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Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Diving On Tobago







I just got back from a wonderful 7 days diving off Tobago in the West Indies.  Tobago is a beautiful mountainous island located a few miles off the coast of Venezuela.  Interesting place indeed as the culture is a mix of Eastern Indian and African with a distinct British influence.  Trinidad/Tobago gained their independence from Britain in 1962 and an oil boom in the 70's made the islands among the richest in the Caribbean.  Trinidad is the source of the island's economy, but it is Tobago that attracts outdoor adventurists and scuba divers from all over the world.
Our stay at Blue Waters Inn was exceptional.  The view from the oceanfront rooms was stuff postcards are born from.  Perched between the mountain tops and Goat Island, our unobstructed view of the bay was spectacular.  Diving with Aquamarine Divers, we experienced dive sites such as Keleston Drain, Spiny Bay, Cathedrals,  Japanese Gardens (my favorite), BlackJack Hole, Batteaux Bay, the wreck of the Roundtable.  Critters such as seahorses, lobsters, LARGE green moray eels, flamingo tongue nudibranchs, lobsters, octopus and more were plentiful.  We even saw the world's largest brain coral formation, 60 ft across!Enjoy the pics, I will have some video up soon on YouTube on ScubaRasta's channel.  Cozumel and the Texas Clipper are coming in July.  If you want to join me, go to www.adventurescubaonline.com/scuba-travel.htm.
Cheers,
Richard

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