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Buddy Dive Resort, Mar, 2005, by Marjorie, MN, USA ( Reviewer 6 reports). Report 1588.
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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	The good: The diving. We saw turtles on most dives, frog fish, sea horses, octopi, scorpion fish, a trunk fish that changed colors, angel fish of various sorts, trumpet fish, blue tang, flounders mating, tarpon on the night dives (they thought our lights would help them find dinner), and the rest of the small fish population. The breakfast buffet was good -- wide assortment of breads, omlets made to order, fresh fruits and juices. We went with a group and had schedule boat dives -- the boats were good sized for our group. The dive masters did a great job finding the less obvious fish. Dives off the dock at the resort were great -- we did other shore dives, but could have been happy just diving at the resort. Of course, this could be colored by diving in MN where the visibility is 20 feet on a good day. The baskets provided in the bathrooms made moving wet gear around easier. There was plenty of space on the balconeys for drying gear. Generally, the drive through fill station worked well. If you sign up for unlimited Nitrox, get your tanks early in the day. They were frequently out of Nitrox by 2 or so, or were limited to 63 cf tanks. The bad: The resort is in a state of disrepair. There was water leaking into our bathroom from the ceiling during most nights -- we were on the top floor, so can't blame it on an overflowing shower. Lights didn't work. The stove could not get hot enough to boil water for pasta. The large burner wouldn't light at all. The truck we were assigned had lost its power steering and the transmission was on the way to being out. What we wish we knew: Put on bug spray. The no-see-ems didn't hurt while there, but the bites itch now that we are home.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Cozumel, Grand Cayman, Florida (various places), Bermuda, Minnesota (various places), St. Thomas, St. Maarten
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, surge, currents, noCurrents
Water Temp	81-86°F / 27-30°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	80-120 Ft/ 24-37 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Max depth and time on boat dives, shore dives were on your own
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	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
UW Photo Comments	Rinse tank and table on boats.

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Dive Review of Buddy Dive Resort in Bonaire

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Dive Review of Buddy Dive Resort in
Bonaire