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Instant Reader Report on Diving
Reef Divers in
Cayman Islands/Cayman Brac in
2003/02

by
Katie Bierzonski, Pa, USA
Report Number 030407095945427

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Reporter
Dive Experience
26-50 dives
 
Where else diving
 Cozumel, Anguilla, Antigua, Greene Island, Palm Beach Florida, coldwater
diving in Pennsylvania 
Dive Conditions
Weather
sunny  
Seas
calm  
Water Temp
78   to 84    ° Fahrenheit  
Wetsuit Thickness
0
Water Visibility
90   to 125    Feet  
 
Dive Policy
Dive own profile
yes  
 
Enforced diving restrictions  
110 ft  
What I saw
Sharks
Lots 
Mantas
Squadrons 
Dolphins
1 or 2 
Whale Sharks
None 
Turtles
> 2 
Whales
None 
Ratings 1 (worst)- 5 (best):
Corals
  *****
Tropical Fish
*****  
Small Critters
  *****
Large Fish
*****  
Large Pelagics
  ****
 
 
Underwater Photography  1 (worst)- 5 (best):
Subject Matter
*****  
Boat Facilities
*****
Overall rating for UWP's  
*****  
Shore Facilities  
*****  
Comments
Excellent operation.  Developing facilites available at resort dive shop
for photos and video.  camera table on boat more than adequate for all
divers on boat, separate rinse tubs on boat and shore.  Ini fact, during
the week we were there, a published photograper was aboard shooting his
next book.   
Ratings and Overall Comments  1 (worst)- 5 (best):
Accommodations
***
Service
***
Food
***
 
 
Dive Operation
*****  
Shore Diving  
****  

Overall Rating

Beginners
*****   
Advanced
*****    
Comments  
Reef Divers's Divemasters were friendly, humorous, knowledgable and gave
very detailed dive briefings (necessary when even light currents could
drift you to the next divesite - they are all right next to each other). 
Did the 7 night 18 dive deal and were saturated by the end of the week.
Boats were great - large upper deck as well as lower, great camera table,
rinse facilities aboard, smooth rides. Skilled captain Morty got us through
some rough surge in the channel out of the resort after an offshore storm. 
Morty, Craig, Mick, Mark and all the staff were great, not only on the
boats, but suggesting places to visit on the island- (Aunt Shah's right
down the street, & the Captain's Table, and visiting the bluff) and
take advantage of the Brac Reeef Resort's free bikes!  Will definitely
return to this resort and dive with these guys again - did a night dive,
saw my first octopus, my first hammerhead on a deep wall dive, great drift
diving, the wrecks were worth visiting, and non-stop sun. Excellent macro
and micro life, lots of color and healthy reefs.  The food wasn't fabulous
but more than adequate and you could always get by, but the resort
facilities were lots of fun - a great pavilion over the water where 4ft
tarpon would feed at night, hammocks aplenty and lots of coconuts to
sample.  On one morning dive, an eagle ray swam up to the dock and under
our boat several times, then followed us out of the channel.    

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