Bloody Bay Wall is unquestionably one of the Caribbean's underwater gems. The sheer cliff riddled with caverns and swim-throughs rises within 20 feet of the surface and plunges thousands of feet into a vertigo-inducing void off the north coast of Little Cayman Island. The wall is covered with every color and variety of sponge - enormous barrels, vibrant tubes, brilliant ropes - as well as a myriad of corals, including healthy stands of black coral. But there's more to diving and visiting Little Cayman than a majestic wall. What happens beneath the surface of the water is just part of the story. Don't Lift A Finger The awesome quality of the diving on Little Cayman is enhanced by the superb service provided by the professional staff at Reef Divers. This is the rare sort of dive operation where the employees are usually smiling and always hustling. Guests never lug heavy dive equipment down to the dive boats. Their BCs and regulators stay on board and the rest of the gear is kept in a storage area beside the dock. Between dives, the boat crew changes everyone's tanks while the divers enjoy snacks and soak in the rays on the sun deck. Roundtrip travel from the dock at the Little Cayman Beach Resort to Bloody Bay Wall usually takes less than 20 minutes. Divers enjoy the ride on a pair of spacious and gleaming 42-foot Newton boats, which are unquestionably good dive boats. The boats' amenities include showers, padded camera tables and more than 500 feet of deck space. Reef Divers, a PADI Gold Palm 5 Star facility, offers a full range of instruction. Nitrox is also available to properly certified divers. In addition, the operation includes Little Cayman's only full-service underwater photo and video center. After Diving, More Pampering After the day's diving is over, the pampering continues for guests at the Little Cayman Beach Resort. The atmosphere is laid-back and genteel, much like the tiny island for which the resort is named. Measuring eight miles in length and only a mile across, Little Cayman is the smallest of the Cayman Islands. With fewer than 50 permanent residents, it is also easily the least populated. Little Cayman is about 90 miles northeast of Grand Cayman and 5 miles west of its sister island, Cayman Brac. The Little Cayman Beach Resort caters to affluent guests looking for a combination of great diving and peace and quiet. The woman sipping a rum and Coke while reading the local Cayman newspaper at the resort's Beach Nuts Bar very well may turn out to be a juvenile court judge from New Jersey or a surgeon from California. Located a quarter-mile from the grassy landing strip that serves as the island's airport, the resort's grounds include a 500-foot beach with shaded hammocks that are ideal for afternoon naps. Palm trees and flowering plants surround the swimming pool and Jacuzzi. There's also a lighted tennis court, fitness center and full-service spa. The Bird of Paradise Restaurant serves buffet-style meals that can be enjoyed inside an air-conditioned dining room or at tables on a screened veranda. The resort also has a 1,270-foot facility that is used to host conferences and banquets. Twenty-eight rooms surround the pool and another 12 luxury rooms face the ocean. Each of the air-conditioned rooms comes with ceiling fans, cable TV and, thankfully, no telephones. Sightseeing Options You won't find any shopping malls or movie theaters on Little Cayman. But the island is home to the third-largest bird sanctuary in the Caribbean, as well as a nature trail, a small museum and an inland lake that was stocked with tarpon after a 1932 hurricane. Guests can take in these sights in the comfort of a safari van as part of a new service now offered at the Little Cayman Beach Resort. LCB Tours offers afternoon trips or full island and snorkeling tours. Snacks and cool drinks are included as part of the tours. You'll probably go to Little Cayman to experience the unforgettable diving on Bloody Bay Wall. But chances are that you'll leave with great memories of a deluxe resort and its first-class dive operation.