Caribbean Explorer II left St. Maarten on Saturday night with everyone safely onboard. They got to Customs House at Saba just before midnight. The first dives of the day were at Customs House and the rest were done at Ladder Lab. Luckily Tropical Storm Bertha decided to go north of Caribbean Explorer II. There was some rain early in the morning and it’s a good thing no one minded getting wet! The rest of the day was beautiful.
Monday and Tuesday were also spent diving at Saba, visiting Diamond Rock, Tent Wall, 3rd Encounter, Big Rock Market and Tent Reef. There were flying gunards at Customs House and Spotted Drums at several different sites at Saba. Both are unusual finds at Saba. There was also a “VERY friendly 3-foot nurse-shark that actually wanted to cuddle up with guests at Ladder’s Lab.” Captain Dave suggested that perhaps it had separation anxiety! The turtles were quite curious and playful this week as well.
On Wednesday at Statia, dives were done at Barracuda Reef, the Ledges, Double Wreck and Wreck City. Unfortunately the visibility was a bit cloudy, but luckily the marine life more than made up for the poor vis. Of note was the monster loggerhead turtle who was hanging out at Barracuda Reef and tons of spotted eels.
The week finished off in St. Kitts with dives at Anchors Aweigh, Paradise Reef, and River Taw. The visibility was much better at St. Kitts and by the end of the week the weather was beautiful!
My favorite comment from the week was “Our youngest guest this week was 12, the oldest 70. They spent an evening together; she showed him photos of fish on her computer and helped with identification, he showed her how to fix the computer!”
Thanks everyone for a wonderful week!
