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Blue Hole
The Blue Hole is located along the Orote cliffline just a few minutes
outside the harbor to the left as you are leaving the harbor's entrance. At
times there is a mooring buoy on the surface marking the dive site's
location. Also you can look at the top of the cliffline and see a triangular
antenna just above the point for reference. Descending down the line
or just free descending you will land on a barren rock surface at about
50
feet (15 meters). There is however a large set of rocks just to the North
of the hole. The hole is in a "Heart" shape. It's even more dramatic
when looking from inside the hole at depths of 25 to 38 meters. You can
easily swim out of a huge opening in the hole's tunnel at about 35 to
38 meters
depending upon tide. On the walls of the hole there are pink sea whips
that dangle back and forth with the surge. Watch where you put your hands
as there are also moray eels that like snacks (fingers). Deep inside
the hole you will find a short cave towards the North at a depth
of 37
meters.
It's
neat
to
look
at
the top
of the hole (heart design) while you are sitting on a rock just outside
the cave. After you are done with the hole head North or South to explore
the many big underwater rock formations. There is one about 10 minutes
North of the hole that you can swim under that has billions of small
fish and sometimes a sleeping whitetip shark. Also nearby is a huge red
snapper and a big eye puffer fish. To the South there is an anemone at
about 24
meters deep and at the last rock down there is a neat overhang with some
neat fish hanging out. |
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