Dive Review of East Coast Diving Bonaire in
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East Coast Diving Bonaire, Nov, 2009, by Bear Johnston, CA, USA ( Sr. Reviewer 11 reports). Report 5335.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations	N/A	Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
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Comments	This operation use to be Larry's Wildside Diving, but I guess Larry failed to make some payments, so it has a new owner and uses the same boat Larry had. They have teamed up with Buddy's Resort to help promote diving on east side of Bonaire. This is not a dive for beginners or anyone who might get seasick. For those who know Bonaire, they know the trade winds come from the east and the east side of Bonaire is very rough because of the wind. You board the boat in clam Lac Bay and suit up, tanks and fins in the bay. I even put my mask on so I could see. Entering the ocean from the bay is an adventure and you will need to hang on. No wonder they want you to put your gear on. The dive sites are a short ride after leaving the bay. There are a couple of moorings, but for most of the dive sites, the boat follows the divers. We were told there would be spotted eagle rays and turtles and there were. I saw at least 6 rays and up to 8 turtles. We also found some friendly tarpons. Because of the wind chop, the shallows were quite surgey. To enter the water, you did your basic backroll, but getting back on was easy. They deflate a section of the hull and put a ladder in and you climb aboard tanks and all. I would recomemd this dive for anyone who is experienced in rough conditions.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Cozumel, St. Martin, Hawaii, California, Florida, Tobago, Bonaire, Aruba,
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	windy	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	80-82°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	70-80 Ft/ 21-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	The diving on the East Coast is for the most part drift diving, so all divers stay as a group.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
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	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	They use a hard bottom inflatable with no real place for cameras.

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Dive Review of East Coast Diving Bonaire in Bonaire/Eastside

East Coast Diving Bonaire, Nov, 2009,

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Dive Review of East Coast Diving Bonaire in
Bonaire/Eastside