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Dive Review of
Jim Abernathy's Scuba Adventures in
Bahamas

in 2005/06
an Instant Reader Report
by
Kelley, WA, USA
Report Number 1849

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Reporter
Dive Experience
101-250 dives
Where else diving
Curacao, Hawaii, Maui, Florida, Seattle area, Vancouver Island, Belize

Dive Conditions

Weather
sunny  
Seas
calm  
Water Temp
80   to 82    ° Fahrenheit  
Wetsuit Thickness
5
Water Visibility
60   to 100    Feet  
 
Dive Policy
Dive own profile
yes  
 
Enforced diving restrictions  
No deco limits  
Liveaboard?
yes 
Nitrox Available?
N/A 
What I saw
Sharks
Lots 
Mantas
None 
Dolphins
Schools 
Whale Sharks
None 
Turtles
> 2 
Whales
None 
Ratings 1 (worst)- 5 (best):
Corals
  3 stars
Tropical Fish
3 stars  
Small Critters
  3 stars
Large Fish
3 stars  
Large Pelagics
  4 stars
 
 
Underwater Photography  1 (worst)- 5 (best):
Subject Matter
4 stars  
Boat Facilities
1 stars
Overall rating for UWP's  
3 stars  
Shore Facilities  
N/A  
Comments
Expensive camera gear was stored on the floor of the "salon"
where it was in the way, and subject to getting kicked and tripped over. 
Definitely a problem.  
Ratings and Overall Comments  1 (worst)- 5 (best):
Accommodations
2 stars
Food
3 stars
Service and Attitude
3 stars
Environmental Sensitivity  
N/A
Dive Operation
3 stars  
Shore Diving  
3 stars  
Snorkeling
N/A  
 
 

Overall Rating

Value for $$
N/A    
Beginners
3 stars   
Advanced
3 stars    
Comments  
I wish I had known that the accommodations did not include any space to
store any clothing that you were not wearing.  A simple plastic tub under
the bottom bunk would have made it much easier to get your things
organized.  Air conditioning stopped working in our room, and it was too
hot to sleep.  The A/C didn't work well in the rest of the boat either,
after about the 2nd day, not sure what went wrong with it!  The water pump
(for fresh water) kept going on the fritz so you never knew if there was
going to be water when you turned the tap on - always, it seemed, when I
already had liquid soap on my hands!  Also noise was a problem, with that
many people (10 divers plus 4 crew) on a 65 foot boat whenever one person
put in a movie or CD EVERYONE had to listen to it.  The front deck was not
accessible for most of the trip because that was where the bait for the
shark dives was being stored.  The shark diving was fabulous, the rest of
it I definitely could have done without.  This boat is about a 4 day max,
unfortunately it was a 7 day trip. 
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