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Dive Review of Bubbles Below in
Hawaii/Kauai

Bubbles Below, Jun, 2009,

by Bob Barada, CA, USA (Contributor Contributor 13 reports with 1 Helpful vote). Report 4860.

No photos available at this time

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

Accommodations N/A Food N/A
Service and Attitude N/A Environmental Sensitivity 5 stars
Dive Operation 5 stars Shore Diving N/A
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ 4 stars
Beginners 3 stars
Advanced 5 stars
Comments We've dived with this operation many times, but this is the first time we have been able to dive the Na Pali northshore because of the time of year. Did 3 dives in the vicinity of Mana Crack. Beautiful topography, lots of fish, gray reef and white tip sharks.

Toured the beautiful Na Pali coast during the surface intervals and got to snorkel with dolphins.

Linda Marsh, who runs Bubbles Below, is one of the best marine biologists we have ever been around. She knows absolutely everything about the islands and their critters. She was able to point out things that most experienced divers miss.

Top notch boat with only 6 divers this trip. Very stable and comfortable with adequate shade. Heated pizza on the engine block for lunch!

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience 501-1000 dives
Where else diving Fiji, Bora Bora, Cayman Brac, Bonaire, Cozumel, Belize, California coast
Closest Airport Getting There

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny Seas calm
Water Temp 79-80°F / 26-27°C Wetsuit Thickness 1
Water Visibility 75-85 Ft/ 23-26 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile no
Enforced diving restrictions Required to stay with the dive master on drift dives. No problem, because the dive master put up a sausage when someone in the group had to go up because of short on air, just required to stay with the sausage until the whole group surfaced.
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? N/A

What I Saw

Sharks Lots Mantas None
Dolphins Schools Whale Sharks None
Turtles 1 or 2 Whales None
Corals 2 stars Tropical Fish 3 stars
Small Critters 3 stars Large Fish N/A
Large Pelagics N/A

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
UW Photo Comments [None]
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