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Fathom 5 divers, Jul, 2009, by Corrynne Yamanaka, Ca, USA ( 1 report). Report 4916.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations	N/A	Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
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Comments	We had a vacation in Kauai and hadn't really considered diving, but a review in a travel guide highly recommended Fathom 5, so we decided to sign up for a shore dive. We were met at Koloa pier by Zoe, who was an excellent dive guide. She went over all the fish and invertebrate life we would see on our dive, including the famous Humuhumunukunukuapua'a .She had several Hawaiian fish guides with her and was eager to share her knowledge of the local fish. The water was a bit on the cool side , (for tropical diving that is -our last dive trip was in Truk Lagoon where the water temps were ~84-87 deg. and I penetrated several of the shallower wrecks wearing only a bikini ) maybe ~ 75 deg. or so, but the dive shop had already pre arranged a 3mm wetsuit in case we needed it so we took them up on it. Boy were we glad we did. Another diving couple went on a dive with only swimsuits and they were out of the water within 30 minutes ,shivering almost uncontrollably. We were comfortable the whole time and probably had ~ 2 1/2 to 3 hours total bottom time for our two dives. On our first dive, we saw dragon eels, a turtle , some cuttlefish ,a tear drop butterfly fish , and Moorish idols. The Hawaiian fish scene is very varied and colorful, which helps offset the pretty bland hard coral. Zoe had her underwater slate and showed us all kinds of animals, even letting us see banded shrimp in a special little nook in a coral outcropping. Zoe was extremely knowledgeable about not only fish id but also ecology, telling us about the special "cleaning stations" after our first dive. I'm an underwater photographer too, so she held a light on subjects so I could photograph them and helped pick out objects of interest to photograph. Overall, the diving was pretty good, with the colorful Hawaiian fish stealing the show, and the folks at Fathom 5 definitely earned high marks from us for providing a fun, relaxed and educational dive experience. When we come back to Kauai, we'll definitely dive with them again.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Truk Lagoon, Bonaire, Hawaii
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	75-77°F / 24-25°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	10-50 Ft/ 3-15 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish	N/A
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Fathom 5 divers in Hawaii/Poipu, Kauai

Fathom 5 divers, Jul, 2009,

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Dive Review of Fathom 5 divers in
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