Diving Andes Wall - Grand Cayman
Andes Wall, in Grand Cayman, is just a short distance past Rum Point and is certainly one of the best dive sites on the North Wall that can be reached by the west side dive Operators. This site has never disappointed me and you should try and talk you dive boat operator into the site the next time you are diving the north wall. Standard conditions on this dive site are 100+ ft of visibility and at the dive site there is a sheer drop along the wall of several thousand feet.
Andes Wall is approximately 10 to 15 minutes beyond Rum Point on the North Side and one of my two favorite dive sites on the North Wall. You may dive this site as a shallow dive on top of the wall or as a wall dive however, I highly recommend the wall dive.
We subsequently made our way through the "notch" in the wall and directly on my left was an additional Spotted Eagle Ray. I was thinking this is going to be a amazing dive.
There are typically a great variety of fish on this dive. On this dive we saw Trumpetfish, Gray Angelfish, Spiny Lobsters, Spotted Eagle Rays, Schoolmasters, many types of Basslets, Blue Chromis, and much, much more. The soft corals are amazing on this part of the island and they are particularly plentiful in and around the mooring ball on this dive site. You can also find a number interesting places to take photographs of sea fans, or sea rods, sea whips and naturally numerous multicolored stony corals as well. and much, much more.
The soft corals are amazing on this portion of the island and they are especially abundant in the region of the mooring ball on this dive site. You will find several excellent locations to get photographs of sea fans, or sea rods, sea whips and naturally numerous colorful stony corals as well. When we descended to the mooring the first thing I observed on this dive was a Spotted Eagle Ray in the distance and a Great Barracuda swimming by the mooring. This was one of seven Eagle Rays which I observed on this dive. After gathering next to the mooring, we headed to the notch in the wall, the visibility is utterly phenomenal.
Then I got one of my better photographs of the trip. I was setting up to get a shot of a Giant Slit-Pore Sea Rod and looking up towards the sun to frame the soft coral I noticed one of the Spotted EagleRays that was following us all through the dive and repositioned a little and the rest...well I must leave it up to the photograph to speak for itself. Needless to say I think I found a interesting image.... This area is pure magic and as a scuba diver it is a must dive when you come to The Cayman Islands and if you are an underwater photographer, perhaps you can make a little magic of your own. Go to my website or my blog for more information. The pool is open.....
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