The Washing Machine
The Exumas are one of the most beautiful island groupings in the Bahamas, consisting of 350 cays with breathtaking beaches. It is home to the Bahamas National Trust's Land and Sea Park, and just a bit north of it lies the Washing Machine dive site. It is a drift dive that begins at 4.5m of water and propels divers through a small passage in the reef to a depth of 15m. The somersault unwinds after a minute or two, releasing you over a vast patch reef and a gallery of sea turtles and nurse sharks tucked on the ocean floor. It's not every day that the roles are reversed and a dive becomes a spectacle for the water life underneath. You glide over the soft coral and your underwater audience like dancers at a curtain call, ending off an unforgettable adventure.
- Current motions that make you feel as though you're inside a washing machine
- The coral reef is beautiful and healthy
- Surrounded by some of the world's most stunning islands and cays.
What you will see: You'll encounter plenty of reef fish, crustaceans, and invasive lionfish, as with most coral reef dives. Look for vividly colored nudibranchs, well-hidden leaf fish, shy crabs, and other crustaceans.
