What do you do upon realizing its been more than a year since your last dive trip, and youre itching to get wet again? After kicking yourself of course? Well the obvious answer is to drop what youre doing and go diving.
So I took my own advice and have just returned from St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands, where my son and I pretty much dived our brains out for about a week. We also ate some great food, saw much of the island, and chilled out on our balcony overlooking the ocean.
So why St. Croix? Well, why not? For one, I hadnt been there yet, and prefer diving new locations. But I also have a friend who used to work there as a divemaster, and I figured on getting some insider perspective. After a few email exchanges with him, and scouting the web, I found all I needed to get everything booked.
Considering how last minute the planning was, the trip came off smoothly. There were only a few parameters to consider, namely that I wanted to do it cheap and get in a lot of diving at least 2 tanks a day. Oh, and I wanted to eat some fresh shrimp.
The best diving on St. Croix, is on the famous Wall that runs along the north shore for about 7 miles or...