Instant Reader Report
on Oasis Divers / The Turks Head Hotel in
Turks and Caicos / Grand Turk on
2003/02
by
Earl E. Carpenter , IL, USA
Report Number 030319190220728

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 Florida Keys, Grand Cayman, Bahamas, Belieze, Hawaii 

Dive Conditions

what was reasonable and proper...  after learning of our groups experience  

[None]  

Overall Rating

GRAND TURK  www.turksandcaicostourism.com
Not the place for 5-star dining, shopping and a concierge.  But if
you’re serious about diving, relaxation, and more diving,
it’s worth every bit of the extra effort it takes to get to this
location (our group of 7 will return.)  Every one of the islanders will
give you a “Hello” and a friendly smile. 
It’s a good place for a lazy American, -- they use the U.S.
dollar, they speak English and they want you to enjoy your experience so
you’ll come back to their island. The island has a lot of charm.
 

THE TURKS HEAD HOTEL  www.tophotel@grand-turk.com
If you want island flavor, stay at the Turks Head, if you want a U.S.
motel, go elsewhere.  The Turks Head is an old government building
that’s been converted into a residence.  The court yard is one
of its greatest assets.  Sitting there under the trees for breakfast,
lunch or dinner is truly a relaxing and memorable experience.  Service is
truly “island-ease”.  Food and drinks will be served
when their ready, -- not necessarily when everyone else’s is
ready.  And the ladies who serve you will take their time to enjoy a laugh
or carry on a conversation with you.  Special BBQ dinners seem to be a big
deal and numerous restaurants have them on different nights.  They were
always fun and with plenty to eat.  There are numerous places to eat
within a block of the Turks Head, and our group enjoyed all of them at
various times and for various reasons.  

OASIS DIVERS  www.oasisdiv.tciway.tc
“SIMPLY THE BEST” – why would you want to go
anyplace else?  Dale and Everett love what they do and it shows in each of
the people who work for them and the services they provide.  Dale made all
of the arrangements for our group on the island including the local airline
connection from Provos.  She made sure there was someone at the airport
that was looking specifically for members of our group by name, that
arrived at various times.  They got all luggage, equipment and diver to
our hotel.  Dale personally brought some luggage that the airline sent on
a later flight that evening.  Everett captained the dive boat we dove on
that week, and the things that he doesn’t know about the
humpback whale or any of the Grand Turk dive sites, hasn’t been
discovered.  We always had a good understanding of the site before we
entered the water.  From the first day to the last, we handled only our
fins and mask, the rest was brought to us when we sat on the back of the
boat ready to slip into it and jump in.  Everett’s love of the
humpback can sometimes turn into an hour chase rather than tying to a dive
buoy.  He got us up close to a mother and calf, -- a sight seldom seen by a
boatload of divers.  And then, we went back to the dive buoy for our
planned dive. Oasis also offered an afternoon of conch diving and a trip
to a sandy beach on a nearby island, where the conch was prepared into
conch salad to be eaten with BBQ’d burgers and hot dogs.  Again,
the knowledge of the staff and willingness to share it was greatly
appreciated.  And if working together all day wasn’t enough, one
evening found Everett and members of his staff jam’in with a
local musician at one of the BBQ dinners.  Oasis Divers is a family
affair, and it truly shows in the love and joy they put into every phase
of our diving experience in Grand Turk.  

DIVING
Grand Turk offers some very memorable wall diving.  All dive sites were
within 20 minutes of Oasis.  The walls varied in the types and quantities
of corals and they varied from gradual decents to shear 90-degree drops. 
There were several tunnels and swim throughs, which offered magnificent
photo shots.   We saw memorable views of large schools of fish and also a
great variety of fish.  Although we did not see many large critters, we
heard of others who had.   The water temp was a constant 78 in early
February and the visibility varied from 80 to well over 100 feet.  Most
dive profiles were to drop to 80 to 100 feet and work our way back to the
top of the wall @ 40 to 50 feet. Our dives were not restricted by time or
air, but by our safety and our enjoyment.  

CONCLUSION
Our group is looking forward to the day we repeat this dive trip.   We
would highly recommend to any diver that you copy our agenda.
 

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