Dive Review of Solmar v in
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Solmar v, Oct, 2006, by Russ Lido, MI, USA . Report 3128.
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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
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Comments	Solmar V is now doing several different dive trips during the year. We did the Sea of Cortez leg Oct 22-29,06.You Fly into Los Cabos,Mexico and board the ship at the town marina. We arrived a day early and enjoyed some of the local cuisine. We stayed at the new Best Western, a very nice motel for the money and the boat will pick you up there. We were lucky to dive at all because of a late season hurricane in the area. I commend the captain and crew for acting so professional with the weather in the area. The Solmar V is well maintained which I knew from reading past Chapbook reports. The cabins were very tight but they had their own head & shower.The ship's new engines are still louder than other liveaboards we've been on. Bring earplugs. The crew,food & other passengers made up for the inconvenience. Diving is done from Zodiacs which can get crowed. Most of the dive sites had an abundance of small tropical fish and many Morey & Spotted Eels,lobsters and crab, plus a few turtles. Diving with the Sea Lions was one of the highlights of the trip. They were even more friendly than ones on our Galapagos trip. We couldn't do some sites because of the bad weather. Went Whale Shark hunting one morning but didn't spot any. This is very relaxing diving, even the night dives were fun. The ship didn't take credit cards so tipping the crew and buying nitrox was difficult new owners need to fix this problem.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Palau, Galapoes, Eastern, Western, Caribbean, Hawaii, Florida Keys
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, rainy, cloudy	Seas	calm, choppy, noCurrents
Water Temp	82-85°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	20-75 Ft/ 6-23 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Rec Diving limits.
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
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	N/A	Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Solmar v in Mexico (Western)

Solmar v, Oct, 2006,

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Dive Review of Solmar v in
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