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Buddy Dive, Jun, 2006, by Lisa Strickland, IL, USA . Report 2782.
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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
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Very good operation, especially for beginners. Slight current. Drive-thru for tanks was very convenient. Helpful with arranging dive at Salt Pier with one of their own divemasters leading us. She was great and was very attentive to the 15 yr old so he could see everything and finally have a 45 minute dive for the first time. She helped with his air consumption and relaxing. Shore dive to the Hilma Hooker was rough with a surf that beat us up on the return. The one boat dive we did, the DM pointed out 3 frogfish. Otherwise, we could dive our own profile as long as less than 60 minutes and 100 ft. Nice breakfast buffet with omlettes to order. Theme night buffets in the bar on three nights. 3 pools with one at the bar so you can sit on stools in the pool under a cover. Dive shop is small in size and a tight squeeze when there are more than a few people in there at a time. 3 BR apts. are nice, but housekeeping was a little lax. Some days, the room would not be attended to until late afternoon and two days was never done. Topside, we went on a 1919 sailing fishing vessel from Holland -Waanzinnig VD-17. Beautiful ship. Very courteous crew, beverages, cheese and sausage snacks. Sailed up and down coast for 2 hours. Could assist with the sails if wanted to. Arranged by Buddy Dive. Picked us up from the resort. The Samir was not sailing that month. Overall, looking forward to returning.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	51-100 dives
Where else diving	[Unspecified]
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm
Water Temp	79-0°F / 26--18°C	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	80-120 Ft/ 24-37 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
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
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 Buddy Dive in Bonaire

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Dive Review of Buddy Dive in
Bonaire