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Buddy Dive, Dec, 2006, by Marilyn Mitchell, mi, USA . Report 3143.
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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	Forty divers took this trip which was offered by Huron Scuba in Ann Arbor, MI. Buddy Dive is a nice resort - not fancy or luxurious, but clean and neat. Lion's Dive used to be next door but it has been taken over by Buddy Dive. There are three pools, a beach bar and a restaurant. The food was very good, especially in the restaurant, although the service was slow. Our one bedroom condo was roomy and comfortable. Only the bedroom has AC but a great breeze is always blowing, keeping things comfortable. Take DEET - it got rid of the mosquitoes and sand fleas. The dive operation is very good. We did 6 or 8 boat dives. Buddy Dive has three boats and the 36 footer we were on was very comfortable, with easy giant stride entries off a large swim platform. The captain and divemasters were helpful and always asked where we wanted to go that day. We also did a number of shore dives, including Oil Slick Leap (giant stride entry off a ledge and a ladder for exit), Angel City, Bari Reef, the Town Pier (night dive) and Windsock. Also, the house reef is pretty good, especially at night when Charlie the Tarpon accompanies divers or when the big grouper hunts using divers' lights to find food. Although we saw no sharks, turtles or rays, there were LOTS of reef fish of all kinds and three or four kinds of eels. Also, we saw a huge octopus during a daytime dive as well as two or three on the house reef during night dives.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Both of us have experience all over the Carribean, Mexico, Honduras and Grand Cayman. Gary has experience in The Great Lakes, Vancouver, the Channel Islands of California and Truk Lagoon.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, dry	Seas	calm
Water Temp	79-82°F / 26-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	80-100 Ft/ 24-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Dives were limited to one hour with the exception of the Hilma Hooker, which was limited to 45 minutes.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
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
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
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