Dive Review of Avadon Divers/Seaspray Hotel in
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Avadon Divers/Seaspray Hotel, May, 2010, by Doug Freer, TX, US ( Reviewer 3 reports). Report 5601.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	At Gladden Spit I swam 10 feet from a 25 foot whale shark for 6 minutes, beginning on the surface and continuing down to 80 feet. I stopped at 80 feet because this is the depth limit imposed at Gladden Spit. The whale shark swam along at a slow pace, he almost seemed to enjoy the company. On May 1 and 2, at Gladden Spit only a few people got a one time brief glance of a whale shark. But on May 3 we had 3 seperate 25 foot whale sharks come to our group of 15 divers. The divemaster did a great job of pointing out the whale shark that was on the surface right above us. At first glance I thought it was another small dive boat. There were schools of thousands of snapper down at 90 feet or so, they were exciting to see especially when they started their spawning behavior. We also saw a dolphin swimming up and down in a school of snapper. On another day we made a visit to Glovers Reef with Splash Divers. It was a 1 hour boat ride, but it was a pristine reef. We saw a 10 foot green moray eel swimming in the open water and then curve with S shaped curves as he swam through the side of the reef.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	mexico, bahamas, caymans, virgin islands, roatan, gulf coast, keys, atlantic, catalina island
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	78-81°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	70-100 Ft/ 21-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	We followed the limits and restrictions of the whale shark protected zone at Gladden Spit
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	1 or 2	Whale Sharks	> 2
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	N/A	Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Avadon Divers/Seaspray Hotel in Belize/Placencia

Avadon Divers/Seaspray Hotel, May, 2010,

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Dive Review of Avadon Divers/Seaspray Hotel in
Belize/Placencia