Dive Review of
Castle comfort lodge in
Dominica

 andaman sea. fiji, yap, palau, red sea carribean 

Dive Conditions

[Unspecified]time and depth pretty presticted but not resentd  

[None]  

Overall Rating

November 05
One flight a day in and out of Dominica.Had to spend a night in San Juan
each direction. We stayed in Old San Juan( a reasonable cab ride from air
port) in La Taverna, a nifty and affordable hotel and found really GOOD
places to eat.  Arrived early afternoon at Dominica. Met by the hotel's
contracted van--an hour drive over the mountain to Castle Comfort. The
drive is fun because this is a spectacularly beautiful volcanic island, 
with still active volcanic action---most notably a boiling lake which takes
a day to hike to (we did not do it) and Champaign, a pretty dive spot with
warm bubbles percolating from the shallow bottom. Over half of the island
is a nature preserve, and it is verdant, mountainous and beautiful. An easy
afternoon excursion to Trafalger falls was wonderful. If you go you'll know
why.
Castle Comfort is a tight little self-contained dive resort; simple
pleasant rooms, oriented toward the water around a  small grassy courtyard
with hot tub and bar . Food is not great but edible. We preferred to eat
lunch and dinners elsewhere and found some pleasant simple places within
walking or taxi distance. (Dominica is not a gourmet destination). The
diving set-up is good and convenient, right at our doorstep. Divemasters
are locals, competant and fun. We never were crowded in the boats-- same
crew all week. They had fun. So did we. Underwater: No big stuff. lots of
great macro--sea horses on every dive, yellow frog fish, black, spotted and
snake eels, other good stuff and fairly lush underwater scenery teeming
with life. (However a fair amount of bleached coral--which we had not
encountered two years ago.)Visibility generally very good. This is a
gemultlich destination, and not just for the diving.

 

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