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Dive Experience
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251-500 dives | ||
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Where else diving
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Caribbean, California, Micronesia, Belize, Tavenui (Fiji) |
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Dive Conditions |
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Weather
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sunny, windy |
Seas
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choppy |
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Water Temp
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80 to 82 ° Fahrenheit |
Wetsuit Thickness
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1 |
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Water Visibility
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60 to 90 Feet |
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| Dive Policy | |||
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Dive own profile?
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yes | ||
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Enforced diving
restrictions
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none. No nitrox available. |
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Liveaboard?
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no |
Nitrox Available?
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N/A |
| What I saw | |||
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Sharks
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Lots |
Mantas
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None |
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Dolphins
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None |
Whale Sharks
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None |
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Turtles
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None |
Whales
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None |
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Ratings 1
(worst)- 5 (best):
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Corals
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Tropical Fish
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Small Critters
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Large Fish
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Large Pelagics
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| Underwater Photography 1 (worst)- 5 (best): | |||
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Subject Matter
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Boat Facilities
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Overall rating for UWP's
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Shore Facilities
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N/A |
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Comments
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Small Bucket on boat, No table, etc. |
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Accommodations
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Food
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Service and Attitude
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Environmental Sensitivity
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N/A |
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Dive Operation
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Shore Diving
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Snorkeling
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N/A |
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Overall Rating |
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Value for $$
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N/A | ||
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Beginners
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Comments
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The dive operation emphasizes its "Big Fish Encounter" in which
"fish scraps are reintroduced back in to the food chain to feed the
fish and sharks of Shark Reef" (a marine reserve,$10 daily entry fee).
Several of us , who did not want to participate in the shark feeding for
ethical reasons, dove an adjacent reef from the same boat and saw lots of
large fish which I am sure were attracted to the area by the feeding. We
saw many blacktip, whitetip, and gray reef sharks in all sizes as well as a
huge magnificent silvertip with a few smaller ones plus several lemon
sharks. In addition there were many types of large jacks,including giant
trevally,and some very large snapper and bass, etc.
The Fiji natives on the boat/dive crew were wonderful to dive with. A
negative note: one of the caucasian owners came along for the shark dives
and insisted on smoking on the dive boat in spite of being asked not to do
so by the divers. In addition, he was rude to divers tending to give
abrupt orders rather than instructions or requests. Since the boss smoked,
one of the other crew members did too.
The resort itself is situated on a river about a mile from the ocean.
Nice pool but no beach. It was built in the 70s as a casino/bordello/golf
course tocater to wealthy Asians and Arabs. The large rooms are therefore
much nicer than the average dive destination with tile floors, marbled
baths, A/C, and the staff is wonderful. Free coaster bikes are available to
ride to the village or around the golf course.
This might be a nice place to spend a few days,perhaps to play some
golf. Don't go to dive unless you want to support a shark feeding
operation and tolerate a boat acrew that smokes. |
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