----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Acheson" <don.acheson@verizon.net>
Newsgroups: rec.scuba.locations
Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 8:04 AM
Subject: Re: Bermuda diving

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I stand corrected. I guess anywhere there is a shore, there is shore diving.
I meant that for me as a tourist without being able to rent a car and having
no general help (such as the stone markers in NA or maps in other places)
there was no shore diving.

I did ask about shore diving with the operators I dove with, and no one was
forthcoming with a offer to arrange one for me.

15 4 3

But then again, what do I know?

Lou Vallone

LouVallone@aol.com

http://members.aol.com/LouVallone

One shouldn't be surprised to discover that Civil War wrecks, now
almost 150 years old, aren't in such great shape!  There are older
(wooden) wrecks there which are even more deteriorated.  The amazing
thing would be if they weren't!

The 20th century wrecks found their fate on the reefs and having to
rest in shallow water open to the Atlantic, have been smashed by
storms for decades.  I've enjoyed trying to reconstruct in my mind how
these ships came to their ends, keeping my eyes open for artifacts
(although one can't take them), swimming through and under some of the
wreckage, and admiring the massive engines, boilers, and winches.  If
it's intact wrecks you fancy, there are two small vessels deliberately
sunk.

As for visibility, it's not dependable.  However, it was in Bermuda
that I experienced the best visibility I've ever had in about 1000
dives (most in tropical waters) - about 200 feet.  As soon as I jumped
in, I knew it was special.  We had a good measure because the boat
(about a 45 footer) had put out a 150 foot trailer line with a big
float on the end off the stern and we could (barely) see the float
from beneath the bow.

I have to rate it on the low side as a dive destination.  The viz is not all that
great and what passes for dive wrecks are in very poor shape.  But enjoy, and
then you'll be able to tell your friends you've been there, done that!

Has anybody been to Bermuda?

We will be there next week (7-21-03), and should be able to dive at least two
days.

Any tips, suggestions, or favorite dive spots?  Which is the best dive shop?

thanks in advance
Juggsler