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Belmar Bonaire: "A Nice Way to Spend the Week", Jun, 2015, by Robert Hanson, NC, US ( 1 report). Report 8455.
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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
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Visibility was less than expected. This could be due to consistently high winds blowing dry coral dust into the water. Winds also generated some unexpectedly high currents, although they were manageable. Corals have suffered since the last time we were there, many years ago. Storms have taken out most of the staghorn and elkhorn coral, with damage evident on some reefs. Some spots looked much healthier than expected. Large sea life is rare. Shore diving is great and unlimited. The boat operations run by an adjunct of Buddy Dive at Belmar Oceanfront left much to be desired, and we canceled several scheduled trips, preferring to shore dive instead. Belmar Oceanfront Apartments were great. Good location right on the water, excellent staff, and spacious accommodations. Rental car was a beater, but in a way, that works out well. You don't have to worry about it very much.
Websites	Belmar Bonaire
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	NJ/NY/PA, Turks & Caicos, Bahamas, Bonaire, Dominica, Caymans, live-aboards
Closest Airport	Bonaire	Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	78-80°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	20-60 Ft/ 6-18 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	40-45 minutes on boat dives.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	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	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 Belmar Bonaire in Bonaire

Belmar Bonaire: "A Nice Way to Spend the Week", Jun, 2015,

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Dive Review of Belmar Bonaire in
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