St Martin Best Dives

"HeidiSalty" <u30996@uwe> wrote in message news:6c6251a22b2e3@uwe...
> Hi. We'll be in St Martin in March and have time to do a few dives.
> Anyone
> recommend the BEST dives to do while visiting (we like wrecks /
> swimthroughs)!
> Thanks!!!
>

Which St Martin do you mean?

"HeidiSalty" <u30996@uwe> wrote in message news:6c6251a22b2e3@uwe...
> Hi. We'll be in St Martin in March and have time to do a few dives.
> Anyone
> recommend the BEST dives to do while visiting (we like wrecks /
> swimthroughs)!
> Thanks!!!
>

Which St Martin do you mean?

"HeidiSalty" <u30996@uwe> wrote in message news:6c6251a22b2e3@uwe...
> Hi. We'll be in St Martin in March and have time to do a few dives.
> Anyone
> recommend the BEST dives to do while visiting (we like wrecks /
> swimthroughs)!
> Thanks!!!
>

Which St Martin do you mean?

"HeidiSalty" <u30996@uwe> wrote in message news:6c6251a22b2e3@uwe...
> Hi. We'll be in St Martin in March and have time to do a few dives.
> Anyone
> recommend the BEST dives to do while visiting (we like wrecks /
> swimthroughs)!
> Thanks!!!
>

Which St Martin do you mean?

scoober wrote:
> "HeidiSalty" <u30996@uwe> wrote:
> > Hi. We'll be in St Martin in March and have time to do a few dives.
> > Anyone
> > recommend the BEST dives to do while visiting (we like wrecks /
> > swimthroughs)!
> > Thanks!!!
> >
>
> Which St Martin do you mean?

Dutch side or French, the island of { St Martin - Sint Maarten } really
isn't all that huge.

And while some might enjoy the diving there, I wasn't too particularly
enthralled; after the first day, I stopped bothering to carry my UW
camera, which is a rare event. I went on a couple of supposedly
advanced dives and they were to wrecks in the ~60fsw range which were
all guided dives. Unfortunately, following everyone through the same
passage on the shipwreck = instant zero viz. Individually, the best
site was probably 'Spanish Rocks' u north, which is done as a drift
(more accurately, a swim-in, swim-out surge dive around a navigational
hazard).

So as to what's "best", I think the short answer is 'the diving over in
Saba'.

If we go back to St. Maarten/Martin, it won't be for the diving, but
for the great food up in Grand Case & the 'Talk of the Town' Lolo
there, plus one other fun family-run restaurant we found...on the hill
switchback near Orleans...that was on a par with Grand Case, but was
1/3rd the price.


-hh

scoober wrote:
> "HeidiSalty" <u30996@uwe> wrote:
> > Hi. We'll be in St Martin in March and have time to do a few dives.
> > Anyone
> > recommend the BEST dives to do while visiting (we like wrecks /
> > swimthroughs)!
> > Thanks!!!
> >
>
> Which St Martin do you mean?

Dutch side or French, the island of { St Martin - Sint Maarten } really
isn't all that huge.

And while some might enjoy the diving there, I wasn't too particularly
enthralled; after the first day, I stopped bothering to carry my UW
camera, which is a rare event. I went on a couple of supposedly
advanced dives and they were to wrecks in the ~60fsw range which were
all guided dives. Unfortunately, following everyone through the same
passage on the shipwreck = instant zero viz. Individually, the best
site was probably 'Spanish Rocks' u north, which is done as a drift
(more accurately, a swim-in, swim-out surge dive around a navigational
hazard).

So as to what's "best", I think the short answer is 'the diving over in
Saba'.

If we go back to St. Maarten/Martin, it won't be for the diving, but
for the great food up in Grand Case & the 'Talk of the Town' Lolo
there, plus one other fun family-run restaurant we found...on the hill
switchback near Orleans...that was on a par with Grand Case, but was
1/3rd the price.


-hh

scoober wrote:
> "HeidiSalty" <u30996@uwe> wrote:
> > Hi. We'll be in St Martin in March and have time to do a few dives.
> > Anyone
> > recommend the BEST dives to do while visiting (we like wrecks /
> > swimthroughs)!
> > Thanks!!!
> >
>
> Which St Martin do you mean?

Dutch side or French, the island of { St Martin - Sint Maarten } really
isn't all that huge.

And while some might enjoy the diving there, I wasn't too particularly
enthralled; after the first day, I stopped bothering to carry my UW
camera, which is a rare event. I went on a couple of supposedly
advanced dives and they were to wrecks in the ~60fsw range which were
all guided dives. Unfortunately, following everyone through the same
passage on the shipwreck = instant zero viz. Individually, the best
site was probably 'Spanish Rocks' u north, which is done as a drift
(more accurately, a swim-in, swim-out surge dive around a navigational
hazard).

So as to what's "best", I think the short answer is 'the diving over in
Saba'.

If we go back to St. Maarten/Martin, it won't be for the diving, but
for the great food up in Grand Case & the 'Talk of the Town' Lolo
there, plus one other fun family-run restaurant we found...on the hill
switchback near Orleans...that was on a par with Grand Case, but was
1/3rd the price.


-hh

scoober wrote:
> "HeidiSalty" <u30996@uwe> wrote:
> > Hi. We'll be in St Martin in March and have time to do a few dives.
> > Anyone
> > recommend the BEST dives to do while visiting (we like wrecks /
> > swimthroughs)!
> > Thanks!!!
> >
>
> Which St Martin do you mean?

Dutch side or French, the island of { St Martin - Sint Maarten } really
isn't all that huge.

And while some might enjoy the diving there, I wasn't too particularly
enthralled; after the first day, I stopped bothering to carry my UW
camera, which is a rare event. I went on a couple of supposedly
advanced dives and they were to wrecks in the ~60fsw range which were
all guided dives. Unfortunately, following everyone through the same
passage on the shipwreck = instant zero viz. Individually, the best
site was probably 'Spanish Rocks' u north, which is done as a drift
(more accurately, a swim-in, swim-out surge dive around a navigational
hazard).

So as to what's "best", I think the short answer is 'the diving over in
Saba'.

If we go back to St. Maarten/Martin, it won't be for the diving, but
for the great food up in Grand Case & the 'Talk of the Town' Lolo
there, plus one other fun family-run restaurant we found...on the hill
switchback near Orleans...that was on a par with Grand Case, but was
1/3rd the price.


-hh

Hi. Thanks so much. We will be staying in Grand Case in an apartment. I
have heard that the diving isn't really fantastic. So, I was thinking we
will probably only dive once or twice and if we do that, what should we do.
Seems like Saba might be the best, as I've seen a few recommendations now.

I'd love to know more about the place near Orleans for families (we'll be
with my 3 year old) :) Do you recall the name?

Thanks again!
Heidi

-hh wrote:
>> > Hi. We'll be in St Martin in March and have time to do a few dives.
>> > Anyone
>[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
>>
>> Which St Martin do you mean?
>
>Dutch side or French, the island of { St Martin - Sint Maarten } really
>isn't all that huge.
>
>And while some might enjoy the diving there, I wasn't too particularly
>enthralled; after the first day, I stopped bothering to carry my UW
>camera, which is a rare event. I went on a couple of supposedly
>advanced dives and they were to wrecks in the ~60fsw range which were
>all guided dives. Unfortunately, following everyone through the same
>passage on the shipwreck = instant zero viz. Individually, the best
>site was probably 'Spanish Rocks' u north, which is done as a drift
>(more accurately, a swim-in, swim-out surge dive around a navigational
>hazard).
>
>So as to what's "best", I think the short answer is 'the diving over in
>Saba'.
>
>If we go back to St. Maarten/Martin, it won't be for the diving, but
>for the great food up in Grand Case & the 'Talk of the Town' Lolo
>there, plus one other fun family-run restaurant we found...on the hill
>switchback near Orleans...that was on a par with Grand Case, but was
>1/3rd the price.
>
>-hh

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Hi. Thanks so much. We will be staying in Grand Case in an apartment. I
have heard that the diving isn't really fantastic. So, I was thinking we
will probably only dive once or twice and if we do that, what should we do.
Seems like Saba might be the best, as I've seen a few recommendations now.

I'd love to know more about the place near Orleans for families (we'll be
with my 3 year old) :) Do you recall the name?

Thanks again!
Heidi

-hh wrote:
>> > Hi. We'll be in St Martin in March and have time to do a few dives.
>> > Anyone
>[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
>>
>> Which St Martin do you mean?
>
>Dutch side or French, the island of { St Martin - Sint Maarten } really
>isn't all that huge.
>
>And while some might enjoy the diving there, I wasn't too particularly
>enthralled; after the first day, I stopped bothering to carry my UW
>camera, which is a rare event. I went on a couple of supposedly
>advanced dives and they were to wrecks in the ~60fsw range which were
>all guided dives. Unfortunately, following everyone through the same
>passage on the shipwreck = instant zero viz. Individually, the best
>site was probably 'Spanish Rocks' u north, which is done as a drift
>(more accurately, a swim-in, swim-out surge dive around a navigational
>hazard).
>
>So as to what's "best", I think the short answer is 'the diving over in
>Saba'.
>
>If we go back to St. Maarten/Martin, it won't be for the diving, but
>for the great food up in Grand Case & the 'Talk of the Town' Lolo
>there, plus one other fun family-run restaurant we found...on the hill
>switchback near Orleans...that was on a par with Grand Case, but was
>1/3rd the price.
>
>-hh

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