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Dive Review of
Bubbles Below/Keahuna Plantation in
Hawaii

in 2007/09
an Instant Reader Report
by
G. R. Benson, WY, USA
Report Number 3587

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Reporter
Dive Experience
251-500 dives
Where else diving
Bonaire, Caymans, Cozumel, Bahamas, Virgin Isles, Florida, etc. 

Dive Conditions

Weather
sunny  
Seas
surge  
Water Temp
79   to 81    ° Fahrenheit  
Wetsuit Thickness
3
Water Visibility
50   to 90    Feet  
 
Dive Policy
Dive own profile
yes  
 
Enforced diving restrictions  
Dive own profile. YEA!  
Liveaboard?
no 
Nitrox Available?
N/A 
What I saw
Sharks
Lots 
Mantas
None 
Dolphins
Schools 
Whale Sharks
None 
Turtles
> 2 
Whales
None 
Ratings 1 (worst)- 5 (best):
Corals
  2 stars
Tropical Fish
4 stars  
Small Critters
  4 stars
Large Fish
3 stars  
Large Pelagics
  4 stars
 
 
Underwater Photography  1 (worst)- 5 (best):
Subject Matter
4 stars  
Boat Facilities
2 stars
Overall rating for UWP's  
3 stars  
Shore Facilities  
3 stars  
Comments
[None]  
Ratings and Overall Comments  1 (worst)- 5 (best):
Accommodations
3 stars
Food
4 stars
Service and Attitude
4 stars
Environmental Sensitivity  
N/A
Dive Operation
4 stars  
Shore Diving  
2 stars  
Snorkeling
N/A  
 
 

Overall Rating

Value for $$
N/A    
Beginners
3 stars   
Advanced
5 stars    
Comments  
Went to Kauai for son's wedding not expecting a lot of interesting diving.
I was wrong... The dive sites were varied and full of marine life. Lots of
sharks, turtles, monk seals, eels, lionfish, frogfish, moorish idols,
several species of butterflyfish, etc., etc. (Corals and sponges are not
what you look for here.) Interesting turtle 'cleaning stations' where
several 200+ lb. turtles (paying no attention to divers) allowed tang to
eat the algae off the their shells while they just hung in the water...
Great for closeup u/w photos and videos.
Owner of Bubbles Below, Linda (for over 20 years), knows the underwater
environs around Kauai like no other. As divemaster she pointed out lots of
fish and critters indigenous to Hawaii, telling us the common as well as
scientific names and any additional info that we wanted to know. Friendly
and efficient crew were helpful and most were knowledgable too. 
Trips to NaPali and Ni'ihau (only avail. weather permitting) were worth the
extra time and cost, offering changes in scenery and marine life.
Boats(6 pack & 8 pack) are beginning to show their age, but adequate.
No fresh water dunk tanks or tables for camera gear. They leave from Port
Allen - Sounth shore. 
Good dive briefings before each dive. Ample water, sodas, cookies, candy,
etc. between dives.
Would like to go back and do it all again! 
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