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Dive Dominica/Castle Comfort, Jun, 2005, by Edward Leibowitz, NJ, USA . Report 1724.
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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	I did 13 dives with Dive Dominica. I was a bit disappointed in the repetition of the dive sites visited. I did three dives each at Witches Point and Champagne. I would have preferred more variety in dive sites. Mostly saw smaller reef fish on dives. Saw a couple of good-size turtles and an occasional barracuda. Nitrox is available. The charge for using it is $90 for 10 dives. I’m finding out that it is better to pay cash than using a credit card for supplemental expenses incurred at diving resorts. The hotel gave you $2.60 EC for each US dollar. However when I was billed, the hotel, Castle Comfort used $2.71 as the exchange rate for using a credit card. I had a similar experience at Wallindi Plantation last year. Breakfast was included in my package. However the rest of the meals were not included. Lunch had to be preordered at breakfast. You could obtain a large vegetarian pizza at lunch for $13 US. However suppers were $28 plus a service charge. I enjoyed the food at the Taiwanese restaurant close to Castle Comfort. The food at the Fort Young Hotel was very good. You could sit in the bar vicinity and purchase good food at moderate prices. However, eating in their dining room was rather expensive. I tipped the head of diving $50 and asked him to distribute tips to the boat crew and dive guides. I doubt if he distributed the tip according to my wishes. I think it is better to tip dive crew and guides before leaving boat after diving. Dominica is a poor island and I was occasionally approached by beggars while walking from Castle Comfort to town center. I visited Titou Gorge (Trafalger waterfalls and hot springs-great trip) and saw 8 sperm whales and many dolphins on the whale watching cruise. I had a good time in Dominica and would consider returning for diving
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Bonaire, Cayman, Tortola, Belize, Tobago, Yap, Palau, Fiji, New Guinea, Australia
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, rainy	Seas	calm
Water Temp	75-80°F / 24-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	50-80 Ft/ 15-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Divers with Computers-1st Dive 100 ft Max-1 Hor Bottom Time;Second Dive-Max 50 feet
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	Schools	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	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 Dive Dominica/Castle Comfort in Dominica/Eastern Carribean]

Dive Dominica/Castle Comfort, Jun, 2005,

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Dive Review of Dive Dominica/Castle Comfort in
Dominica/Eastern Carribean]