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Instant Reader Report on Diving
Subsurface/Musket Cove in
Fiji and Tuvalu/Mololo Lailai in
2003/03

by
Sandra J Walzer, AZ, USA
Report Number 430

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N/A means "Not Applicable" or "No Answer" given

Reporter
Dive Experience
51-100 dives
Where else diving
 Cozumel, Bonair, Bahamas and several other Carribean islands and Mexico. 

Dive Conditions

Weather
sunny  
Seas
choppy  
Water Temp
82   to 86    ° Fahrenheit  
Wetsuit Thickness
0
Water Visibility
10   to 20    Feet  
 
Dive Policy
Dive own profile
?  
 
Enforced diving restrictions  
In six dives, we had a maximum of 5 people on the boat including myself. 
The profile for the dive was agreed up by all divers.  The only restriction
was to stay within the depth limits.  
What I saw
Sharks
Lots 
Mantas
None 
Dolphins
None 
Whale Sharks
None 
Turtles
1 or 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
N/A  
Boat Facilities
*
Overall rating for UWP's  
N/A  
Shore Facilities  
N/A  
Comments
  
Ratings and Overall Comments  1 (worst)- 5 (best):
Accommodations
*****
Food
*****
Service and Attitude
*****
Environmental Sensitivity  
N/A
Dive Operation
*****  
Shore Diving  
*  
Snorkeling
N/A  
 
 

Overall Rating

Value for $$
N/A    
Beginners
*****   
Advanced
****    
Comments  
Subsurface (www.fijidiving.com) seems to operate throughout the Fiji
islands.  There were three divers at our resort, and we picked up one or
two divers each day at other nearby resorts.  The crew was very
accommodating and helpful, which was refreshing in a place that does not
expect tips.  It is not a fancy operation, but well run by knowledgable
dive masters who showed us many things we might have otherwise missed. 
Unfortunately, much of the coral is in very poor condition, due to a
warming trend (water 86 degrees at 60 feet)and possible lack of protection
from divers and fishermen, Still, I saw many species of fish I had never
come across in the Carribean. Quite a few brillantly colored juveniles.
I stayed in a timeshare exchange bure that was well equipped, clean and
spacious, but not air conditioned.  My bure only had one fan -- next visit,
I'm requesting a two-fan bure.  The grounds were beautiful and the food
good and fairly reasonable.  Others who were paying by the night all agreed
their accommodations were lovely.  No TV, no radio, no telephone makes the
heat bearable!  And the people are very friendly.
  

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