Dive Review of Golden Dawn in
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Golden Dawn, Dec, 2005, by Jim Wick, Ca, USA . Report 2299.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	[None]I cannot imagine a more exciting, informative, relaxed and pleasant gastronomic fiesta! Have been on this boat three times. The water is fantastic, the boat and accommodations very comfortable and the food is incomparable. Craig is (I am sure)the most accomplished ocean guide of PNG and the most "common sense" dive master I've known! His life, profession and love of the ocean and the life below it's surface fit him like a glove! I cannot emphasize my respect for him enough. The crew is top shelf and always smiling. The reefs are colorful and full of life. From pygmy seahorses to sharks and soft/hard corals to giant sea fans, the underwater world of PNG is a veritable cornucopia of colors and textures. Some swinging or swaying with the ocean surges and others holding firm against strong, driivng currents. From nearly still waters to super strong currents blowing you wildly across reef tops (as you tumble over and around almost uncontrollably) you will experience many different diving conditions. Above all, when you return from this trip, you will feel as if you have a boat load of friends in PNG. I look forward to seeing my friends on the Golden Dawn again. The genuine nature of their life - the sincere caring and desire to make your trip as good as it can be is compelling. To live a life as genuine and pure as the people on Golden Dawn do.... is something to which I aspire!
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	[Unspecified]Mexico, California, Socorro Islands, Galapagos Islands.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, choppy, currents
Water Temp	80-82°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	50-120 Ft/ 15-37 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]Only safety restrictions were enforced. My buddy and I surfaced too quickly once (his regulator went free flow) and did not dive for 24 hours. VERY safety minded without paranoia.
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Golden Dawn in Papua New Guinea

Golden Dawn, Dec, 2005,

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Dive Review of Golden Dawn in
Papua New Guinea