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Dive Review of Capt. Don's Habitat in
Bonaire

Capt. Don's Habitat, Sep, 2004,

by Dave Bridenbaugh, Ohio, USA . Report 1462.

No photos available at this time

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

Accommodations 5 stars Food 5 stars
Service and Attitude 3 stars Environmental Sensitivity N/A
Dive Operation 5 stars Shore Diving 5 stars
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ N/A
Beginners 5 stars
Advanced 5 stars
Comments We always have a great time in Bonaire. Were a little worried about the damage by recent hurricanes. The preliminary reports from there were good (actually not so accurate don't scare the paying customers away) The visibility was not so hot this trip as low as 30 feet on some sights. The storm mucked up the waters pretty well. Didn't see much damage except down South in the Red Slave area. The soft corals were torn up and a little bit of the reef was wasted. At most dive sights there was lots of silt between the corals and sponges. We still managed to do 39 dives in 10 days and saw several Frogfish (even found one w/o a Divemaster's help <grin>) a lot of Juvy Trunkfish, several Turtles, Several Rays, 2 Sea Horses, Batwing Crabs, Eels galore, and almost anything you can expect in Bonaire. Great food at Rum Runners, Mona Lisa, It Rains Fishes, Casablanca, and Lion's Dive. Do rent a truck. There are too many dive sights and not enough time.

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience 101-250 dives
Where else diving [Unspecified]
Closest Airport Getting There

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny Seas calm
Water Temp 79-84°F / 26-29°C Wetsuit Thickness 3
Water Visibility 30-60 Ft/ 9-18 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile yes
Enforced diving restrictions [Unspecified]
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? N/A

What I Saw

Sharks None Mantas None
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles > 2 Whales None
Corals 4 stars Tropical Fish 4 stars
Small Critters 5 stars Large Fish 2 stars
Large Pelagics 1 stars

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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