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Dive Review of Turks and Caicos Adventures/The Seagate in
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Turks and Caicos Adventures/The Seagate, Mar, 2005,

by Cathy Mack, DC, USA . Report 1828.

No photos available at this time

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

Accommodations 5 stars Food 3 stars
Service and Attitude 5 stars Environmental Sensitivity N/A
Dive Operation 5 stars Shore Diving 3 stars
Snorkeling N/A

Overall Rating
Value for $$ N/A
Beginners 3 stars
Advanced 5 stars
Comments We have been to Provo for five years in a row during the first week of March and this was the first where we experienced really rough seas and generally bad weather. The island itself is getting really built up and should be visited now before it is too late. It is turning into another Grand Cayman with too many people and too many fast cars. Turks and Caicos Adventures has stayed relatively unaffected, as has The Seagate. A wonderful island with great diving except that the long boat trips are only fun when Fifi's big boat is operating which no doubt it is by now. His dive instructors and dive masters are really wonderful and the service on the boat is terrific.

Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience 251-500 dives
Where else diving All over the Caribbean
Closest Airport Getting There

Dive Conditions
Weather sunny, windy, cloudy Seas choppy, currents
Water Temp 77-79°F / 25-26°C Wetsuit Thickness 0
Water Visibility 20-100 Ft/ 6-30 M

Dive Policy
Dive own profile yes
Enforced diving restrictions Needed to always dive with a buddy but could dive on your own without dive master. Dive masters always available to lead dives if you prefer.
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? N/A

What I Saw
Sharks None Mantas None
Dolphins 1 or 2 Whale Sharks None
Turtles > 2 Whales None

Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):

Corals 4 stars Tropical Fish 3 stars
Small Critters 3 stars Large Fish 2 stars
Large Pelagics 2 stars

Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Subject Matter N/A Boat Facilities 3 stars
Overall rating for UWP's N/A Shore Facilities N/A
UW Photo Comments Fifi, who owns the business, lost his wonderful catamaran so we were diving on a small boat. Because of the rough waters, we switched to another operator for our second week. I suspect that his boat is repaired by now. This was our third year with him and he runs a first rate operation. The Seagate, where we stayed, is a large apartment (in a small mansion which is only apartments) that is right behind Coral Gardens. A real bargain and wonderfully located.
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