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Spirit of Freedom: "Far North Baby", Nov, 2018,by Ted Bemis, CO, US ( Reviewer 4 reports with 9 Helpful votes). Report 10760 has 2 Helpful votes.
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Shore Diving | N/A |
| Snorkeling | N/A | ||
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| Comments | Only gave it a 3 for money’s worth because this trip involves 600+ miles of cruising, so you need to accept you have to “pay” for quite a bit of fuel. Really see some beautiful healthy reefs. Experienced some thrilling drift dives, have to be very careful because the currents can get too strong. They provide everyone with their own Nautilus Lifeline. My lower grading is mostly a result of having my expectations too high to begin with. Was hoping to see a tiger shark while diving around the nesting area for green turtles, didn’t. But did see some very large green turtles, that acted very skidish for good reason. Was also hoping to find some Cuttlefish, I didn’t, but a few others on the trip did. We were allowed to dive with just our dive buddies if you wanted to go off on your own, maybe that’s why I couldn’t find any Cuttlefish. | ||
| Websites | Spirit of Freedom [same] | ||
Reporter and Travel |
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| Dive Experience | 251-500 dives | ||
| Where else diving | PNG, Australia, Figi, Mexico, Belize, Bonaire, Utila, Bahamas, Galapagos, Philippines, Maldives, Socorro | ||
| Closest Airport | Cairns | Getting There | |
Dive Conditions |
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| Weather | sunny | Seas | calm, currents, no currents |
| Water Temp | 76-79°F / 24-26°C | Wetsuit Thickness | 3 |
| Water Visibility | 25-75 Ft/ 8-23 M | ||
Dive Policy |
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| Dive own profile | yes | ||
| Enforced diving restrictions | Try to surface with 500#. 5 minute safety stop, since we were so remote. | ||
| Liveaboard? | yes | Nitrox Available? | yes |
What I Saw |
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| Sharks | Lots | Mantas | None |
| Dolphins | None | Whale Sharks | None |
| Turtles | > 2 | Whales | None |
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best): |
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Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best): |
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Shore Facilities | N/A |
| UW Photo Comments | [None] | ||
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