Dive Review of
Nature Island Dive/Itassi Cottages, in Roseau in
Dominica/Soufriere Bay

 Bonaire, Maui, Bermuda 

Dive Conditions

We were required to stay with the guide because the dives were within the
reserve, but the guides were flexible and we dove our computers/air.  

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Overall Rating

Nature Island Dive is a terrific, small operation with well-trained,
experienced divemasters.  It's the perfect place to dive the Soufriere Bay
area, as the boats have only a 5-15 minute ride to the sites; surface
intervals in the beautifully maintained courtyard of the dive shop are a
nice touch.  The boats are small aluminum pontoon craft with awnings:
perfect for the short trips, and great for the keeping the groups small. 
The corals in Soufriere bay are the healthiest I've seen in the Carribbean,
and the diversity of species of small reef fish is amazing.  The bay is a
collapsed volcano with the center going down at least 2500 feet.  The sites
are around the edges (inside and out) and include walls, pinnacles, and an
amusing "champagne" site with sulfurous bubbles filtering up
through the sand.  Big schools of black-bar soldierfish in swim-throughs, a
few arrow blennies, lots of crinoids, lobsters at night, and all the usual
denizens, in colorful profusion.  Having Nature Island rinse, store &
set up our gear was new to us (and quite welcome).  We stayed at Itassi
Cottages in Roseau, about a 25-minute drive from the dock.  The
accomodations there were spacious and well-equipped,  the view was out of
this world, and the price was very low, but some travelers may find it more
rustic than they like.  Don't leave your fruit out on the kitchen counter
unless you don't mind sharing it with the birds. No AC, but a nice breeze;
mosquito nets in both bedrooms.  Great market in town and a few good
restaurants.  

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