Dive Review of Bruce Bowker's Carib Inn in
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Bruce Bowker's Carib Inn: "As wonderful as always", Mar, 2022, by Phyllis Robinson, MD, US ( Reviewer 3 reports with 1 Helpful vote). Report 12204.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	We've been to Bonaire several times, staying at the Carib Inn nearly every time. Little seems to have changed, which is good, though island construction has increased (which is to the detriment of the ecosystem). Diving at Carib Inn is easy. Sign up for your dive in the morning and again in the afternoon; small boats with a max of 12 or so people. Very organized; most divers seem to be repeats who know the drill. DMs are super helpful, and in the water, good at finding things without stressing the animals. I found the coral life to be better than I recall, as it's been a few years since I've been here. Fewer travelers during COVID might have allowed the reef to bounce back a bit, maybe? No restaurant at the Carib Inn; we walked to the big grocery store (a little less than a mile) to stock up for the week, and we ate out twice for dinner (expensive). While shore diving has great appeal for many Bonaire divers, we didn't do any other other the nondescript shore at the Carib Inn. However, I was pleased to discover a ton of juvenile fish near the shore when I snorkeled off the dock one day. Negative COVID tests were required going and returning at that time, though the requirements were subsequently dropped.
Websites	Bruce Bowker's Carib Inn
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Grand Cayman, Dominica, Curacao, Belize, Fiji, Florida
Closest Airport	Flamingo	Getting There	Two flights on American, connecting in Atlanta; no delays or problems
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm
Water Temp	80-82°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	30-80 Ft/ 9-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Suggested depth maximum for each dive; back on board with 500 lbs of air
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Keep track of your camera on board, no rinse tank until you are on shore and then there's a dedicated area for cameras. DMs are very helpful with photo advice.

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Dive Review of Bruce Bowker's Carib Inn in Bonaire

Bruce Bowker's Carib Inn: "As wonderful as always", Mar, 2022,

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Bruce Bowker's Carib Inn in
Bonaire