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Dive Experience
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101-250 dives | ||
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Where else diving
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Caribbean; Hawaii; Micronesia; Great Barrier Reef |
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Dive Conditions |
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Weather
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sunny |
Seas
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calm |
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Water Temp
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79 to 81 ° Fahrenheit |
Wetsuit Thickness
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2 |
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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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Enforced diving restrictions
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depth, pressure |
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Sharks
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Lots |
Mantas
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1 or 2 |
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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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> 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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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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[None] |
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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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We had a wonderful experience - met our expectations (from the recent SkinDiver magazine article) and then some. Glenn and Michele Faires of Golden Rock were warm, friendly, professional, and made sure we had great dives and great accomodations at the Old Gin House. They even arranged a quick trip over to Saba for us. The reef was pristine, and very rich in abundance and diversity - plus they have wall diving, wreck diving, reefs. Annouck and Benji are the dive instructors, and they were terrific - made you feel like family. A very personal trip, sometimes just us diving with one of the DM, and we always saw something special. We didn't find any blue beads, but one of the other divers on one dive found two beauties. Very laid back, but professional operation. The Old Gin House was elegant in a colonial fashion, terrific food and service, we felt very pampered. Exceptionally friendly local folks. Not much to do other than dive, but if you want exceptional caribbean diving at a small, friendly, out-of-the-way place - this is fabulous. |
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