Dive Review of Sun Dancer II in
Belize/Lighthouse Reef

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Sun Dancer II, Dec, 2002, by John, md, USA . Report 302.
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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	Great boat, great service (despite them being short too crew that week). Thought I would not like the more "organized" Peter Hughes approach after being spoiled by smaller, Indo-Pacific live-aboards, but it was a very well-run and service-oriented operation. Contrary to other reports on Peter Hughes, gratuity was never mentioned (not once). Warm towel and shoulder rub was there after every dive (even tried to duck it a few times -- no luck). Fantastic cook! I wanted to just steal the seafood gumbo all for myself one day at lunch. Diving pleasant, but unexceptional. Possibly the bad weather we had for most of the week cut down on the number of pelagics, but the coral was significantly less healthy than when we were in Belize exactly three years previously. Very limited critter population, too. Previous trip, I greatly preferred Glover's Reef to Lighthouse (the Nekton Pilot did both, as well as Gladden Spit & Sapodilla Cays), but the SDII shuttled back and forth between the same two walls on Lighthouse all week. Shore excursion to Half Moon Cay for boobies and frigates very worthwhile, though our picnic got rained out. No trip to Blue Hole this week also, do to high winds, but that was fine with us. Would do it again when I can't face multi-time-zone travel, but otherwise, Indo-Pacific here we come (back). Highly recommend Chaa Creek Lodge in San Ignacio for landside adventure. You can even use your housed video if you go on the Actun Tunichil Maknal cave expedition.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Aruba, Bahamas, Cayman, Costa Rica, Komodo, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Sulawesi
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, rainy, cloudy	Seas	calm, choppy, surge, noCurrents
Water Temp	81-82°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	50-150 Ft/ 15-46 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	5 dives/day max. Only 32% nitrox.
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	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	2 camera-only rinse tanks. 2 multilevel carpeted camera tables. Designated recharging station.

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Dive Review of Sun Dancer II in Belize/Lighthouse Reef

Sun Dancer II, Dec, 2002,

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Dive Review of Sun Dancer II in
Belize/Lighthouse Reef