Dive Review of S.M.Y. Ondina in
Indonesia/Raja Ampat

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S.M.Y. Ondina, Oct, 2005, by Paulino Gonzalez, FL., USA ( Reviewer 4 reports). Report 2160.
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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	Excellent crew that tries very hard to make the trip enjoyable for all. This trip was led by DEBBIE FUGGITT, for photographers and she picked the best dive sites and u/w conditions to maximize the experience. Ricard Buxo the boat captain and director made very good use of the time and scheluded dives to coincide with mild currents for maximal fish action. Our divemaster David went in the water before every dive to make sure of the direction of the currents and water condition.You never had to carry your tanks or set up your gear after the first time. I felt the crew did all the hardwork, so that we could use our energy for max diving enjoyment.Every day we did 3-4 day dives and one night dive. The trip lasted 10 days. The only regret is that the airplane trip was too long over 24 hours flying, this helps explain why only less than 100 divers a year get to see this remarkable place.Bring a twelve inch reef point stick or reef hook so as not to touch the reef. As Dr.Gerald Allen and Roger Steen pointed out this is the center of bio-diversity of the world oceans.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Bahamas Tiger Shark M/V Shearwater, Aruba, West Palm Beach, Fla. keys, West Coast Fla., Puerto Rico.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, currents
Water Temp	80-84°F / 27-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	2
Water Visibility	50-75 Ft/ 15-23 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Use of Computers, No deeper than 130 feet.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	1 or 2	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
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	220/60 cycles electricity,plus voltage stabilizer of 110 volts available.Huge camera rinse tanks.E-6 Processing,DVD Player, TV Monitor for U/W video.Extremely well set up for photographers. No internet available due the remoteness of the place.

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Dive Review of S.M.Y. Ondina in Indonesia/Raja Ampat

S.M.Y. Ondina, Oct, 2005,

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

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of S.M.Y. Ondina in
Indonesia/Raja Ampat