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SOLMAR V, Mar, 2007, by DAVID BENSON, CO, USA ( Reviewer 4 reports). Report 699.
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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	CABINS WERE SMALL, NICE BUT SMALL. I STAND ONLY JUST 6' AND WITH MY FEET ON THE WALL AT THE FOOT OF MY BUNK MY HAIR WAS ON THE OTHER WALL. WE HAD ONE FELLOW WHO COULD NOT TURN OVER IN HIS UPPER BUNK AS HIS SHOULDERS WERE TOO WIDE AND WOULD HIT THE CEILING. FOOD WAS QUITE GOOD AND PLENTIFUL PEDRO HAD BEEN ADVISED OF MY ALERGY AND MADE SEPARATE DISHES AS NEEDED. ENTIRE STAFF TRIED TO BE HELPFULL. DIVING WAS GOOD AS I WAS ABLE TO PHOTOGRAPH THREE SPECIE OF SHARK (REEF WHITE TIP, SILVER TIP, GALAPAGOS - SOME ALSO WERE ABLE TO PHOTOGRAPH SCALLOPED HAMMER). AS WELL WE HAD ENCOUNTER WITH A 18' FRIENDLY MANTA ON ONE DIVE AND A PAIR OF 14' MANTAS ON ANOTHER. ANOTHER DIVE WITH A SINGLE MANTA. MANTAS ALL STAYED AROUND. TWO PODS OF DOLPHINS ON ONE DIVE THAT WERE CLOSE ENOUGH TO GET SOME GOOD SHOTS BUT THEY WERE NOT INTERESTED IN US BUT JUST PLAYING IN THE SAME WATER. ANY DIVE WHERE WHALE SONG IS VIBRATING THROUGH YOUR BODY HAS TO BE CALLED A GOOD DIVE AND WE HAD TWO OR THREE OF THOSE BUT NEVER SAW A WHALE UNDERWATER.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	MEXICO, BELIZE, BONAIRE, CURACAO, SABA, STATIA, DOMINICA, DISCOVERY BAY MARINE LAB, CRIB MARINE RESEARCH CENTER, FLORIDA, CALIFORNIA, WASHINGTON, AUSTRALIA, NEW CALIDONIA, VANUATU,
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm
Water Temp	0-72°F / -18-22°C	Wetsuit Thickness	7
Water Visibility	50-75 Ft/ 15-23 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	THEY DID NOT WANT US GOING TOO DEEP AS MANY DIVERS WERE ON NITROX. I BELIEVE SOME COMMENTS WERE MADE TO ANOTHER GROUP ABOUT THEIR DEPTHS BY THE DIVEMASTERS.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	Squadrons
Dolphins	Schools	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	N/A
UW Photo Comments	CAMERA TABLE WAS CROUDED AS WE HAD SEVERAL "PROS" ABOARD WITH SEVERAL CAMERAS EACH, BUT IT WORKED. RINSE TANK PROVIDED. CAMERAS TAKEN FROM DIVERS REBOARDING BOAT AND GIVEN QUICK DUNK IN CAMERA TANK.

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Dive Review of SOLMAR V in Mexico (Western)

SOLMAR V, Mar, 2007,

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

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Dive Review of SOLMAR V in
Mexico (Western)