Grand Central

Grand Central, Guana Island, BVI			N 18° 29.4', W 64° 34.9'
Dive Number 153		Buddies Martin, Terry	Surface temp mild	Starting pressure 3000psi
Depth 69ft	Visibility excellent	Time 43m	Water temp 25°C	Ending pressure 800psi
Notes:	Whereas the name would suggest it's quite busy, this dive is one that I suspect is less commonly visited, both because it would be miserable with large groups, and because it's far enough out of the way that few boats come to it unless like us they are anchored in nearby Muskmelon Bay. Our divemaster Maddy had never yet been to this site, so we were joined by Miss P. herself! This did no harm to my sense of nostalgia, since Emily was our divemaster on my previous Cuan Law trip. We braved a bracing cool shower with splashes from the waves over the open sea on the North end of the BVI to the site, where we quickly descended and were led to the entrance to the cave (a small octopus at the entrance). The cave goes up and down through a few large caverns, including one shaft referred to as the "elevator shaft) from which sunlight comes in from 60 feet above. The cave is full of lobsters which make a bunch of eyes reflecting at you in the dark of the cave, and we saw a weird looking crab in there as well. Once safely outside again, we toured the reef where I saw a large black and white hogfish as well as a spotted moray [pictured]. When we surfaced, Martin remarked that we'd had a boat ride, a cold shower, a dive, a horror show, and all before breakfast! It should be noted that in my case, breakfast included a blueberry pancake in the shape of a maple leaf!