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Re: sea turtles and stingrays
[Re: pito3]
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02/06/2015 10:36 AM
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I believe sea turtles are very common in the Creole Rock area..... We took our Grands on the Underwater Explorer trip years ago and saw them and know that many if the snorkeling trips go there for just this reason.
Stingrays? Not so sure of......... <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" />
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Re: sea turtles and stingrays
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02/06/2015 10:45 AM
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I understand that sea turtles are also very common around Tintamarre now also. Don't know about stingrays either though.
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Re: sea turtles and stingrays
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02/06/2015 10:55 AM
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There was a ray that came very close to shore at Le Galion a couple of years ago when we were there. I had been casting my husband's fly rod (no hook) so he could get photos. I wondered if I hadn't lured it near the shore. It was beautiful.
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Re: sea turtles and stingrays
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02/06/2015 10:59 AM
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Simpson Bay Beach has been the home to some turtle nest/hatches. Whenever encountered, they should NOT be disturbed.
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Re: sea turtles and stingrays
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02/06/2015 03:09 PM
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I encountered Sea turtles while snorkeling at Happy Bay beach. Fairly close as well. Just floated still and watched. I have also spotted them around Simpson Bay Off the rocks from the flamingo, but they were quite distant and they swam off as I tried to approach. Most of the Rays I encounter are quite small.
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Re: sea turtles and stingrays
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02/06/2015 07:17 PM
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Lots of turtles at Tintamarre.
Saw a stingray off Orient Beach in front of Club O today!
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Re: sea turtles and stingrays
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02/08/2015 12:51 PM
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Turtles and Rays in SXM is what started me w Scuba diving 10 years ago. I went on a "resort dive" with an instructor to Creole Rock and on my very first dive saw both a turtle and a Ray. I came home to Canada and got certified - along with my son - within weeks. I have since logged hundreds of dives.
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Re: sea turtles and stingrays
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02/09/2015 09:20 AM
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To the west of Creole Rock in Grand Case Bay you can see a lot of turtles at turtle reef. I dove there, but I think a good swimmer could snorkel it.
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Re: sea turtles and stingrays
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02/09/2015 11:20 AM
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Ritchard said: To the west of Creole Rock in Grand Case Bay you can see a lot of turtles at turtle reef. I dove there, but I think a good swimmer could snorkel it. Please don't swim to Grand Case Reef (Turtle Reef). It's a long way and a lot of boat traffic. Take a boat! It's just to dangerous to swim and what happens if you need help?
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Re: sea turtles and stingrays
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02/09/2015 02:09 PM
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soualigacapt said:Ritchard said: To the west of Creole Rock in Grand Case Bay you can see a lot of turtles at turtle reef. I dove there, but I think a good swimmer could snorkel it. Please don't swim to Grand Case Reef (Turtle Reef). It's a long way and a lot of boat traffic. Take a boat! It's just to dangerous to swim and what happens if you need help? Heavens no, I am not suggesting that anyone swim TO the reef! I am saying that if you were on some kind of tour there, you could snorkel the reef if you swam well! Lesser swimmers could do surface snorkeling, I suppose. I freedive a lot.
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