So after 4 years of saying so and finding a bunch of like minded divers willing to explore a new diving hot spot I embarked on a trip to Grenada. Andre, Serge, Nancy and I headed to Grenada for a weeks of diving and Nancy liked it so much she stayed an additional week.
Not many of us can say we dove a 600 foot cruise ship standing upright in 170 feet of saltwater waiting for explorers, and I got to do that finally last week, the only thing other then wow was I could not imagine how hot it must of been 48 years ago when the Bianica C caught fire and sunk 3 times in St George. The From 2/3s of the ship have collapsed into it self but plenty can be seen still. The Swimming pool on the top dec still survives and is the blunt of all the dm’s and guides jokes. “It still has water in the pool” and other one liners”.
Just like the Florida Keys you can dive a wreck everyday and like bonaire you could dive a reef instead every day. There is no shore diving and all dives are done with DMs and Guides all of which are not accustomed to the serious wreck diving crowd, and try to lead and force your dives to their plans. Only a few days of this before it came apparent that it was not the way most of us dive and things changed for the better. The have at least 7 freighters the size of the Keystorm, belly dumpers, barges and sailboats all the size of lake Ontario schooners so we all were at home with the type of diving.
I enjoyed myself and decided that future trips maybe the same idea with going somewhere new or where something new has been found or added to a location.
Grenada now has a non stop flight from Toronto in the 600$ price range and food on the island is not to pricey but more then what one gets here. Shell fish for those that can eat it or like it is at a premium as well. Like most Caribbean destinations beer is cheap as well, one thing that was odd was Diet Coke or Drinks were not readily available and when so only in cans unlike the rest in larger bottles.
A cross section of my photos are here.
And thanks to Andre, Nancy and Serge for putting up with me for the trip. I am looking at details for my next adventure now.
