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Dive Review of Pam Cote in
Bonaire

Pam Cote, Jul, 2005,

by Pam Cote, KS, United States . Report 1823.

No photos available at this time

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Accommodations 3 stars Food 3 stars
Service and Attitude 3 stars Environmental Sensitivity N/A
Dive Operation 3 stars Shore Diving 5 stars
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ N/A
Beginners 5 stars
Advanced 3 stars
Comments We have been to Bonaire 5 times. This time we had the priviledge to dive with Bas ( you can get details about him on the Bonaire WEB site. He took us shore diving on the east side which is hard to do on your own since the conditions vary greatly. We saw large stuff ie. turtles, eagle rays, tarpon and had two great dives. Mu husband and sons went with him later in the week and had two really neat dives on other dive sites. There is current on the east side and I wouldn't recommend it for a beginner diver since the shore entries/exits can be complicated. Bas mostly dives the east side and knows his stuff. He likes to do 1 1/2 hour dives. We will dive with him again. Bring your own water and lunch.

On the flip side, on a previous trip we dove with Larry's Wildside and had not good experiences. We had to go to the North side to a spot we could have shore dove ourselves and had to cut a dive short because of current and visibility. He promotes the east side but mainly does one or two dive spots there. He does have a new boat and an assistant but dives are limited to 45 minutes and cost $100 for two dives. We definitely will not dive with him again.

Don't fly Air Jamaica!!!

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience 251-500 dives
Where else diving [Unspecified]
Closest Airport Getting There

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny, windy Seas calm
Water Temp 81-0°F / 27--18°C Wetsuit Thickness 3
Water Visibility 50-100 Ft/ 15-30 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile yes
Enforced diving restrictions [Unspecified]
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? N/A

What I Saw

Sharks None Mantas None
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles > 2 Whales None
Corals 3 stars Tropical Fish 3 stars
Small Critters 3 stars Large Fish 2 stars
Large Pelagics 1 stars

Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Subject Matter 4 stars Boat Facilities N/A
Overall rating for UWP's 4 stars Shore Facilities N/A
UW Photo Comments [None]
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