Julie’s Wall
Body of Water:
Caribbean Sea
Max Depth: 30m
GPS Coordinates
Lat: 19.369317
Lon: -81.16605
Named after Julie, a local nurse who used to love going shore diving at this site on the weekends. While not as well-known as its neighbors, it's a fantastic dive site that is not to be missed. Julie's Wall is the last of our northern dive sites; any further west becomes a government-protected no-dive zone.
Julie's Wall delivers a feature seen on only one other dive site, the unique opportunity to swim underneath the overhanging wall! Breaker's Cutback is the only other site where this phenomenon occurs. This continually twilight environment is favorable to the sponges that usually live much deeper. Despite the shallow depths, the comparative lack of light is ideal for these deep-loving sponges. Their large sizes, vibrant colors, and strange forms are an absolute delight to see.
The miniwall at Julie's sits close to the main wall, and divers can enjoy both worlds in one dive. The shadowy realms of the deep overhang are just a short swim from the bright, sunlit mini wall. Look for Porcupine Puffer Fish that swim just above the reef and often allow divers a slow approach. They have such lovably blunt faces with bulging eyes and tiny mouths! They can also grow surprisingly large, over two feet long in some cases. Look for the small spines covering their bodies which earn them the 'porcupine' moniker.