We start our week in "The Shore Diving Capital of the World" with a wonderful breakfast. The omelet station is a must! Then finishing up any paperwork with the dive shop and getting your locker key. You will need to do an orientation / weight check dive on the "house reef". That is your opportunity to get your weights dialed in and make sure all your gear is working the way you want it to. This can be done on your own with a buddy or as a group. If you need help let us know. Someone on Smoky Mtn Divers Staff will be there in the morning.

If you have signed up for a boat dive package, it is likely that we will have our first two boat dives right after lunch. That would be a two tank boat ride. After Sunday we usually do a two tank boat dive in the mornings.

If you are shore diving, be sure to catch up with others in the group and make a plan for where to go. The dive shop can have some recommendations for sites. Some sites have easier entries. Some more challenging.

One of the "must see" sites is "The Salt Pier". They do not allow diving if there is a ship loading salt. If there is no ship there you should check it out.

Don't forget that right behind the resort is, the "house reef". The dock right here is where you go to meet the boat for boat dives and there are two stairways off the dock. Very easy entry and exit for the "house reef". You can see all the same animals from around the island right here.

Sometime on Sunday you may want to pick up your vehicle if you haven't yet and make a run to the grocery store.

Friday you will want to watch your "time to fly" surface interval. Usually the flights on Saturday are in the afternoon, so if you stop diving by noon Friday you will be clear to fly. (Be sure to check YOUR flight times to make the correct decision on when to stop diving.)

Make sure to get your gear rinsed and drying.

Friday makes a great day to tour the island and see all the things you want to check out. Washington-Slagbaai National Park is beautiful. You can go see Indian paintings and windmills on the east side. A tour around the south part of the island will go by the light house and can take you past Lac Bay and The Donkey Sanctuary.

The front desk will drop of a paper at your room showing your charges for the week from the restaurant(s) and the dive shop. A note will be included about when your transfer time is. If you are able to drop by the front desk you can settle up your bill late Friday and avoid the rush Saturday morning. Remember this is a cashless resort and you will need to use your card. Be sure to put fuel back in the vehicle to bring it back up to the level it was when you picked it up.

If you want to show your appreciation for the hard work from the staff you can get envelopes and write the name(s) on it and drop it off in a box at the front desk for resort staff. The Dive Staff have a drop box in the Dive Shop.

If you haven't settled up or turned your vehicle in yet you will want to start early. The staff will come pick up your luggage and take it up front for you Saturday morning.

Now it is time to say good bye to your new friends but look forward to coming back again soon. Smoky Mountain Divers will certainly be back. Just check with staff about our plans. What memories, what friends...