Dive Review of Peter Hughes -- Sun Dancer II in
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Peter Hughes -- Sun Dancer II, Jan, 2013, by David Marchese, PA, US ( Sr. Contributor 20 reports with 28 Helpful votes). Report 6853.
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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	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
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Comments	The hard corals were generally stressed. The soft corals were healthy and big. The overall fish population was on the low side, but there were 2' + groupers, schools of 10 - 12 tarpon, and medium sized cuda on most dives. We had about 5 pretty good eagle ray encounters and saw about as many reef sharks. We even saw one hammerhead and another group saw a manta and a pod of dolphins. Night dives were pretty good with octopus, squid, and hunting tarpon being the highlight. The generally low vis was a disappointment as it averaged between 50 and 75'. The blue hole was pretty fun. The viz was great and the formation were worth seeing. I hit 140 feet there with 25% nitrox. The food was plentiful and generally very good, but certainly not gourmet. It was more heavy and "American" than I prefer (ribs, roast turkey, potatoes, etc.) but it was good and most seemed to enjoy it. This was our 20th live aboard, and while the diving certainly wasn't the best (we didn't expect it to be the best), the boat was one of the best in terms of condition, cleanliness, and layout. The crew and staff were fantastic. All diving was from the main ship. Dives consisted of going in one direction along the wall and then back along the top of the wall. We would generally do two dives per site with one going "south" from the mooring and the next going " north" so basic navigation skills were necessary. We usually hit the water first and wouldn't see any other divers until the end of out dive. That was nice.
Websites	Peter Hughes -- Sun Dancer II
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Tonga, Fiji, Galapagos, Cocos, Tahiti, Maldives, PNG, Socorro, Sea of Cortez, Solomon Islands, Palau, Indonesia, Caribbean, etc
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	windy, cloudy	Seas	choppy, surge, no currents
Water Temp	79-80°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	50-75 Ft/ 15-23 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	110' max or nitrox max limit (140 at blue hole)
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
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	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Dedicated rinse tanks, camera tables, and air guns provided.

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Dive Review of Peter Hughes -- Sun Dancer II in Belize

Peter Hughes -- Sun Dancer II, Jan, 2013,

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Dive Review of Peter Hughes -- Sun Dancer II in
Belize