LightHouse
LIGHT HOUSE - This is a great follow up to Shark Fin. This site is an area
full of large boulders and large animals. This site is known for an area called
Volkswagen cave. This cave, and it is a cave, (we generally will not take divers
into the cave) is the home of several great white tip reef sharks. I say great
because these are the biggest we see on a regularly basis. Usually the dive guide
will go into the cave and encourage the sharks to come out to the divers. There
are other ledges in this area where the white tips just hang out. We have seen
a pregnant female white tip here as well as remnants of what looked to be the
male sharks claspers. Ouch!! Even if the sharks are not home, which is always
a possibility, there are tons of things to see and this dive site like Shark Fin
sits at the edge of open ocean. Keep your eyes peeled for large animals here too!
This is an area know for swift current at it's outer most edge and larger varieties
of sharks prefer this type of environment, although I have never seen a large
aggressive shark here, there have been sightings of whale sharks here, so definitely
keep your head up!! This dive is usually done as a 60-65' dive.
All photos and intellectual property © Erik Stein
created March 11 1996
LightHouse description By Myke Capps
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