Bahamas Stuart Cove Shark Diving

Hello again,

Today I am going to talk about a short dive trip I took back in 2007.   The flights were through Funjet vacations and the price was very reasonable for the 4 day trip. We stayed at Breezes Bahamas for 4 days on a last minute trip.  The resort was nice but could use updating and the food could have been better.  It is an all-inclusive resort with plenty to do.  This resort is in the super club category meaning they have every activity you would want to do and some you would not want to do.  They even had a trapeze that you could go on.  With that being said I was not impressed with all the activities and seemed to be to much.  I did enjoy some great games of beach volleyball and met some great people while we were there.  Please do your research on Tripadvisor for all your vacations it is a very useful tool and just remember some people just complain about everything.  I am not that picky but I do expect a clean room and decent food.

 

Pool Area photo provided by the Bahamas.net

 

 

Breezes Bahamas

 

 

Now on to the part of the trip that made everything worth while the diving.  Stuart Cove was the dive operation we used and they were excellent and very professional.  There is a dive on a wreck that is in the movie Into the Blue we went on and was not much to see but the flat wreck and sharks.  We saw reef sharks every dive and the most exciding the shark adventure dive Stuart Cove has available.  The dive is in about 40 feet of water and they take you down and put all the divers on the bottom in a circle and bring in a box of fish heads and start feeding the sharks in front of you and the next thing you know there is around 30 to 40 sharks around you.  Below is a video of the shark adventure.

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is not me on the dive but it is the same dive and was worth the trip.  After the dive they let you look for shark teeth on the bottom and most divers were able to bring home 1 or 2 shark teeth.  If you want to dive with sharks then put Stuart Cove Bahamas on your bucket list. 

 

 

As for the island it self I found it not to be on my top list but it is a very nice vacation and there is plenty to do.  I was not able to go to Atlantis Paradise Island Resort.  I have heard it is very nice but on the pricey side. 

 

Thank you for reading my posts and please fell free to ask any questions

 

Tim





Orlando Florida vacation

Welcome To Tims Traveling Tips,

A couple weeks ago I took a quick trip down to Florida to visit Universal Studios Orlando.  First I would like to talk about how I booked this trip.  I always do my research and do my best to find the cheapest price but still staying at a quality Resort.  I tried Expedia, Travelocity, Delta, and Spirit to book the trip and found they were all close to the same price.  I moved the trip a day each way to see if the price would go down but that did not work.  How I finally got the best price I booked the flight and hotel with Spirit (since I am a 9 Fare Club member I saved on flights) then I purchased the universal tickets from Universal Studios Orlando and then booked a rental car through Budget car rental and used my AARP card to save 25% of the car rental.  I saved $250 off the price of this trip just by doing these couple things.

 

 

This is Universal's Cabana Bay Resort where we stayed.  I would recommend staying at Cabana Bay if you are planning on going to Universal Studios for a couple reasons.  First is that to get to the park there are shuttle busses that leave every ten minutes and is a short ride.  Second by staying at the resort you have access to the parks one hours before the general public is allowed to enter.

 

 

 

 

Now lets talk about Universal Studios.  There are two parks and the main attraction at both parks are the Harry Potter worlds.  Diagon Alley and Hogsmeade are very well done area of the parks and you can take a short train ride on the Hogwarts Express to get from one to the other.  They are in different parks so it is important to get the park to park tickets when you purchase them.  Here are a few pictures I took at the park.

 

 

 

 

 

 

We took a short ride to visit Kennedy Space Center which is an hour ride from the resort.  It was worth the trip and is something everyone should visit at least once.  They have various exhibits and a tour of the grounds that comes with the admission. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 This was a good short trip and the price was not bad but the food prices at the resort and the parks are expensive.  You can always find something for a reasonable price but I like to eat so I did spend some money on eating out. 

 

Thanks for visiting My blog and I hope I helped someone save money on their vacation.

 

Tim