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The Complete Diving Guide, the Caribbean (Volume 1) by Colleen Ryan and Brian Savage
The Complete Diving Guide , the Caribbean (Volume 1) by Colleen Ryan and Brian Savage
The Complete Diving Guide Â? the Caribbean (Volume I) is exactly what it professes to be. Intended to be the first in a series, it looks at the southern islands of the Eastern Caribbean. Each chapter starts with a short island introduction followed by a very specific description of the dive sites, operators and hotels.
The write-ups of the dive sites are full of interesting personal experiences. The rest of the chapter provides just the sort of information you need, such as which operators have English-speaking dive guides and which recognise the depth limitations of the BSAC rather than PADI.
There are plenty of photographs, although the quality is not brilliant. More wide-angle shots would have helped to set the scene more effectively. The most popular dive sites are described using computer-generated site plans, some of which I found confusing and a bit of a strain on the eye.
Throughout the book's 390 information-packed pages are numerous interesting side panels. One describes the ships that sank in St Pierre Harbour on Martinique when Mount PelÃ?e erupted in 1902. The resulting dive sites sound so fascinating that I at once booked a trip to the island. Surely this is the acid test of a dive guide?
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The Complete Diving Guide ,? the Caribbean (Volume 1) by Colleen Ryan and Brian Savage, New Holland, softback,£25
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