Diving in Curacao
Andy McKay
There were a total of 21 of us that made the most wonderful trip to
Curacao this July. Upon arrival I discovered that the Sunset Water
Resort was by far (in my opinion) the most accommodating resort that I
have ever stayed at. Even though our flight was late (by several
hours), the manager (Jim Hunter) and his staff met us with smiling faces
and people ready to carry our luggage to our rooms. We then met in the
restaurant where we were shown to our reserved table. Jim (the manager)
was waiting for us there, where he gave us a full introduction to the
resort. There was a table reserved for us at every meal. The meals
were extremely varied from day to day. The majority of the time we
ordered from a menu prepared for that day.
Also meeting us upon
our arrival, was a representative (Kevin) from the Sunset Divers. This
was the local dive operation we chose for our diving. Kevin gave us a
full introduction to the diving and what Sunset divers was going to do
for us. Kevin and Jim then stayed and socialized with us after our
meal.
Sunset Divers did
almost everything for us. They prepared our gear and had it on the
boat, ready to go each morning. At the end of the day the broke down
the gear and rinsed it in fresh water. They also stored our gear at the
shop so there was no carrying back and forth to the resort. The diving
was also very nice. We dived several reef formations. The mushroom
forest was by far the most interesting formation. Diving in the forest
was like wondering through a tree forest on foot. It would have been
very easy to get lost here. The marine life was abundant and very
interesting. Everything was seen from Sea Horses to Eagle Rays.
Spotted eels were everywhere. We saw some of the largest Spotted Drum
that I have ever seen. Andy Disher and I saw a Coronet Fish
that had to be over 6 feet long.
In my opinion this
is truly a place worth revisiting. Kudos to Melissa for setting up the
trip.
Andy McKay
Questions or comments
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