This was a visit to Montego Bay, Jamaica, for a fortnight in April 2002.
The diving here was never likely to live up to the Bahamas, but there were many smaller fish to see, and a few stingrays, both southern and spotted eagle rays. The conditions were generally very good, with fine visibility, although towards the end of the stay the weather was rougher and one or two trips were cancelled (including the night dive I'd looked forward to - that had to wait another year).
The DC3 plane was the most impressive site, it was sunk around 1996, but is now largely broken up.
This was the trip where I decided to do the PADI Advanced Open Water course. The dives listed below are the ones I completed as part of this course.
| Dive | Location | Date |
| Boat dive | Providence Reef | 18.4.02 |
| Navigation dive | Drifters | 20.4.02 |
| Deep dive | Stanley Chin | 20.4.02 |
| Wreck dive | DC3 Plane Wreck | 21.4.02 |
| Underwater Naturalist | Traders Reef | 21.4.02 |
| Number of dives | 11 |
| Sites visited | Traders Reef, Mohae Bay, Providence Reef, Stanley Chin, Drifters, Carib sand, Further point, the Pit, DC3 Plane |
| Typical Profile | Either one or two morning dives per day, the first 20-30m, and the second typically about 9-12m |
| Typical duration | 25-40 minutes |
| Water temperature | 28-29C |