Best Puerto Rico diving sites?

What part of Puerto Rico is the best place to use as a base for a diving
vacation?

Is this a trick question?

I've dove 17 Caib islands so far and PR is number 20 or less. It is not very
good - do a search on google and see what people say! It IS slightly better
than Texas lakes.

Mike

Another jerk


Consider Southwest..La Parguera, Cabo Rojo and for diving the Mona
Island trip...................

http://www.oceans-unlimited.com/

Best and more responsible operators in the area...............


On Sat, 02 Aug 2003 02:38:52 GMT, "Mike A" <mikeleesa@comcast.net>
wrote:

>Is this a trick question?
>
>I've dove 17 Caib islands so far and PR is number 20 or less. It is not very
>good - do a search on google and see what people say! It IS slightly better
>than Texas lakes.
>
>Mike
>

>Is this a trick question?
>
>I've dove 17 Caib islands so far and PR is number 20 or less. It is not very

No, it's not a trick question. I'm traveling with someone who's an asylum
applicant, so we cannot leave the United States (the asylum process takes well
over a year). In an island the size of Puerto Rico, there must be good diving
somewhere...

Joe <Joe@qnet.net> wrote:
>
> Another jerk
>
> Consider Southwest..La Parguera, Cabo Rojo and for diving the Mona
> Island trip...................
>
> http://www.oceans-unlimited.com/


Also known as the area near Ponce (the largest city in the SW).

Reportedly, you can also try the northeast corner, towards the USVI's.
For that matter, the USVI's are also "Part of the USA", for the
consideration of the original poster's travel restriction issue.


Bottom line is that the diving near San Juan is pretty poor and not
worth the effort. Ditto for other areas where you have river silt
leaving the island.



-hh

I've heard SW is the best PR has to offer - not counting it's outer islands.

I think previous poster had the very best idea the USVI are part of the US
just like PR. On all good diving is EASY to find unlike PR.

I love St Croix - it north side walls, night dives on Fredricksted's old
pier, wrecks on west side (all levels) and even the feeding dive out of
Christiansted. It is so underrated but that's ok - let the masses go outher
places!

St John is likewise beautiful with beatiful reefs and lots of fish! Most of
it is a National Park.

See for a start: http://www.usvi-on-line.com/

Wrapping it up if I was in PR that close (USVI) to great diving I would cry.
I did when I dove PR because it was a waste!

Mike

Mike go to Isla de Mona and you will see what real diving is.

I have been to Bonaire, GC, Cozumel, St Thomas and many other places.
I still long to go back and dive the pristine hugh channel, walls and
pristine clear waters of Isla de Mona. Out of that channels anything
can show up....Sharks, Big Fish or anything.

The people that I mention before go on Mondays and do a 3 day camping
trip. But beware ... no five star hotel ... just a hammock or tent and
rustic old shower and bath. If you don't mine, then you are for the
best scuba and reef conditions in any place of the world. Sunsets are
world class. Make sure you take your dramamine on the way back, cause
is a rough way getting back (2 hours of constant pounding). Almonst
80% of people pucked. Thankfully I was not one of them, but had to
concentrate a lot.

Regards,

Joe



On Sun, 03 Aug 2003 15:51:42 GMT, "Mike A" <mikeleesa@comcast.net>
wrote:

>I've heard SW is the best PR has to offer - not counting it's outer islands.
>
>I think previous poster had the very best idea the USVI are part of the US
>just like PR. On all good diving is EASY to find unlike PR.
>
>I love St Croix - it north side walls, night dives on Fredricksted's old
>pier, wrecks on west side (all levels) and even the feeding dive out of
>Christiansted. It is so underrated but that's ok - let the masses go outher
>places!
>
>St John is likewise beautiful with beatiful reefs and lots of fish! Most of
>it is a National Park.
>
>See for a start: http://www.usvi-on-line.com/
>
>Wrapping it up if I was in PR that close (USVI) to great diving I would cry.
>I did when I dove PR because it was a waste!
>
>Mike
>

"Mike A" <mikeleesa@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:0vFWa.45220$o%2.23000@sccrnsc02...
> Is this a trick question?
>
> I've dove 17 Caib islands so far and PR is number 20 or less. It is not
very
> good - do a search on google and see what people say! It IS slightly
better
> than Texas lakes.

What, you never left San Juan?

> What, you never left San Juan?
Of course we left San Juan! We dove on the east side of the island (Fajardo
area). It was murky with very little life.

Mike

My Puerto Rican girlfriend suggests the southwest of the island.

"H. Huntzinger" <recscuba@huntzinger.com> wrote in message
news:recscuba-24B904.09015803082003@east.giganews.com...
> Joe <Joe@qnet.net> wrote:
> >
> > Another jerk
> >
> > Consider Southwest..La Parguera, Cabo Rojo and for diving the Mona
> > Island trip...................
> >
> > http://www.oceans-unlimited.com/
>
>
> Also known as the area near Ponce (the largest city in the SW).
>
> Reportedly, you can also try the northeast corner, towards the USVI's.
> For that matter, the USVI's are also "Part of the USA", for the
> consideration of the original poster's travel restriction issue.
>
>
> Bottom line is that the diving near San Juan is pretty poor and not
> worth the effort. Ditto for other areas where you have river silt
> leaving the island.
>
>
>
> -hh
>