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Dive Experience
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0-25 dives | ||
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Where else diving
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Thialand, Cozumel, Fla Keys |
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Dive Conditions |
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Weather
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sunny |
Seas
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calm, choppy |
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Water Temp
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82 to 80 ° Fahrenheit |
Wetsuit Thickness
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0 |
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Water Visibility
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60 to 100 Feet |
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Dive own profile?
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yes | ||
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Enforced diving restrictions
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Boat dives limited to about one hour |
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| What I saw | |||
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Sharks
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None |
Mantas
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None |
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Dolphins
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None |
Whale Sharks
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None |
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Turtles
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1 or 2 |
Whales
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None |
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Ratings 1 (worst)-
5 (best):
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Corals
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**** |
Tropical Fish
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***** |
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Small Critters
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**** |
Large Fish
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** |
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Large Pelagics
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* |
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| Underwater Photography 1 (worst)- 5 (best): | |||
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Subject Matter
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***** |
Boat Facilities
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*** |
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Overall rating for UWP's
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**** |
Shore Facilities
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**** |
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Comments
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The dive shops recharge station burned up the first day of the trip. The Islands is on 127v 50c AC. Charger marked for 50/60 cycle worked fine, 60 cycle chargers get hot and only gave approx 1/2 work cycle charged on the available current. |
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Accommodations
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**** |
Service
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**** |
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Food
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***** |
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Dive Operation
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***** |
Shore Diving
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**** |
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Overall Rating |
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Beginners
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**** | ||
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Advanced
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***** | ||
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Comments
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This was our second trip to Buddy Dive, and both were very enjoyable trips. There is noticable change above the 30' line since the surge from Lenny in late '99. Life is returning to this area and is not a reason to skip Bonaire. The Town Pier Dive is worth doing, however for some reason lighting pictures is tough, even though visibality was good,getting enough light for good pictures was an issue. |
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