Dive Review of Isla Marisol in
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Isla Marisol, Apr, 2008, by Douglas Peterson, IL, usa ( Sr. Contributor 20 reports with 11 Helpful votes). Report 4286.
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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
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	I stepped onto the dock after the 1 hour ride out from Dangriga, and was swarmed by no see ums. My legs and arms were covered in red welts before I even got to our cabin. Welcome to Isla Marisol! A trash dump was hidden right behind the dive shop, saw a broken cistern filled with mosquito breeding water, and almost gouged the beejejezus outa my toe on a small broken concrete pillar with its rebar sticking up in the sand right on the walking path from the cottages to the chow hall. Our cottage was beat up, with a hardly working, electrical shower heating device handing over your head in the shower, with its wires exposed, and a virtual inability to provide hot water. All of the staff were very nice, with the exception of Mr. Way Too Serious, the dive manager, who is nicknamed "Buddha" because of his tattoo. Diving was very enjoyable, with varied topography, reasonable life, and exciting swarms of creolle wrasse and black tangs. Big current Grouper Gulch had 4 blacktips, jack schools and literally hundreds of ocean triggers spread over the entire drift. Meals are chosen for you by the wonderfully friendly cooks, but it's a fairly plain menu. Fun trip, but accomodations were poor, the area needs to be cleaned up and repaired, and you MUST PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THE NO SEE UMS!
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Jamaica, Bonaire, Jupiter Florida, Ambergris Belize, Maui, Palau, Chuuk, Yap, PNG, Coral Sea, Costa Rica Pacific, Coco View Roatan, Grand Turk, Little Cayman, Dominica and Saba
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather		Seas
Water Temp	0-0°F / -18--18°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	0-0 Ft/ 0-0 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Our short term hire divemaster, Giovanni Gonzales, was excellent in allowing us to dive our own profiles.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	1 or 2	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 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	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Isla Marisol in Belize/Glovers Reef

Isla Marisol, Apr, 2008,

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Dive Review of Isla Marisol in
Belize/Glovers Reef