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Buddy Dive, Mar, 2009, by Hal Berson, NY, USA ( Reviewer 3 reports). Report 4674.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	I just read a recent report on Undercurrent describing the damage to the reefs around Bonaire and, unfortunately, I have to report the same observations. Much of the coral was dead and most of the inhabiting fish were juveniles. It was apparent that before the destruction, these were magnificent reefs, but the truth is that they will take quite some time to return. The direct flight from NYC and the accomodations make Bonaire a cheap and very easy destination and therefore worth a short trip if you need to get away. Buddy Dive itself was a good operation. The divemasters were all pretty laid back and were, for the mostpart, willing to help out in any way they could, especially Tina. We went on boat dives for the first day and the night dive, but quickly learned that the shore diving was much better and easier. We had a package that included a pickup truck so we just loaded up the tanks at the drivethrough and went where we wanted. One interesting observation we made was that the divemasters seemed to favor the north part of the island, but we found that the south was much better. It seemed that the reefs were not hit as hard the further south we went and there were far more schools of fish. Also, we chartered the recently revived Wild Side dive operation to take us out on the east side of the island where we finally saw a number of rays and turtles. All in a positive experience, but not nearly as good as the #1 ratings Bonaire achieves year after year in SCUBA magazine.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	51-100 dives
Where else diving	Zanzibar, Cozumel, Costa Rica, Belize, Honduras
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, rainy, cloudy	Seas	calm, choppy
Water Temp	77-79°F / 25-26°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	50-100 Ft/ 15-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	While with Buddy Dive, 100 feet was the max.
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
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

Buddy Dive, Mar, 2009,

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Dive Review of Buddy Dive in
Bonaire