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West End

West End is one of those sites we always make time for when we're in Roatán, especially if the wind’s kicking up from the southeast. Tucked just around the corner on the north side, it’s a lovely gentle wall dive that starts shallow and slopes down to about 22m. Visibility averages a comfortable 18m, often more, and currents are usually non-existent, making it a genuinely relaxing dive. We love the vibrant soft corals here, they really pop against the deeper blues. Keep your eyes peeled for the unusual stuff: we’ve had some fantastic encounters with Mushroom Scorpionfish tucked into crevices and spotted Pygmy Filefish swaying in the gorgonians. There are plenty of the usual suspects like grunts and wrasse, but we also see more than our fair share of green morays and often a sleepy nurse shark under a ledge. We once watched a Great Barracuda eyeball us for a good five minutes, just hanging there in the blue. It’s an easygoing site, perfect for shaking off travel fatigue or for newer divers getting comfortable with wall diving, but with enough small, interesting critters to keep even the most seasoned macro lover happy.