Babylon

Babylon is the dive Cayman regulars whisper about while tourists queue for the West Wall. A buttress leans away from the North Wall like a cathedral flying free of its nave, and the channel behind it funnels you past black coral thickets, wire corals corkscrewing into the dark, and sponges in colors that only exist below twenty meters. Off the face, the blue does its big-ocean trick: eagle rays, reef sharks, sometimes nothing but the vertigo of a 2,000 m trench under your fins. Distance keeps the crowds away; conditions decide the schedule.

Khoảnh khắc bạn đến vì nó: The freestanding pinnacle, hanging black-coral gardens, true oceanic wall over the Cayman Trench.

Địa hình: A hanging garden on the North Wall: a pinnacle splits from the face, wrapped in black coral and rope sponges, over a sheer drop.

Dòng chảy: Oceanic water; gentle most days with occasional along-wall set.

Điểm vào: A long run along the North Wall — usually offered by East End and North Side operators when seas cooperate.

Nguy hiểm cần lưu ý: Depth over a bottomless face and boat-distance from help; conservative profiles and good surface cover.

Bảo tồn: Remote North Wall site in marine-park waters; its condition reflects light traffic — help keep it that way.

Nitrox: Đáng dùng ở đây — các hồ sơ nằm trong khoảng độ sâu mà nitrox có thể kéo dài thời gian không dừng một cách thực sự có ý nghĩa (khi đã được đào tạo sử dụng).