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Dive Antigua (aka "Dive Pro"), Aug, 2008, by William Ungerman, CA, USA ( Sr. Contributor 24 reports with 2 Helpful votes). Report 4274.
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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	We found "Big John" Birk on the Internet and booked him on-line before taking our Caribbean cruise. He is the sole proprietor and only person on his dive boat and is self-described (among a host of other personal descriptions) as "semi-retired." We took a taxi from the cruise ship dock to the Halcyon hotel because of John's concern's that the local taxi industry might take objection to his picking us up. At the Halcyon the family of four was picked up and transported in John's dilapidated VW van for a twent-five minute drive across Antigua (pronounced "An-tee-ga") to John's 37 foot boat (the "White Knight")docked at English Harbor. We dove "Barracuda Alley" and "The Pillars of Hecules." In both instances there was a Moon Jellyfish infestation from the surface to forty feet and it was a bit daunting but everybody made it through without a sting. John led the dive and wrote everything he saw out on an U/W slate. Some of it was mundane, some very interesting, (coral blenny and turtle tooth marks on the barrel sponges) and some designed to be hilarious (partially successful). The diving was okay judged by the Caribbean standard but no overwhelming experience. I'm not judging the whole of Antigua diving because we made only two dives out of one location. Antigua may not be diver paradise but if you find yourself here, it's worth investing in some underwater time. John is a total character (truly); sort of a Buryl Ives kind of guy (for those of you old enough to make the reference). He mixed a rum drink concoction after the dives and drove us back to the ship dock. For some real personalized service and non-stop dialogue, John is your man. You could do a heck of a lot worse both diving and in service.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Caribbean, Tropical Atlantic, Pacific, Indian Ocean, etc.]
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm, choppy, no currents
Water Temp	85-86°F / 29-30°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	70-90 Ft/ 21-27 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Follow the divemaster, but this worked out okay
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	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	N/A
UW Photo Comments	U/W photography support not addressed or evident

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Dive Review of Dive Antigua (aka "Dive Pro") in Antigua

Dive Antigua (aka "Dive Pro"), Aug, 2008,

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Dive Review of Dive Antigua (aka "Dive Pro") in
Antigua