Dive Review of Olympus Dive Center/America Suites in
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Olympus Dive Center/America Suites, Sep, 2006, by Steven Rosenfeld, Ca, USA . Report 2830.
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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
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Comments	I had read about diving the wrecks in North Carolina. I went in Sept as it is the off season and the water temperature and visibility is suppose to be the best. There are numerous hotels in the area. I stayed at Ameri Suites for about 75 dollars a night. The dive center runs two boats on weekends. The boats leave at 7 am and return around 3 pm. You do 2 dives with a 2 hour surface time in between dives. Both boats have a restroom but no food or drinks. They have a cooler if you want to brings your own supplies. The diving is all done in 100 ft plus water. It is a well run operation and makes it safe and easy. Upon arriving at a location a crew member takes the boat anchor directly down to the wreck. A additional line was run on the wreck to help you find your way back to the anchor at the end of the dive. The boat had safety lines at 15 feet and a safety tank was also in the water. The wrecks are wonderful with a great amount of both small and large marine life. There were sharks, barracudas, jacks and Lion fish. Even in the off season the boats were almost full of divers who had come from various distances. The water temperature was between 76-78 on the bottom. I wore a 5mm suit, other divers had anywhere from a 3mm shorty to a dry suit. The main problem with diving this time of year was the weather. I got there a week after a storm. There was another storm that stayed about 500 miles away while I was there. The diving is done about 25 miles out to sea and the swells were hurting the visibility. I was able to dive 2 out of 3 days. The third day was cancelled due to sea conditions.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	[Unspecified]
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	76-78°F / 24-26°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	15-40 Ft/ 5-12 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	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
UW Photo Comments	Two buckets for cameras.

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Dive Review of Olympus Dive Center/America Suites in The Continental USA/North Carolina

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Dive Review of Olympus Dive Center/America Suites in
The Continental USA/North Carolina