Dive Review of RIDING ROCK INN in
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RIDING ROCK INN, Jan, 2006, by ROBERT DION, FL, USA . Report 2975.
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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
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Value for $$	N/A
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Comments	This is the only island in the carribean that has schooling hammerheads. the best wall diving i have ever done in the carribean. the wall starts a few hundred feet from shore at 30-60 feet then a sheer dropoff to the lower ledge at 170-270 feet then down to the abyss. boat rides are 3 min -55 min. the 2 boats are very comfortable (42 foot) with a bathroom and lots of weather protection and sun deck. visibility is 100 feet plus in summer with flat seas. only 2 dive operations on the island ,the other one(cattle boat operator) sends their divers to riding rock inn. there is a recompression chamber on the island. the dive staff do everything for you. they bring your gear to the boat where it stays all week, they clean it and bring it back to your room at the end of the week, they change tanks for you and bring it to the back of the boat for you so you do not have to walk with it on. they love their job and are constantly helping whether it be a ride into town or taking you to see something that is not on the island tour that is a part of the dive package. they are working on getting National Marine park status. there is rental gear but nothing to buy except t-shirts. the only real nightlife is at the Riding Rock Inn bar call the Driftwood inn which is covered with dive things autographed by divers and fishermen. The fishing is world class with many records being set there.Fishing excursion was awesome. caught blue marlin, tuna and wahoo.Riding Rock Inn has been open since 1959 and is a diamond in the rough. I cant get enough of it.People who know about San Salvador Island seem to come back every year. Throughout the weeks we seen schools of hammerhead sharks ranging from 3 - 15 and then on my last dive of the week, right before our picnic, I was doing my safety stop and a large spotted eagleray came by, so I descended to get some pics. Once I got back to the safety stop lines I seen a school of hammerheads coming towards me. 26 hammerheads just slowly swam by. awesome safety stop. the week before we had a 14 foot giant manta come from the ledge at 250 feet up to us and swim around on top of the wall at 45 feet. A friend of mine phoned me to tell me that she seen/video taped a school of 30 hammerheads in early sept. 2006. Because of the ease of diving, no currents, no need for a compass, amazing visibility, from seahorse and lettuce sea slug to scorpionfish and even lionfish to giant mantas and schooling hammerheads, this place out-shines better known Carribean and Bahamian dive locations.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	CANADA, INDONESIA, THAILAND, CAYMAN ISLANDS, GALAPAGOS, MEXICO, ST.MARTIN, USA, BAHAMAS
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny,dry	Seas	calm
Water Temp	78-80°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	60-100 Ft/ 18-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Dive profile is 130ft on first dive unless you go through a deeper swimthrough with the group, 70 feet on the second dive and 100 feet on the afternoon dive. no dive restrictions outside of the normal
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 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
UW Photo Comments	NO FACILITIES YET. OUTSTANDING VISIBILITY FOR PHOTOGRAPHY. I TOOK THOUSANDS OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF SMALL CRITTERS ON THE WALL, BEAUTIFUL WIDE ANGLE SCENERY IN SWIMTHROUGHS, LOTS OF ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS( friendly nassau groupers, lazy turtles, stingrays, moray eels, hammerheads, reefsharks and nursesharks on every dive. divemasters find big and small stuff for everyone to enjoy.

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Dive Review of RIDING ROCK INN in Bahamas/SAN SALVADOR ISLAND

RIDING ROCK INN, Jan, 2006,

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Dive Review of RIDING ROCK INN in
Bahamas/SAN SALVADOR ISLAND