Bookends - Tobago Scuba Diving Site

This site lies just south of Little Tobago. At one part during the dive, you'll come up to some heavy wave action on the surface. The water is churned up and high with energy. From below, it takes on a cloudy look, much like storm clouds. Don't hold your breath when you run into the large school of HUGE tarpons drifting among the clouds.

On all the dives, you're sure to be entertained by large parrotfish, trumpets, jacks and grouper. On some of the dive sites, you might run into large reef-sharks, eagle and mantas.

At around 50 ft (15m) there is a huge indentation which is devoid of coral and often referred to as the "Tarpon Bowl". Here divers can kneel while looking at roaming tarpons or at nurse sharks that lie beneath the overhangs, coming to the shallower end of the dive, keep an eye out for blacktip reef sharks, which can often be spotted.

Marine life Variety!

What would any reef be like without abundant fish life? Currents are common here, ranging anywhere from a leisurely one-quarter know to swifter four knots. Giant Barrel Sponges are sculpted into bazarre, convoluted shapes.

Bookends - At a Glance:

• Location: Speyside
• Depth: 65ft
• Dive time: 40 mins
• Time to site: 10 mins
• Level: Intermediate
• Drift: 0-4 kts