Dive Review of Abyssal Diving in
Canada/Cambell River, BC

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Abyssal Diving, Apr, 2008, by Susan Simpson, wa, USA ( 2 reports). Report 4131.
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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 is the diving. Because of the strong currents there is abundant life here. The operator (Earl) was very good at judging the currents, so that we could dive with a minimum of effort. Good thing too since it was hard to find a bare rock anywhere to hang on to, everything was covered. There are soft corals, nudibranchs, anemones, Puget Sound king crab, ling cod, various sculpins, all the usual characters. Except here they are in unusual quantities. In one crevice for example we found 5 Puget Sound king crabs, the biggest almost a foot across. The lodging was comfortable with a huge TV and a cozy wood stove. There is a hot tub that feels really good after a hard day of diving. The lodgings are in the lower floor of the operators home. You actually eat in their dining room. This was a little weird at first but they are so gracious that you soon become comfortable with it and it feels more like you are staying with friends instead of intruding in a strangers home. There are two private rooms for couples and two barracks style rooms. One of the barracks style rooms has a double bed, so it could also be used for a third couple.They have a great drying room. The bad? Even though we left our gear secured on the boat between dives the walk up the hill to the lodge was kind of a drag. We used our cars to take the gear down there and pick it back up at the end of the trip.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Belize, Bonaire, Caymans, Cozumel, Florida Keys, Puget Sound, Canada, North Carolina
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather		Seas	currents
Water Temp	46-46°F / 8-8°C	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	50-80 Ft/ 15-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	None
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		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	This is a great location for photography as the water was so clear and the life so diverse. Dive skiff had overhead net hammocks for small gear that we also used for Cameras.

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Dive Review of Abyssal Diving in Canada/Cambell River, BC

Abyssal Diving, Apr, 2008,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

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Dive Review of Abyssal Diving in
Canada/Cambell River, BC