South Caicos

If anyone is interested in a trip to South this late spring or summer, let
me know. I want to put together a group of about six for an eight night,
seven day trip. Hotel, diving (7x3 per day) and food will be about $1500.
About $200 less for two dives per day. All are single tank dives so the
whole day is basically diving. Five to ten minute rides to the dive sites.

Conditions will be VERY BASIC -- think DIVE DUMP. Also, diving will probably
be from a relatively small boat. It is, however, probably the best diving in
the Caribbean.

Forest, are you there?

Chris

"Chris Pflaum" <cpflaum@everestkc.net> pounded away at his keyboard
resulting in:
:Conditions will be VERY BASIC -- think DIVE DUMP. Also, diving will probably
:be from a relatively small boat. It is, however, probably the best diving in
:the Caribbean.

We all have different opinions, but, I don't even think it is the best
diving in the Turks and Caicos. We went there for a day on our Wind
Dancer trip and I like Grank Turk better.

Dan Bracuk
If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure.

You really did not dive there if you went on the Dancer. They didn't know
the sites and twenty divers hitting the water will scare anything away. We
would sit on the hotel deck and laugh our asses off at where the Dancer was
taking its divers. The only decent spot it went is the Grotto (aka Eagle Ray
Roundup). That site, however, is very sensitive to crowds. I have pictures
of it with squads of 20+ Eagle Rays swimming above; 8 foot wing span
southern rays; multiple reef sharks. You get the picture! (pun, pun).
Turtles? I have never been to South where we didn't see dozens in a week;
usually at least one on every dive.

Do you seriously think that a day of dives at a location gives one a
perspective to make a knowledgeable judgement? I have about a hundred dives
at South and perhaps twenty on Grand Turk. South is much better.

If you don't believe me, don't come. I don't care.


"Dan Bracuk" <NOTbracuk@pathcom.com> wrote in message
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> "Chris Pflaum" <cpflaum@everestkc.net> pounded away at his keyboard
> resulting in:
> :Conditions will be VERY BASIC -- think DIVE DUMP. Also, diving will
> probably
> :be from a relatively small boat. It is, however, probably the best diving
> in
> :the Caribbean.
>
> We all have different opinions, but, I don't even think it is the best
> diving in the Turks and Caicos. We went there for a day on our Wind
> Dancer trip and I like Grank Turk better.
>
> Dan Bracuk
> If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure.

"Chris Pflaum" <cpflaum@everestkc.net> wrote in message
news:hxGEd.1565$Vq5.754@fe61.usenetserver.com...
> If anyone is interested in a trip to South this late spring or summer, let
> me know. I want to put together a group of about six for an eight night,
> seven day trip. Hotel, diving (7x3 per day) and food will be about $1500.
> About $200 less for two dives per day. All are single tank dives so the
> whole day is basically diving. Five to ten minute rides to the dive sites.
>
> Conditions will be VERY BASIC -- think DIVE DUMP. Also, diving will
probably
> be from a relatively small boat. It is, however, probably the best diving
in
> the Caribbean.

Sounds good. Keep me posted on details.

You really did not dive there if you went on the Dancer. They didn't know
the sites and twenty divers hitting the water will scare anything away. We
would sit on the hotel deck and laugh our asses off at where the Dancer was
taking its divers. The only decent spot it went is the Grotto (aka Eagle Ray
Roundup). That site, however, is very sensitive to crowds. I have pictures
of it with squads of 20+ Eagle Rays swimming above; 8 foot wing span
southern rays; multiple reef sharks. You get the picture! (pun, pun).
Turtles? I have never been to South where we didn't see dozens in a week;
usually at least one on every dive.

Do you seriously think that a day of dives at a location gives one a
perspective to make a knowledgeable judgement? I have about a hundred dives
at South and perhaps twenty on Grand Turk. South is much better.

If you don't believe me, don't come. I don't care.


"Dan Bracuk" <NOTbracuk@pathcom.com> wrote in message
news:2al6u09qfgp6jc6c2u72nl2koh7nchbno5@4ax.com...
> "Chris Pflaum" <cpflaum@everestkc.net> pounded away at his keyboard
> resulting in:
> :Conditions will be VERY BASIC -- think DIVE DUMP. Also, diving will
> probably
> :be from a relatively small boat. It is, however, probably the best diving
> in
> :the Caribbean.
>
> We all have different opinions, but, I don't even think it is the best
> diving in the Turks and Caicos. We went there for a day on our Wind
> Dancer trip and I like Grank Turk better.
>
> Dan Bracuk
> If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure.

"Chris Pflaum" <cpflaum@everestkc.net> pounded away at his keyboard
resulting in:
:Do you seriously think that a day of dives at a location gives one a
erspective to make a knowledgeable judgement? I have about a hundred dives
:at South and perhaps twenty on Grand Turk. South is much better.

I base my opinions on my own observations.

Dan Bracuk
If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure.

Dan Bracuk wrote:
> "Chris Pflaum" <cpflaum@everestkc.net> pounded away at his keyboard
> resulting in:
> :Do you seriously think that a day of dives at a location gives one a

> erspective to make a knowledgeable judgement? I have about a
hundred dives
> :at South and perhaps twenty on Grand Turk. South is much better.
>
> I base my opinions on my own observations.

Almost missed this thread.

Interestingly, I came independently to the SAME conclusion as Dan.

It was a refuge dump back in 1995. Even if they cleaned it up, the
dive sites are not comparable to the better ones in other islands of
Turks and Caicos, e.g., the French Cays.

-- Bob.