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Salt Cay Divers/Tradewinds, Dec, 2005, by Barry Klickstein, MA, USA . Report 2237.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Debbi and Ollie of Salt Cay Divers are simply the best. There is nothing you might need on the island that Debbi can't arrange, and her answer is always "yes". From picking you up at the "airport" (the size of your garage) to setting up the accomodations (Tradewinds: comfortable, clean, on the water, and centrally located), to arranging whatever dive schedule you want, to wonderful meals, cooked just for you when you want. The epitomy of personal service. While the reefs at Salt Cay aren't up to Bloody Bay Wall, the diving was very good, relaxing, and fun. We generally did a two tank in the AM (with a surface interval on shore) and an afternoon dive when we wanted. A night dive (sharks, eels, turtle etc.) was substituted for an afternoon on request, and we also made a day trip to South Caicos to dive the wall (excellent, with the wreck of a DC3), a day trip to Grand Turk to dive that wall (very good), and a trip to the wreck of the Endymion (excellent). Salt Cay, with 60 inhabitants, gives laid back new meaning. Beautiful beaches, all to yourself, friendly folks--no locks, you settle your tab everywhere at the end of the week--and fresh delicious food cooked by either Miss Pat at her home, John at the Island Thyme, or Filomen at the Coral Reef Cafe, or wings from Sue at the famous Green Flash on the dock. If you enjoy good diving, a truly relaxing island with great people, this is the place for you.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Most of the Carribean, Cabo, Costa Rica, Galapgos, PNG, Thailand
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	79-81°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	20-100 Ft/ 6-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]Since we were all experienced divers, after demonstrating the same to the dive master, we were permitted to dive on our own, with the divemaster there to point out sights and critters
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	1 or 2	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	The large dive boat had ample room for a separate camera tank, which I'm advised was available on request. Since there were only three of us diving, and no cameras this trip, that wasn't an issue. My view is that the wall at South Caicos and the plance wreck, and the wreck of the Endymion would be about a 4 if I had been taking video.

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Dive Review of Salt Cay Divers/Tradewinds in Turks and Caicos/Salt Cay

Salt Cay Divers/Tradewinds, Dec, 2005,

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Dive Review of Salt Cay Divers/Tradewinds in
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