South Side, Cayman Brac, Ilhas Cayman

Bert Brothers Boulders

Bert Brothers Boulders is a Cayman Brac south-side dive named for an arresting cluster of massive coral-encrusted boulders that rise from a sandy bottom in roughly 21 metres of water, topping out around 12 metres. The boulders — some the size of small houses — are spaced to create swim-throughs, channels and overhangs between them, all coated in encrusting sponges, gorgonians, sheet corals, sea plumes and sea fans. The diversity of structures and shaded undercuts concentrates reef life: green moray eels in the crevices, hawksbill turtles foraging on sponges, southern stingrays cruising the sand patches, schools of yellowtail snapper, schoolmaster, sergeant majors, queen and French angelfish, blue tangs, midnight parrotfish, Creole wrasse, the occasional nurse shark sleeping under a ledge, and Caribbean reef squid. Visibility on Cayman Brac's south-side reefs commonly exceeds 25 metres in the dry season from December to May. Currents are typically light. The depth and the swim-through navigation make this an excellent intermediate dive.