Dive Review of Bruce Bowker's Carib Inn in
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Bruce Bowker's Carib Inn: "Carib Inn retail store", Mar, 2017, by Joel Horie, UT, US ( Sr. Contributor 22 reports with 14 Helpful votes). Report 9504.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation	N/A	Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	I didn't even get to go on this trip. I just wanted to mention the retail shop. Previous trip, I had a fin foot pocket break, and my old booties were too soft for the coral rubble. I bought a full 3 mm wet suit and Mares Volo fins and booties. Prices were very good. Equal to most online prices. This trip, my wife went without me :(, got annoyed with her rental BC. She bought a Aqualung Pearl BC. The price was lower than the other shops she checked. It was also $100 less than the best price she could find online. So, you'll you get good advice. Competitive prices. No sales tax. If you have a complicated gear question or repair, try to go when Bruce is in the shop. If you need gear on Bonaire, make this one of your shopping stops.
Websites	Bruce Bowker's Carib Inn
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	51-100 dives
Where else diving	Hawaii, Belize, Grand Cayman, Socal, Bonaire
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather		Seas
Water Temp	-°F / -°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	- Ft/ - M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	?
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	N/A
Small Critters	N/A	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]

Subscriber's Comments

By Blake Hottle in CA, US at May 23, 2017 18:52 EST

I second these comments. Bruce is truly a national treasure. I couple of years ago, my regulator second state had a problem. Bruce fixed it. No charge! I make it a point to purchase as much stuff as possible at this wonderful shop.

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Dive Review of Bruce Bowker's Carib Inn in Bonaire

Bruce Bowker's Carib Inn: "Carib Inn retail store", Mar, 2017,

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Dive Review of Bruce Bowker's Carib Inn in
Bonaire