Dean's Blue Hole

We picked up our rental car at 8 this morning and went south on Long Island to Dean's Blue Hole. A blue hole is a sink hole filled with sea water. Dean's Blue Hole is over 600 feet deep and is either the deepest or second deepest in the world, depending on what you read. For a while we thought it was going to be a bust. We followed our maps and the signs to get to it. The last faded sign said to turn left so we did. We came to a beach but couldn't see the hole. We decided it was in the left side of the large cove and we set out walking a mile or so. Along the way we had to climb over two high ledges of sharp jagged limestone. We eventually gave up and turned around. We couldn't imagine why anyone would bother to go to Dean's Blue Hole if it was this difficult. As we were driving away George decided to try a different road. Sure enough, there it was in a different cove. Right next to the beach. It was so beautiful. It was rather eerie as we snorkeled over it. We spent the rest
of the day touring around the island, shopping a bit and eating a nice lunch at Stella Maris Resort. By the way, George did a fantastic job of driving on the left side of the road. We had to laugh at the large sticker at the top of the windshield that said "Keep Left" with an arrow.