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Sports Travel: Diving the West End
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    We did 5 dives with Don Foster's on the West Side, which also included the Stingray City Dive. For the most part it was enjoyable. Don Foster's dive operation expected you to set up your own equipment. Before beginning your dive, do check that your tank is full as sometimes people put the caps back on & you might end up with a empty tank. We were not pleased that we did our giant stride off the back of the boat & rather than descended right there were expected to swim against the current to the front of the boat & then descend. It cost a lot of us a lot of air! Other than that, the dives were pleasant with both walls & reefs. We saw a variety of marine life including Turtles, Eagle Rays, Purple Wrasse, Blue Tang, Nudi Branches, Butterfly Fish, etc., & at one point even a nurse shark. There were swim throughs that were fun. First time I ever did that & have to admit I enjoyed it. I do have to admit though that the West End is beginning to show it's wear and tear as the marine life is not as prolific nor the coral beds as beautiful as the east end. But all in all, I would recommend diving the west end, it gives you chance to have some variety & truly appreciate the beauty of the east end. As far as Don Foster's. Although they are very pleasant & one of the Divemasters, Ryan, in particular, was very helpful, they are lacking in customer service. The next time I dive the west end I think I will try another dive shop

    Equipment: There is no need to bring any special gear or equipment other than your swimsuit. We can't have you running around naked now can we? LOL All the dive shops have tanks, weights, belts, wetsuits, fins & masks for rent. Personally, I would recommend that you bring your own mask. A mask that fits your own unique face has less of a tendancy to leak.

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    Phone: 1-800-833-4837
    Address: Casuarina Point
    Directions: In Georgetown, just before going into the South Sound on West Bay Road
    Website: http://www.donfosters.com/
    Other Contact: 345-949-5679
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    Sports Travel: Diving the East End
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    Diving the east end was spectacular! The coral was more colorful, the visibility much better than the west end & wow, gobs & gobs of fish! Green Moray Eels, Turtles, Butterfly fish, Seargent Majors, Blue Tang, Grunts, Tarpon & much more. The walls were dramatic and way, way, cool swimthroughs! Absolutely fantastic. Equally as wonderful was the dive company we dived with. Ocean Frontiers. Now these folks know how to take care of their divers. All the equipment is set up for you upon arrival & tanks are transferred for you between dives. You don't have to do any work at all. Just sit back & enjoy. They provided fresh towels, fruit & punch or water. Very excellant customer service! Oh & the most impressive item about this dive company is they kept track of your profile & at the end of all your dives you got a neat little print out showing all your dives & profile. Now I've never had that kind of service before! I would highly recommend Ocean Frontiers & plan on diving with them when I return. I don't have any pictures of the dive shop or the resort where they are located, but I do have some neat underwater pictures.


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    Phone: 1-888-232-054
    Address: At Compass Point Resort
    Directions: West Bay Road on the East End. You can't miss it. Their the green buildings on the right.
    Website: http://www.oceanfrontiers.com/
    Other Contact: lesley@oceanfrontiers.com
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    Comments for ScubaCat about Grand Cayman
    Dabs Thu Nov 8, 2007 02:29 UTC
     Grand Cayman looks amazing, I had it narrowed down to GC and Aruba, Aruba won this time but maybe next time :-)
    Mara_2 Thu Jul 26, 2007 10:48 UTC
     It must be a wonderful place! And the pictures with the sting-rays are... ahhhhh.... I'm soooo envious!!!! Grate tips also! Maybe someday I'll go there too!
    lonelyBlueSky Sun Dec 24, 2006 17:57 UTC
     Amazing ocean! ...:)
    GandalfOnTour Sun Nov 12, 2006 15:21 UTC
     you've sold me on Grand Cayman.... the diving and snokelling looks amazing. Great tips and pics. Especially like the rays and the moray eel pics
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