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Bruce Bowker's Carib Inn: "Awesome again", Aug, 2017, by Phyllis Robinson, MD, US ( Reviewer 3 reports with 1 Helpful vote). Report 10063 has 1 Helpful vote.
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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
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Comments	Bruce continues to run a class outfit. DMs were all excellent, some were better than others at finding critters and teaching about the reef ecology. One boat in morning, one in afternoon - you sign up with your assigned tank number on a chalkboard, and you keep the same tank all vacation. We chose to dive strictly with boats (no shore diving). Boats hold up to 12 divers, which is a little crowded, but we usually had 4-8 divers. Very congenial group of divers, mostly repeats. This was our third trip. Room was comfy but we were bothered by mosquitoes - could not leave the balcony door open nor sit on the balcony unless there was a significant breeze. Small kitchen area, full size fridge, cooktop, microwave, utensils and plates. Bring your own dish soap. We walked everywhere - to the grocery store, to downtown when we chose to eat out in a restaurant - but mostly we enjoyed reading at the Inn when we weren't diving. Finally found the elusive frogfish (2), fewer lionfish than I recall, at least above 60 feet, and on the whole the reefs looked in better shape than when we were last here three years ago. Bruce also replaced my computer battery when it flooded, and fixed the error that had caused the flooding, and only charged me for the battery. I look forward to a return visit!
Websites	Bruce Bowker's Carib Inn
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Grand Cayman, Dominica, Curacao, Belize, Fiji, Florida
Closest Airport	Flamingo Airport	Getting There	Direct flight from Atlanta
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	81-82°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	40-60 Ft/ 12-18 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Be back at the boat around 90 minutes (air, etc permitting), longer allowed if others are still down.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 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	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Rinse bucket on land specially for cameras and regulators. Nothing on boat, but rides were typically short so not really a problem. DM Larry was especially good about helping with photography, and his pictures are wonderful, too.

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Dive Review of Bruce Bowker's Carib Inn in Bonaire

Bruce Bowker's Carib Inn: "Awesome again", Aug, 2017,

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Dive Review of Bruce Bowker's Carib Inn in
Bonaire