Dive Review of Spirit of Freedom in
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Spirit of Freedom: "Far North Baby", Nov, 2018, by Ted Bemis, CO, US ( Reviewer 4 reports with 9 Helpful votes). Report 10760 has 2 Helpful votes.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Value for $$
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Comments	Only gave it a 3 for money’s worth because this trip involves 600+ miles of cruising, so you need to accept you have to “pay” for quite a bit of fuel. Really see some beautiful healthy reefs. Experienced some thrilling drift dives, have to be very careful because the currents can get too strong. They provide everyone with their own Nautilus Lifeline. My lower grading is mostly a result of having my expectations too high to begin with. Was hoping to see a tiger shark while diving around the nesting area for green turtles, didn’t. But did see some very large green turtles, that acted very skidish for good reason. Was also hoping to find some Cuttlefish, I didn’t, but a few others on the trip did. We were allowed to dive with just our dive buddies if you wanted to go off on your own, maybe that’s why I couldn’t find any Cuttlefish.
Websites	Spirit of Freedom [same]
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	PNG, Australia, Figi, Mexico, Belize, Bonaire, Utila, Bahamas, Galapagos, Philippines, Maldives, Socorro
Closest Airport	Cairns	Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, currents, no currents
Water Temp	76-79°F / 24-26°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	25-75 Ft/ 8-23 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Try to surface with 500#. 5 minute safety stop, since we were so remote.
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
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		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Spirit of Freedom in Australia/Far North

Spirit of Freedom: "Far North Baby", Nov, 2018,

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Dive Review of Spirit of Freedom in
Australia/Far North