“The Sister Islands have long been a favorite destination for me,” Frink tells us. “From one base of operation, I can reach both Cayman Brac and Little Cayman. That's a tough combination to beat. There is the stellar Bloody Bay Wall, a must-do for any Cayman dive holiday; and then there are the hot dives on Cayman Brac as well, including the Tibbets shipwreck, Anchor Wall, and even the remote sites down around the Bluff. But, if I had to pick one highlight of both Little Cayman and Cayman Brac, it would be the friendly hotel and dive staff. The geography is reason enough to go, but the people make it truly special.”

Located literally a few hundred yards from the shores of Little Cayman, Bloody Bay Wall is a dive site so unique, even Frink can’t recall anything like it anywhere he had traveled. What makes this dive so spectacular is that the wall starts in just 15 feet of water and extends down to over 6,000 feet. The 90 degree vertical drop starts in about 40 feet of water, which makes the wall accessible to divers of all levels.

Our Divi Tiara dive boat pulls up to one of the mooring balls installed to protect the reef from the damage caused by anchors. There is only one other boat tied up to the wall and it’s at least 500 yards away, so we celebrate the opportunity to have the dive to ourselves. Gary, our super-friendly, super-British divemaster, tells us that while there are usually a few dive boats in the area, the large number of moorings usually ensures a virtually private dive.

As we all jump off the back of the boat, we look down and see the swim platform aligned perfectly with the top of the wall. While descending to around 40 feet, we’re granted a birds-eye, panoramic view of the reef on top of the wall. The sheer density of hard and soft corals, sponges, and marine life contrasts with the blue nothingness of the deep ocean trench that abuts the reef. In the distance is the silhouette of a bull shark, and at 35 feet we’re greeted by a turtle, the creature for whom the Cayman Islands are best known for, and which has been adopted as a national symbol.

Before we descend down the wall, Frink waves to the turtle, which unlike the ones we’re used to in Florida, seems eager to make our acquaintance. Liz, another veteran Divi divemaster greets the turtle and they swim in unison with each other. It is as though the turtle wants to give us a tour of her home, weaving in and out of the sea fans, black corals, and gorgonians. Only problem is, she forgets that we humans were only endowed with two artificial fins, and can’t glide as briskly and gracefully as she can.

Catching our breath we sink past the top of the wall. Like the reef above, the wall features giant sponges and gorgonians whose arms extend far past the vivid, coral covered edges of the wall. A spotted moray eel peeks out through a hole in his coral hideout. At around 80 feet we find a giant cavern, home to a fat red grouper. Later, Gary tells us that even though he has dived this spot hundreds of times, he has never seen this cave before. As Gary says, “Diving here is one of the few things I’ve done that is always new, always exciting. It’s always an adventure.”