Purple Rain
This dive site was given its name because of the abundance of purple Creole wrasse that school overhead darting simultaneously in a synchronized pattern giving an effect of a purple tropical shower of rain.
This is one of D2O’s favorite sites for drift dives, with green and hawksbill turtle, southern stingray, lobster, sharks, and seahorses all potential sightings. Plate, black, fan and whip coral are amongst some of the fantastic coral life on purple rain. Soft coral; purple and orange vase sponges mixed with gorgonians and an abundance of critters and creatures makes purple rain a diverse dive site appealing to all divers.
Dive Master Notes
Options to stay shallow and take the steep slope, into deep water makes this a site suitable for all levels. Dive leaders can choose a shallow entry 12m/40ft for less experienced or a deeper drop into 18m/60ft. The reef is flat on top in 18m/60ft and then shoulders off to a slope which drops down to a maximum of 34m/112ft. Currents tend to be westerly drifting towards point salines; if the current is strong there is the chance of being swept off the reef onto a sandy shallow bottom. Although not as beautiful, this is a great place to spot some enormous stingrays and turtles, queen trigger fish and conch.
