Named
for the plentiful fish selection ("get it "General Store"). This
site is also the resting place of the wreck of the "Pele" a
freighter that sank here in the late 1800's. Now before you start
drooling and going "Wreck Dive Heeheehee" there isn't much of the
old girl left. Just her boiler, some hull plates and a couple of
anchors (that and the 500 pounds of gold they had hidden on her but
never found.) (Just Kidding.)
A horseshoe shaped
inlet with small lava tubes on either side gives this site lots of
places for the fish to hide and because of it location in deeper
waters (90 foot plus on the outside) there always a good chance for
the big stuff to move through (Dolphins are seen here lots).
Currents here can get a little rough but with the inlet there always
a place to "duck and hide" if they get out of hand. Sometimes
done as a drift dive depending on the divers and the currents. All things
considered a medium to advance diver location.
| Depth: |
65 to 100 feet |
| Animal
life: |
Black coral, Lemon butterfly fish,
Helmet Conch, Octopus and Turtles are just some of the stuff we
see here |
| Hazards: |
Strong currents during heavy tide
changes |
| Rating: |
Med to advance but sometimes mellow
enough for beginners |
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