Dive Review of Pura Vida in
The Continental USA/Palm Beach

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Pura Vida: "Blue Heron Bridge a disappointment", Jun, 2024, by Samuel B Johnson, NC, US ( Contributor 19 reports with 7 Helpful votes). Report 13001.
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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	N/A	Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	I did a mid-morning, guided shore dive at Blue Heron Bridge in Palm Beach. Apparently this is a popular shore dive with a very good reputation. My own experience was that the site did not live up to its reputation. I was not impressed by the variety or marine life nor by unusual life. I did sea three striking bat stars (partiria miniata), a very large number of decorator urchins (tripneustes gratilla) and a sharptail eel (myrichthys breviceps). I dived with the operation Pura Vida. I signed up for a group guided dive, but I was the only one to sign up for that day, so I got a solo guided dive for the group price. The guide, Becca (spelling?) was excellent! She was extremely knowledgeable and very familiar with the site. She had the whole operation down pat, including easy entry, clear and well communicated dive plan, and easy exit. As an older diver I was especially grateful for her making sure that I had to do minimal exertion, and she was alert to me in the water. If you want to dive this site, go out of your way to dive with her.
Websites	Pura Vida
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Almost all of my diving has been in the Caribbean and Florida. I've dived a half dozen times in California, and once each in North Carolina and the Mediterranean. Caribbean diving includes Dominica, Roatan, Utila, Curacao, Bonaire, Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, Saba, Cozumel and Grand Turk
Closest Airport	Miami ?	Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	78-°F / 26-°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	15- Ft/ 5- 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	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals	N/A	Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish	N/A
Large Pelagics	N/A
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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Dive Review of Pura Vida in The Continental USA/Palm Beach

Pura Vida: "Blue Heron Bridge a disappointment", Jun, 2024,

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Dive Review of Pura Vida in
The Continental USA/Palm Beach