
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> I'm just back from Negril. The diving was nice, but there's indeed not
that
> much 'large' life around, though the turtles and rays were nice...
>
> The reefs are beautifull and when you can appreciate lots of small fish
> then I would say the diving's pretty good. I certainly didn't regret going
> out to dive (the fact that the watertemp was 29° C also helped).
>
> My favorite dive site was 'Throne Room'.

Glad you enjoyed Michael. Welcome back.

"Michael Wolf" <michael.wolf@advalvasstopspam.be> wrote in message
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> I'm just back from Negril. The diving was nice, but there's indeed not
that
> much 'large' life around, though the turtles and rays were nice...
>
> The reefs are beautifull and when you can appreciate lots of small fish
> then I would say the diving's pretty good. I certainly didn't regret going
> out to dive (the fact that the watertemp was 29° C also helped).
>
> My favorite dive site was 'Throne Room'.

Where'd you stay? What'd you think? Have you written / posted a trip
report? If so, I'd love to read it.

Michael Wolf wrote:

> I'm just back from Negril. The diving was nice, but there's indeed not that
> much 'large' life around, though the turtles and rays were nice...
>
> The reefs are beautifull and when you can appreciate lots of small fish
> then I would say the diving's pretty good. I certainly didn't regret going
> out to dive (the fact that the watertemp was 29° C also helped).
>
> My favorite dive site was 'Throne Room'.

Hey Michael... I loved the Throne Room too. When we went down to it,
there was a nice nurse shark there waiting for us. The blue sponges were
spectacular. I did the 'plane deep' thing and a few other dives. The
best was a drift dive we did. We had 5 large queen angels keep us company.
Who did you dive with? I dove with Negril Scuba Centre, but heard that
Karen gave up the business. I stayed at the Negril Treehouse on 7mile beach.

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> >
> > "Michael Wolf" <michael.wolf@advalvasstopspam.be> wrote in message
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> >> I'm just back from Negril. The diving was nice, but there's indeed
> >> not
> > that
> >> much 'large' life around, though the turtles and rays were nice...
> >>
> >> The reefs are beautifull and when you can appreciate lots of small
> >> fish then I would say the diving's pretty good. I certainly didn't
> >> regret going out to dive (the fact that the watertemp was 29° C also
> >> helped).
> >>
> >> My favorite dive site was 'Throne Room'.
> >
> > Where'd you stay? What'd you think? Have you written / posted a trip
> > report? If so, I'd love to read it.
> >
> >
>
> No trip report yet, give me some time (just got back from the airport this
> afternoon)

No hurries. I'm just excited that someone else visited Jamaica. That means
I'm not the only rube.

>
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> Michael Wolf wrote:
>
>> I'm just back from Negril. The diving was nice, but there's indeed
>> not that much 'large' life around, though the turtles and rays were
>> nice...
>>
>> The reefs are beautifull and when you can appreciate lots of small
>> fish then I would say the diving's pretty good. I certainly didn't
>> regret going out to dive (the fact that the watertemp was 29° C also
>> helped).
>>
>> My favorite dive site was 'Throne Room'.
>
> Hey Michael... I loved the Throne Room too. When we went down to it,
> there was a nice nurse shark there waiting for us. The blue sponges
> were spectacular. I did the 'plane deep' thing and a few other dives.
> The best was a drift dive we did. We had 5 large queen angels keep us
> company. Who did you dive with? I dove with Negril Scuba Centre, but
> heard that Karen gave up the business. I stayed at the Negril
> Treehouse on 7mile beach.
>

There actually was a nurse shark waiting for us at the Throne Room, but it
was a youngster (not more than a baby really).

I stayed at the Riu Negril (Bloody Bay) and dove with Scuba Caribe.

Trip report will follow.

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Chris Guynn wrote:

> "Michael Wolf" <michael.wolf@advalvasstopspam.be> wrote in message
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>>No trip report yet, give me some time (just got back from the airport this
>>afternoon)

> No hurries. I'm just excited that someone else visited Jamaica. That means
> I'm not the only rube.

Hey! Watch that! I went there also. It was a family trip. But since
there is water, my essential dive gear went, and I made reservations for
diving. I met a lot of great people that way, both on the dive trips and
back at the hotel. People see me lugging dive gear always ask questions.

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> Chris Guynn wrote:
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> > "Michael Wolf" <michael.wolf@advalvasstopspam.be> wrote in message
> > news:Xns9525F323E3911michaelwolfstopspamt@195.130. 132.69...
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> >>No trip report yet, give me some time (just got back from the airport
this
> >>afternoon)
>
> > No hurries. I'm just excited that someone else visited Jamaica. That
means
> > I'm not the only rube.
>
> Hey! Watch that! I went there also. It was a family trip. But since
> there is water, my essential dive gear went, and I made reservations for
> diving. I met a lot of great people that way, both on the dive trips and
> back at the hotel. People see me lugging dive gear always ask questions.
>

I had a great time in Jamaica. I didn't go to dive (but I did dive while I
was there). It's the only diving I've done outside of my local "quarry".
Hopefully, that'll change before too long. If you wanna see my trip report,
go to http://s92136212.onlinehome.us/Trip%...rip_report.htm.

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> "TonyP" <arpierre@hooptonline.net> wrote in message
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>> Chris Guynn wrote:
>>
>> > "Michael Wolf" <michael.wolf@advalvasstopspam.be> wrote in message
>> > news:Xns9525F323E3911michaelwolfstopspamt@195.130. 132.69...
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>> >>No trip report yet, give me some time (just got back from the
>> >>airport
> this
>> >>afternoon)
>>
>> > No hurries. I'm just excited that someone else visited Jamaica.
>> > That
> means
>> > I'm not the only rube.
>>
>> Hey! Watch that! I went there also. It was a family trip. But since
>> there is water, my essential dive gear went, and I made reservations
>> for diving. I met a lot of great people that way, both on the dive
>> trips and back at the hotel. People see me lugging dive gear always
>> ask questions.
>>
>
> I had a great time in Jamaica. I didn't go to dive (but I did dive
> while I was there). It's the only diving I've done outside of my
> local "quarry". Hopefully, that'll change before too long. If you
> wanna see my trip report, go to
> http://s92136212.onlinehome.us/Trip%...rip_report.htm.
>
>

"most conservatively sexy gown" ???

got pics (and no, not the website)? >


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result was...


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> No hurries. I'm just excited that someone else visited Jamaica. That means
> I'm not the only rube.

You're not the only rube. I dove off of Jamaica twice back in the
late 70's and early 80's. I stayed in Ochos Rios. Don't ask me where
because my log book is in the attic somewhere... and it wouldn't
pertain to present day diving operations anyhow. The diving was ok...
no big stuff, no sharks, mostly just reef vegetation. We did Dunn's
River Falls as a sideline to diving and enjoyed it. Also we saw the
cove where they filmed the James Bond movie "Live and Let Die." The
cove is much smaller in 'real life' than it looks in the movie. The
purple fans were huge...absolutely fantastic from what I remember.