Dive Review of The Deep Blue View in
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The Deep Blue View, Aug, 2007, by Janet & Robert Ustruck, TX, United States ( 1 report). Report 3656.
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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	A copy of "Bonaire Shore Diving Made Easy" is a must before going to Bonaire to dive. It has just about every shore dive site on the island and how to get in and what to expect. When descriptions said "you have to swim a bit" to reach a point we were expecting a 100 to 200 yard swim when it is usually less than a 40 - 50 yard swim. The island is very friendly and the food was fantastic. We did not have any problems with theft though we did follow the recommendations of not leaving any valuables in the truck and leaving the truck unlocked. The night dive at the Town Pier is wonderful and the dive at the Salt Pier is great. Both of these dives require a divemaster to guide you and approval from the harbormaster. It takes a day or two to get all of the paperwork and approvals. Esther and Menno, the owners of The Deep Blue View are the best. We have never stayed somewhere where we did not want to go home. They are nice, friendly, professional, courteous, fantastic cooks and can answer just about every question you could think of. Both have a wonderful sense of humor and really enjoy doing what they do. The Deep Blue View took care of all of our needs for accomodations (which were great), transportation (no issues at all with the car rental agency), breakfast (wonderful to order dishes) and all of our diving needs (we did boat dives and Klein Bonaire dives with Menno). We were able to pick up our air tanks for shore diving right at The Deep Blue View and were able to store all of our gear in locked lockers right by the rinse tanks. The Deep Blue View does a Wednesday night Rum Punch Sunset Cruise with a barbeque after that is awesome. Esther packed us a gourmet picnic lunch for our trip through the Bonaire National Park that was more than the two of us could eat. We will definitely go back to Bonaire to dive and we will stay at The Deep Blue View again.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Gulf of Mexico, Florida Keys, St. Croix, USVI
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm, noCurrents
Water Temp	82-84°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	50-100 Ft/ 15-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Before you can start diving you must do the Bonaire Marine Park Orientation with a local Dive Organization (Deep Blue View did ours)
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	1 or 2	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	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	There were no facilities on the boat to rinse your camera equipment, but there is ample room on the boat for camera gear. Back at the resort there are fresh water rinses and lockers for storage of all gear.

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Dive Review of The Deep Blue View in Bonaire

The Deep Blue View, Aug, 2007,

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Dive Review of The Deep Blue View in
Bonaire