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Divi Dive Bonaire/Divi Flamingo, May, 2005, by R E and Carol A Thompson, FL, USA ( Sr. Reviewer 11 reports). Report 1744.
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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	Spectacular shore diving (duh!) Corals are healthy and breathtaking! The marine park fee was raised 4/1/05 from $10 per diver to a whopping $25. Worst thing - We were almost snagged by a fishing line with bait attached during a dive. It was reeled up while we were almost on top of it. Two locals in a small boat with outboard, close to the Hooker. They were there the whole time during our two dives. When we asked about the "protected marine sanctuary" thing back at the dive shop, Orlando, a divemaster, told us "Well, it's OK to fish, but they are supposed to do it at the open water edge of the reef, to stay away from divers." Huh?? We thought that "protected marine sanctuary within 6 miles from shore" meant just that - apparently we were wrong. Your $25 bucks at work protecting those fish! We feel this selective enforcement to be unconscionable. Saw 2 seahorses, one brown, one black, during the week. At that same site (don't remember which - maybe 1000 Steps?) I found a frogfish, the only one all week. Town Pier at night is gorgeous - everything it's cracked up to be, looking just like the glossies you see in the dive mags. While diving Karpata, everything in our truck was rifled through. They took our prescription sunglasses out of the glove compartment and threw them on the seat. Tore a hole in our dry dive bag. We didn't leave much of value, but they stole a tin of cinnamon Altoids. Left the mint ones, though - go figure! Dutch guests were supremely unfriendly. Divi was barely passable - room floor was dirt-laden, fridge froze everything and air co was either in overdrive or non-existent, lots of bratty kids commandeering the pools. Island is just OK, but the diving will bring us back.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	FL Keys, Pompano Beach, central FL, Cozumel, Grand Cayman, NH Lake Winnipesaukee, St. Kitts, St Lucia, Turks & Caicos, Nassau, St. Maarten, Hawaii - Big Island, Maui
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, cloudy, dry	Seas	calm, choppy
Water Temp	80-82°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	50-75 Ft/ 15-23 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Depth limits
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 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	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Divi Dive Bonaire/Divi Flamingo in Bonaire

Divi Dive Bonaire/Divi Flamingo, May, 2005,

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Dive Review of Divi Dive Bonaire/Divi Flamingo in
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