Dive Review of Pacific Rim Divers/Country Club Villas in
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Pacific Rim Divers/Country Club Villas, Apr, 2003, by William Hall, WA, USA . Report 742.
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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	Patrice runs the best 6-pack dive operation I've ever been on. The boat is a good size for 6 divers though it could perhaps use a little more shade. The diving is fantastic and the surface interval snacks are wonderful. Patrice makes brownies every day so there are always fresh homemade brownies plus fruit, veggies, and cookies along with water and juices. She knows the area very well and will find critters for you if you ask and they are around. Some of the animal life is season specific so if you want to see whales try the late winter/early spring. I've heard them many times but never had an underwater encounter. Turtles and eels are often abundant and sharks are around regularly. The fish life is healthy and colorful. We didn't stay at a resort but rather at a wonderful condo at the Kona Country Club. Very reasonable with 2 br/2 ba and a huge lanai off of the master bedroom and living room, overlooking the 18th fairway with a nice view of the ocean and sunsets. Kona is growing in leaps and bounds, however, which is the only downside. Still, a great place to dive with lots of surface things to do, also. Take a day off and go see some wonderful volcanic activity and/or the southern most point of the United States. There are fewer beaches on the Big Island because it is so new. The weather is fantastic with lots of sun and nice ocean breezes. Our condo was air conditioned but we never turned it on. I don't like heat very much so this was pleasantly surprising! A great spot with a fantastic dive operation.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	All over Hawaii, Fiji, Cozumel, Cayman, Pacific NW.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	75-78°F / 24-26°C	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	50-200 Ft/ 15-61 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Under the boat with 500 psi
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	Squadrons
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	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Pacific Rim Divers/Country Club Villas in Hawaii/Kona

Pacific Rim Divers/Country Club Villas, Apr, 2003,

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Dive Review of Pacific Rim Divers/Country Club Villas in
Hawaii/Kona