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Little Cayman
NORTH LITTLE CAYMAN SIDE DIVE SITES (West to East): and cleaner shrimp. Snorkelers peer over wall into the abyss.
SALT ROCKS 40’-50’ (12-15m) BARRACUDA BITE 48’-100’ (15-30m) Reef at westernmost
JIGSAW PUZZLE 40’-50’ (12-15m) Bloody Bay wall has big star corals, and all kinds of Caribbean reef
SAND CASTLE 55’-100’ (12-30m) This excellent night dive is one creatures, including green morays.
of the newer sites in Little Cayman and it has an amazing amount LEA LEA’S LOOKOUT 33’-100’ (11-30m) Bloody Bay wall drops
of marine life. off at 45’ (14m) depth at the end of a sandy canyon. Reef life
includes big barrel sponges, pink-tipped anemones, and spotted
morays.
FISHEYE FANTASY 40’-50’ (12-15m) GREAT WALL EAST & WEST 33-100’ (10-30m) Sheer drop-off
BUSH GARDENS 55’-100’ (17-30m) plunges at a 90 degree angle starting at only 30’ (9m) depth. Black-
PARADISE PLUNGE 48’-100’ (14-30m) tips, eagle rays, and turtles cruise the wall. Sea fans and sponges
make a colourful background.
RINGERS 33’-100’ (10-30m)
JOY’S JOY 20’-100’ (6-30m) Sand crevices lead divers to the edge RANDY’S GAZEBO 33’-100’ (10-30m) There are two vertical
of the wall where the sand spills into deep fissures. Cruising by are chimneys through the face of the wall at 40’-75’ (12-23m) deep.
pelagics, including sailfish, eagle rays and sharks. Grouper clean- East of the chimneys there is a big coral formation with an arch-
ing stations here are also visited by sea turtles. way called “Randy’s Gazebo.”
McCOY’S WALL 48’-100’ (14-30m) DONNA’S DELIGHT 33’-100’ (11-30m) This sloping drop-off
COCONUT WALL (GROVE) 30’-100’ (9-30m) Bloody Bay’s has yellow tube sponges, red cup sponges, black corals and blue
west end wall begins at only 30’ (9m). Crevices and cuts have tube chromis.
sponges, lavender vase sponges, giant anemones, green sea turtles MARYLIN’S CUT 35’-100’ (12-30m) Shallow mini-wall leads to