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Sal Bank
Situated between the southern tip of Florida
and Cuba is the Cay Sal Bank. Cay Sal is an
Eagle specialty and a highlight of our
summers. Capt. Mark’s local knowledge of the
area is unsurpassed - he knows every reef,
rock, dive site, and fish in Cay Sal like
the back of his hand. If you want to
experience Cay Say, the Gulf Stream Eagle is
the only choice for the serious diver.
After boarding the previous night, we depart
at about 3:00 am for the seven hour crossing
to Bimini. Upon arrival, we clear Bahamian
Customs and Immigration and head south for a
little over an hour to our first dive site.
We spend the first and second day diving the
spectacular reefs on our way south to Orange
Cay, then cross to the Cay Sal Bank.
Cay Sal has several geologically interesting
blue holes we often dive when we first
arrive, but it is the western edge of the
bank that has the hot dive spots. Most of
the diving is drift diving on the incredible
walls and inshore reefs. You never know what
pelagic are going to be cruising those
 walls!
The shallower spots near the rocks are great
for shell collecting, lobstering, and night
dives. Turtles, sharks, tons of fish,
healthy coral - Cay Sal is a prime example
of what an area can be like without the
constant pressures of human interference.
This is remote live-aboard diving at its
best, and always an adventure.
Everyone also has the opportunity to explore
the old abandoned British lighthouse on
Elbow Cay, and the sunken paddle wheeler
near the island. Even the star gazing at Cay
Sal is mind-blowing due to the lack of light
pollution. The next to last day we set out
for Bimini in the afternoon and spend the
last night at dock in Bimini so everyone
gets the chance to go ashore and sample some
local Bahamian flavor. The following morning
we drive back to West Palm Beach, clear U.S.
Customs and Immigration, and are back to our
dock sometime before 4:00.
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