Dive Review of Ecologic Divers/Sun Breeze in
Belize/Ambergris Caye

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Ecologic Divers/Sun Breeze, Mar, 2013, by Richard Sziede, VA, USA ( Reviewer 4 reports). Report 6936.
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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
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Comments	Every ten years or so I go back to Ambergris Caye. It is just as charming as 20 years ago. Oh, some things have changed. Golf carts are gas, not electric. Many more now. More cars. There were only two 20 years ago. Estel's is closed, and I couldn't find a rooftop bar for sundowners. Most places have floors now. But Elvi's keeps a sand floor. Some things are important. And Fish a la Elvi is actually better than I remembered. Restaurant signs still say, "No Shirt, no Shoes, No Problem." Stayed at the Sun Breeze. It has only gotten better in the 20 years since our first stay. There is an "Above and Beyond" story. My buddy D. lost his smart phone on the Mayan Air flight to the island. A Mayan Air worker picked it up and wanted $100 to return it. The Sun Breeze manager together with the Mayan Air manager and Belize cops "persuaded" the worker to return the phone without the ransom. Commented the Sunbreeze manager, "Tourism is important in Belize. You should not have a bad experience." Dined at a different joint each night. Never had a bad meal. We spent one evening with ACES crocodile sanctuary. Crocs ain't cute. They do not inspire sympathy. But still.... Crocs are apex predators. They are endangered for the same reasons as are sharks and other apex predators. Learn more at www.americancrocodilesanctuary.org/. The web site is worth a visit, and the tour is eye-opening. The diving was with Ecologic Divers rather than the Sunbreeze house shop. This was a The Dive Shop trip, so they picked. Ecologic. As the name suggests, Ecologic is more environmentally sensitive than some Belizian outfitters. They don't bait sharks. All dives were led. Limited to about 45 minutes. This was not arbitrary. Ecologic boats are small with a single ladder, no platform. Entry is back-roll by twos. Exit is a single ladder, divemaster assisted. Hence slow, cutting into bottom time. Ecologic staff are as good as dive staff can get. There were glitches. Mostly missed communication. But the divemasters compensated. Ecologic also compensated for a missed diving day due to weather by running an inside-the-reef 3-tank day when the wind remained high. Divemasters carried spear guns for Lion Fish. Spear guns were not offered to divers. So we joined the hunt by flushing out Lion Fish for the spear. Like being a hound on a fox hunt. Woo Hoo! Sharks and grouper have learned to follow the spear gun for spoils. They do not seem harmed by eating dead Lion Fish. But I saw a Trigger Fish hit a dead LF. His bite included a spine. He spit it out, hit it again and spit it again. I presume he was stung. As the Trigger Fish swam away his mouth was working. Looked like he was going, Pthooy, pthooy! Side tour to Lamanai on our out-gassing day. Searious Adventures got off to a slow start, going back to the dock for tourists who missed the pick-up time. This limited our time on-site, making the actual tour of the ruin a bit rushed. Pity, because it's an enjoyable site. Access is by boat. So there isn't a parking lot full of tour buses stinking up the joint with diesel fumes. Wish I had more time on-site. I could have spent a day just in the museum.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Caribbean, Truk
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	windy	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	78-81°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	60-80 Ft/ 18-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	?
Enforced diving restrictions	All dives guided.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish	N/A
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	No camera tank on boat.

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Dive Review of Ecologic Divers/Sun Breeze in Belize/Ambergris Caye

Ecologic Divers/Sun Breeze, Mar, 2013,

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Dive Review of Ecologic Divers/Sun Breeze in
Belize/Ambergris Caye