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Turks & Cacos Explorer II, Sep, 2006, by Gerald Canning, Florida, USA . Report 2806.
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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	Much of the diving was on pristine walls. The top of the walls were generally at 40-50' with the walls extending down several thousand feet. We saw reef sharks, nurse sharks, hawksbill turtles, spotted eagle rays and southern rays as well as the usual caribbean reef fish. The plate corals and sponges were in excellent shape. Jenn was very good at finding new stuff we had never seen such as bumble bee shrimp and squat anenomie shrimp. The diving was as close to effortless as it could be. You set up your tank once and then it is refilled between dives with a whip. You have a station for your tank with storage underneath for all your stuff. Even with 19 of 20 possible divers on board, the boat and dive deck had a very roomy feel. After night dives, you were met with warm water poured down your back after you took off the tank. Then you could take a hot shower on the dive deck, followed by a warm towel and hot chocolate. JF, the captain, found us great dive sites. He also acted as the engineer to fix any mechanical problems. The rest of the crew, let by purser Jenn, provided all the service I could have ever wanted. We took almost four hours of video during our 27 dives and we have some great stuff. This was our third trip with Explorer Ventures and I would go with them again in a heartbeat.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Florida Keys, Hawaii, Monterey Calfiornia, Cozumel, Little Cayman, Grand Cayman, the Windward and Leeward Islands
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	82-86°F / 28-30°C	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	75-200 Ft/ 23-61 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Remaining tank pressure and depth were collected from every dive. The only restriction was not to exceed 110 diving 32% NOx.
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	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		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Boat had the largest camera tank I have ever seen. The boat also had a dedicated camera table and 110 volt outlets -- not only on the camera deck, but also in every room so that recharging batteries was never a problem.

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Dive Review of Turks & Cacos Explorer II in Turks and Caicos/Cacos

Turks & Cacos Explorer II, Sep, 2006,

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Dive Review of Turks & Cacos Explorer II in
Turks and Caicos/Cacos