Dive Review of Captain Don's Habitat in
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Captain Don's Habitat, May, 2008, by Wally Burke, CA, United States ( Reviewer 3 reports). Report 4115.
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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	We went with Jack & Sue Drafhal to do a digital photo class. We stayed in an Oceanfront Villa. The maid would leave the door open when cleaning and mosquitos would be in our room when we returned. The desk help seemed clueless. They and the maid told us for 3 days they were out of shampoo. Finally they told us they don't provide it. Food is very expensive on Bonaire. Rum Runners (the onsite resturant) was extremely slow. Most of the waiters were bad. We learned late in the week to go to Buddy Dive's onsite resturant (Lions Den) to eat dinner. The shore diving is great for photographers. Many subjects right off the dock in shallow water, and more on the house reef. Some of the boat dives were very crowded (20 divers). Some of the boat dives went to poor reefs. Several of the divemasters were surly. Two were great however. You must book directly with a divemaster to dive the Town Pier or Salt Pier. Over all we had a great time, but I wasn't crazy about the resort. I understand they are planning a major renovation for next year.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	California, Cozumel Mexico, Roatan, Belize, Grand Caymen, N. Sulawesi Indonsia, Saba, Statia, St. Kitts, Cabo San Lucas Mexico.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, dry	Seas	calm
Water Temp	79-81°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	40-80 Ft/ 12-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Shore Diving: No restrictions. Boat Diving: Try to come back in an hour so as not to inconvenience others on the boat.
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		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Shore: One large trash can. Sometimes it got crowded. I usually did a quick rinse followed by a soak in a soft-sided cooler I brought with me. Boat: One shallow bucket. Too small for more than 2-3 small cameras. I did a quick rinse followed by covering my camera in a wet towel in my soft-sided cooler, then a soak in a the cooler I brought with me back at my room.

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Dive Review of Captain Don's Habitat in Bonaire/Netherlands Antilles

Captain Don's Habitat, May, 2008,

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Dive Review of Captain Don's Habitat in
Bonaire/Netherlands Antilles