Diving in Carriacou

We checked into Grenada customs at Carriacou, a small dependency island just north of Grenada. The following day we secured a two-tank dive with "Lumbadive" and were so impressed with both the dive sites and the operation we arranged several more dives. Jeff posted this comment in TripAdvisor: 


“Respect underwater”

Reviewed May 21, 2014

Richard and Diane were great underwater guides. They both have a respect for the life under the seas and remind divers they take out to be careful with the delicate coral and sea life. Both will do what they can to make your personal experience the best it can be. The jackpot bonus is that the underwater floral and fauna is some of the healthiest I have seen for a long time with such diversity you will be wanting to come back for more."

Visited May 2014

The following videos and angelfish photos taken by Diane and Richard on our dives will speak for themselves:

Seahorse 

It is not common to see a seahorse during a dive as they excel at camouflage. It is even rarer to see one swimming. This is because they are extremely inept swimmers. At top speed it would take a seahorse about 2.5 days to travel about a kilometer (.6 of a mile). They often hang onto a reef for days waiting for the opportune moment to make their move. 

I spotted this lil' guy on our night dive. Diane rushed over to capture the moment on video.

The Utter Calm of Diving

This video taken by Richard captures the peace and silence of diving along with the pristine beauty of the environment. You will see Jeff at the end of the video enveloped by a school of fish.

Nurse Shark 

Okay I know I just said "utter calm of diving". Well when you happen upon this big guy the utter calm might initially turn into utter panic until you learn that the nurse shark falls into the category of being the laid back, easy going variety. It is actually known to be the "couch potato" of the shark world as it is one of the most sedentary, bottom dwelling and least aggressive sharks out there. Richard was able to get really close in this video you can see the multicolored speckles in its sandpaper-like skin.

French Angelfish

The exquisite French Angels are monogamous and can frequently be seen swimming in pairs.

 Green Sea Turtle

Everyone loves seeing turtles while diving. For such large lumbering creatures they are amazingly graceful and fast swimmers.Richard captured beautiful footage of this green sea turtle both at rest and swimming. 

And of course here's Jeff goofing around with an Arrowhead shrimp...

And on a more serious note, here's Jeff (on the left) picking up a fishing line he found on the sea floor.

Thank you Richard and Diane for allowing us to share your videos and photos!

A wondrous journey to all,

Pam

Note from Jeff:  I first scuba dived in 1980 – about 34 years ago.  Since that first dive I have seen a marked decline of life in the underwater world.  Carriacou's underwater world is some of the best I have ever seen.  If my memory was better I might say it is the best ever I have seen.  To top this off, Richard and Diane at Lumbadive absolutely love what they do and taking others out to see what they can enjoy year round.  If you are a good scuba diver put this one on your list to visit.  A good scuba diver maintains buoyancy to not crash into the coral and keeps their hands off the coral or other delicate living things.