Dive Review of Brendal's Dive Center/Green Turtle Club in
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Brendal's Dive Center/Green Turtle Club: "Good basic diving", Aug, 2015, by G. Tripp Jones MD, SC, US ( Top Contributor 71 reports with 27 Helpful votes). Report 8335.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
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Comments	This was our 6th trip overall to Green Turtle Cay and diving with Brendal. The flights to Treasure Cay were ok, but a hassle coming back. Our rooms were on Turtle Point, duplexes which are privately owned and rented by the Green Turtle Club. The rooms were fine, with excellent service daily. We lost power one night,due to auto accident that knocked down a pole, so it got warm. The internet for our unit was out also, but we did have access at the Club. The food at the Club is fine, with superb conch chowder and conch salad. We ate several times downtown (12-14 minutes by golf cart ( a necessity)). Harvey's, MacIntosh's, Lizard Bar all were very good. The diving was poor the first part of the week, with daily storms, but no control over that.The surge was no fun, but lessened later in the week. Brendal took us to several new sites, which were really excellent. The viz was 30-50 feet most of the time. There were reef sharks, turtles, and plenty of small critters. The fish life was good, and the reefs generally healthy, other than a good bit of red algae on several sites. The bottom times were generally 40-60 minutes and the deepest I went all week was 59'. The boats are ok, with excellent help by Daniel and R.J., who helped Brendal with the work. The week finished with the traditional picnic, which included lobster, grouper, salad and lots of rum punch. This is a good place for families, and good for new divers who have little experience. For advanced divers or those looking for adventure, this is just ok. We will likely return.
Websites	Brendal's Dive Center
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Truk, Australia, all over Caribbean;
Closest Airport	Treasure Cay	Getting There	Columbia, SC to Atlanta to Fort Lauderdale via Delta. To Treasure Cay via Silver Airways. Water taxi to GTC.
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, rainy	Seas	calm, choppy, surge
Water Temp	84-86°F / 29-30°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	30-50 Ft/ 9-15 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Be back with 500#.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	no
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Brendal's Dive Center/Green Turtle Club in Bahamas/Green Turtle Cay

Brendal's Dive Center/Green Turtle Club: "Good basic diving", Aug, 2015,

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Dive Review of Brendal's Dive Center/Green Turtle Club in
Bahamas/Green Turtle Cay