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Dive Review of
Carib Inn in
Bonaire

in 2007/05
an Instant Reader Report
by
Ron Steedman, FL, usa
Report Number 3603

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Reporter
Dive Experience
101-250 dives
Where else diving
 Florida, Caibbean, Hawaii 

Dive Conditions

Weather
sunny  
Seas
calm, choppy  
Water Temp
82   to 84    ° Fahrenheit  
Wetsuit Thickness
3
Water Visibility
60   to 80    Feet  
 
Dive Policy
Dive own profile
yes  
 
Enforced diving restrictions  
No restrictions when on computer  
Liveaboard?
no 
Nitrox Available?
N/A 
What I saw
Sharks
None 
Mantas
None 
Dolphins
Schools 
Whale Sharks
None 
Turtles
1 or 2 
Whales
None 
Ratings 1 (worst)- 5 (best):
Corals
  4 stars
Tropical Fish
5 stars  
Small Critters
  5 stars
Large Fish
4 stars  
Large Pelagics
  3 stars
 
 
Underwater Photography  1 (worst)- 5 (best):
Subject Matter
N/A  
Boat Facilities
N/A
Overall rating for UWP's  
N/A  
Shore Facilities  
N/A  
Comments
[None]  
Ratings and Overall Comments  1 (worst)- 5 (best):
Accommodations
4 stars
Food
3 stars
Service and Attitude
5 stars
Environmental Sensitivity  
N/A
Dive Operation
4 stars  
Shore Diving  
4 stars  
Snorkeling
N/A  
 
 

Overall Rating

Value for $$
N/A    
Beginners
4 stars   
Advanced
4 stars    
Comments  
Having done many dives in Bonaire, and having done some recently in other
areas, including Florida, Hawaii, and other Caribbean areas, it makes you
realize how really special the diving is in Bonaire. In addition to the
overall diversity of sea life, and the variance in the diving from north to
south, and east and west coasts, Bonaire never disappoints. Carib Inn
offers the very best in friendly, personal service, and their boats get out
early and quickly to get the best selection of sites. The boats are
uncrowded, and you get geared up and briefed when you arrive at the dive
site. All of the divers are experienced, with normal dive time running
around 70 minutes, and profiles are unrestricted if you are on computer.
There are many prolific nursery sites, and turtles and spotted eagle rays
are frequently spotted, as well as schools of dolphin, usually on the way
to or from the dive. On this trip there were many long strings of pelagic
tunicates floating in the water, offering a feast to all of the reef
fishes. It was quite a sight. Schools of squid allow you to float right
along with them in the shallows, and we saw some squid mating. Frogfish,
numerous species of eels, octopus, barracuda, sennets, seahorses, batwing
crabs, then the normal tangs, damsels, etc- there is just so much marine
life that you cannot list it all. The outer reef on Angel City is one of
our favorite sites for fish diversity and its topography. The rooms are
great, and Bruce is always doing something to improve them.  

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