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Our Bahamas Scuba Diving Adventure

02/03/22 | Bahamas, Caribbean, Scuba Diving, Travel

Mark and Kelly at a Bahamas Ship Wreck

In the past week Mark and I have booked three international trips before the start of Summer and I am absolutely buzzing! I will share more about them in a few weeks but first, let’s catch up on travels.   You may recall in November that right after our wedding Mark and I headed to the Caribbean and while on our mini-moon in the Bahamas Mark and I did half a dozen dives.  In my highlights post I shared the day we returned you saw a few photos but today I wanted to share our Bahamas scuba diving adventure in full!

I have been lucky to dive in some absolutely stunning places – check out my past scuba diving adventures here – but regardless of where I go in the world, I love a good wreck.  On two different days we went to my favorite dive site, “The Tug”, a 65-foot long tugboat which has been under water for more than 20 years.  Unlike many wrecks that I have dove this one was purposely sunk in order to create an artificial reef which aims to provide additional habitats for declining species.   It is certainly working as the boat is covered in sponges, coral, and fish were absolutely everywhere. Take a look and see what I mean:

The Tug Dive Site in the BahamasMark and a Bahamas Ship WreckScuba Diving Bahamas Tug Dive SiteScuba Diving through a Tugboat wreck off Grand Exuma Fish at the the Tug Dive Site in the BahamasBahamas Scuba Diving - Kelly and ShipwreckBahamas Scuba Diving - Shrip Wreck Shadow in the Bahamas

One of the highlights was Mark completing his PADI Advanced Open Water Diver certification which now means he is certified to dive below 18m/60ft and has increased training in skills like improving his buoyancy and using a compass    We stayed at the Sandals Emerald Bay Resort where diving is included in the cost of the resort, but if I was to do it again I would go to the other Sandals Bahamas location in Exuma (it was not open when we were there) and do more of the diving with sharks – so cool!

White Brain Coral Scuba Diving BahamasSparkles and Shoes Travel Blogger Scuba Diving in a CaveShark while Bahamas Scuba DivingKelly and Mark Scuba DivingConch in a ShellBahamas Scuba Diving - Kelly with a Sea UrchinTropical Fish

And a few shots from Mark’s certification, with our amazing guide Ramon. In the first shot they are playing tic-tac-toe 100 feet under water, with great water clarity, and the second two are what cracking at egg at the same depth looks like.

PADI Certification

Cracking an Egg Underwater 02
Cracking an Egg Underwater 01

 

Which of these shots is your favorite from our Bahamas scuba diving adventure?

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Comments

  1. Emily says

    February 12, 2022 at 2:20 pm

    I want to go right now. Looks like a wonderful resort to scuba dive from.

    Been way too long since I have been.

    Good suggestion.

  2. Tori says

    February 11, 2022 at 9:17 am

    The water is so clear and nice to see so much healthy wildlife.

    That shark looks enormous. How big was it? Did you get scared?

  3. Alison says

    February 5, 2022 at 3:57 pm

    You must be so thrilled to be traveling again. Can’t wait to read about your upcoming adventures.

    Where are you going now? I just got back from a trip myself and it was so great to travel again and have a change of scenery and explore a new place and have a couple of fantastic meals.

    Safe travels!

  4. Molly says

    February 5, 2022 at 1:40 pm

    Can’t believe how many photos you got of each other… looks like it was such a fun time.

    The water was clear.

  5. Terrie says

    February 5, 2022 at 6:11 am

    So many great photos. Looks like you got to see a lot of nature and non-nature underwater.

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