Japanese Gardens

A drift dive off the southern tip of Goat Island, where the Guyana Current pushes divers along a slope crowded with orange elephant ear sponges, yellow tube sponges and grey barrel sponges before funneling them through the Kamikaze Cut, a narrow gap that speeds up the flow. The same nutrient laden water that grows those sponges feeds hawksbill turtles, nurse sharks tucked under ledges, and schools of barracuda and tarpon, with manta rays passing through in the greener plankton months. The dive runs from a sponge covered shelf near the island down past 30 m.