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Bonaire Dive & Adventure/Sand Dollar Condos, May, 2009, by Rick Bates, Ontario, Canada ( Contributor 16 reports with 7 Helpful votes). Report 5198.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	My second trip to Bonaire in as many years. We were quite happy with the dive shop and condos so we repeated. Sand Dollar had a spare room for us when we arrived at 6am (red eye from Newark) so we could clean up and rest until our room was ready at 10am. This kind of service is above and beyond as far as I am concerned. Unit was clean, affordable, well maintained. Dive shop remembered us, and allowed us the "condensed" version of the mandatory Marine Park orientation, so we were in the water by about 10:30 am the day of arrival. All shore dives for a week, and conditions were great! Shore entry requires a but of effort and must be done carefully, but well worth the effort. Once you get used to the entries and how not to fight the waves slapping ashore, it’s a breeze. Reefs and fish populations seemed healthy, but a little dusting of sand and grit on most shallow life because of recent storms. People on Bonaire as friendly as always and prices eating out were reasonable. Resort and Dive Shop are both good bang for your diving dollar and I will continue to travel here. Breakfast (included) was on site and great as always. Our truck was through Poppy (Telerin Car Rental) whose service was great, meeting us at the airport with a smile.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	PNG, Northern Australia, Southern Australia, Fiji, British Columbia, Great Lakes, Altlantic, Florida, Bonaire, Bahamas, T&C, Cozumel, Roatan.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm
Water Temp	78-82°F / 26-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	40-80 Ft/ 12-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	All shore diving on your own
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
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	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Photo Shop on site (not used)

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Dive Review of Bonaire Dive & Adventure/Sand Dollar Condos in Bonaire

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Dive Review of Bonaire Dive & Adventure/Sand Dollar Condos in
Bonaire