Dive Review of Lowkey Watersports/Estate Lindholm in
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Lowkey Watersports/Estate Lindholm, Mar, 2007, by George T Felt, NH, United States . Report 3252.
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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	Estate Lindholm is a small colony of nice little effiency rooms - not on the water, but has good views and quite comfortable for the price - a very good value with breakfast included. It is fairly convenient to the Lowkey dive shop in Cruz Bay (5 minute drive - you will need to rent a small 4WD vehicle to enjoy St John fully.) and well located for access to anything else you want to do (shop, hike, eat great food, etc.). Click estatelindholm.com for more info. "Lowkey Watersports" has a good boat with a fine crew. Briefings were short and safety oriented, roll call was done with diligence after each dive. You will walk through shallow water with your dive bag on your shoulders to board the dive boat (no dock) at 8:45AM; back by 11:30AM. Enter by giant stride off the stern. Windy conditions limited choice of dive sites; none more than 30 minutes from home. Some sites had good but typical reef fish and macro stuff. One site (Mingo) was in bad shape (dead coral dominates). Current can be an issue, but only sometimes. I went on four 2-tank trips and was treated well. Crew was flexible and accomodating to more experienced divers, but supervised and supported novice divers with due care and diligence. In all I would say that the dive operation was excellent, the dive sites were fair to good, and St John is a lovely place to pass the time if you're looking for a quiet scene with great food. (Try "The Balcony" in town, and "Asolare" (reservations a must) by Estate Lindholm - great "atmosphere" at both places)
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	51-100 dives
Where else diving	Curacao, Virgin Gorda, Bermuda, Florida
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	79-81°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	30-70 Ft/ 9-21 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	500 PSI or 50 minutes
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 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	Crew were familiar with and accomodating to UWPs; the usual suspects were available as subjects.

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Dive Review of Lowkey Watersports/Estate Lindholm in Virgin Islands/St John

Lowkey Watersports/Estate Lindholm, Mar, 2007,

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Dive Review of Lowkey Watersports/Estate Lindholm in
Virgin Islands/St John