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Mike Ball Dive Expeditions, Oct, 2002, by Wayne Leonard, Ca, USA . Report 341.
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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
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Comments	This was a 3.5 day trip - on way from Cairns to Lizard Island. Managed 11 dives during the trip (the max offered.) The trip was about 2X the price of the next operator, but was well worth it. There are only a few cabins with private bathrooms, so be sure to request one of those if available. Our cabin was relatively spacious. Service and food on board was excellent. Crew was top notch, and a fairly high ratio of crew: guests. The diving was really good too. I'd heard that the GBR was a bit over-rated, but had a number of great dives. Tons of fish life - including some I'd never seen before: Lion Fish, Sea Snakes, Big Cuttlefish. One highlight is the Cod Hole, where a divemaster hand feeds dozens of giant (5 ft?!) Potato Cods. Quite intimidating! Until we reached the Cod Hole (the last two dives of the trip) we never saw another boat on the reef. It was like we had the GBR to ourselves! I definitely would go back to do their 7 day "Coral Sea" trip that includes the Yongala.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Bahamas, Cozumel, Hawaii (Maui, Oahu, Big Island), California, Bonaire, Aruba, Grand Cayman, Belize, Florida Keys
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	0-0°F / -18--18°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	30-60 Ft/ 9-18 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	No restrictions
Liveaboard?	yes	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	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Mike Ball Dive Expeditions in
Australia/Great Barrier Reef