Dive Review of Buddy Dive Resort in
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Buddy Dive Resort, Oct, 2010, by Michael J. Millet, CA, US ( Top Contributor 96 reports with 59 Helpful votes). Report 5858.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations	N/A	Food	N/A
Service and Attitude	N/A	Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	This was my 6th trip to Bonaire and 5th stay at Buddy Dive. The weather conditions were the worst that I have experienced there with rain, clouds and wind. As a result, the viz was low and the dive sites restricted. We boat-dived Klein several times due to the conditions. It appeared to me that the reef life at Bonaire has diminished a bit over the past several years. I encountered no green morays or juvenile spotted drumfish. I did have an excellent encounter with 8 reef squid, 2 of which were mating. The town pier is still closed to diving. I did a night dive at the salt pier that was very disappointing. It has only a fraction of the marine life as the town pier. Furthermore, the mosquitoes were ferocious. As usual, the dive staff was very helpful and friendly. It appears that Buddy Dive is in the process of remodeling the units. This is a good thing because the unit I had can sure use it.
Websites	Buddy Dive Resort
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Indonesia, Solomon Islands, GBR, Palau, Yap, Kosrae, Galapagos, Fiji, Vanuatu, Revillagigedos, All over the Caribbean.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	rainy, cloudy	Seas	choppy, surge
Water Temp	82-85°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	40-75 Ft/ 12-23 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	1 hour dives with 100 ft limit
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish	N/A
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	There are large dedicated camera rinse tanks dockside. The boats had rinse tanks that sometimes could not accommodate all the cameras. A rinse bucket crammed with cameras and strobes is asking for damaged gear.

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Dive Review of Buddy Dive Resort in Bonaire

Buddy Dive Resort, Oct, 2010,

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Dive Review of Buddy Dive Resort in
Bonaire