Dive Review of Capt Don's Habitat in
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Capt Don's Habitat, Nov, 2007, by Fran Leach, CT, USA ( Reviewer 6 reports). Report 4385.
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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	Our 4th trip to Bonaire. There was a good deal for Capt Don's so we stayed there for the first time. Room deco was a bit tired. Hotel staff very friendly & accommodating better than anywhere else we stayed in Bonaire. Lunch choices were good, dinner not so good but we ate out for dinner so it didn't nmatter. The dive shop was past its sell by date. The shop manager was very off hand and gave the impression we were interrupting her cigarette breaks, everything was a chore for her to do. The dive locker setup was poor, many broken lockers and if you did not get a top row locker it was better to lug your gear back to the room to dry out. Nowhere to hang wet suits to dry. One worn counter to put things on, on rickety bench to sit on to get your tank on if you were doing a shore dive. The resort was full while we were there and overall the dive staff did a good job, however one of the dive masters (a South African) loudly told off a party of 4 Brits for being late (5 minutes and what's that in the Caribbean!) pretty bad as one of the party was a paraplegic. To get tanks for a shore dive was made difficult as the shop pick up was parked in the way, blocking easy drive ups access to get tanks. next time we'll stay at Buddy's and have lunch at Don's but they need to buck up their ideas.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	All over caribbean, Australia Red Sea
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, rainy	Seas	calm, no currents
Water Temp	82-84°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	60-100 Ft/ 18-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	On second dive, come up when your low on air
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	N/A
Large Pelagics	N/A
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 Capt Don's Habitat in Bonaire

Capt Don's Habitat, Nov, 2007,

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Dive Review of Capt Don's Habitat in
Bonaire