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Dive Review of Captain Don's Habitat in
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Captain Don's Habitat: "Another Week with old friends", Jul, 2019,

by Nelson Baumer, SC, US ( 1 report). Report 11054.

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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Accommodations 5 stars Food 4 stars
Service and Attitude 5 stars Environmental Sensitivity 5 stars
Dive Operation 5 stars Shore Diving 5 stars
Snorkeling N/A

Overall Rating
Value for $$ 4 stars
Beginners 5 stars
Advanced 5 stars
Comments Long known as the best shore diving destination, to me Bonaire has always been just a great vacation diving destination overall. This was my wife's and my 14th trip to Captain Don's. Like a trip back home, the dive op is familiar (in fact the DM who gave us our first orientation presentation is still there) the accomodations are comfortable and booking the trip is a no stress event. When I was an instructor, I recommended Bonnaire as the place to complete the open water requirements and a great place to begin to develop buddy skills. Also a great place for that first spooky night dive.

So do I expect Dolphins and mantas, no although I have dived with both here. Turtles, tarpon, seahorse, frogfish, squid and octopus... pretty much every trip. Lion fish regrettably yes. Do you see the result of climate change on the reef, again regrettably yes. Lots of algae and a lot less color. But this reef is still protected against other man-made abuse and has fared better than many locations in these warmer waters.

So if I don't get to see lots of sharks, fight currents or deal with poor viz why is this good for advanced divers? Little treasures. Develop your buoyancy skills and hover quietly over the burrow of a sail fin blenny waiting for that moment when he does his little dance and pops out of his hole to wave his dorsal fin at potential mates and rivals. Search the corals for a cherubfish, (the only place I've ever seen one). Finally, just be a part of it all, no obstacle to overcome, no challenge to meet just you, your buddy and a world so few members of our species have had the privilege to experience.

Websites Captain Don's Habitat   

Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience 501-1000 dives
Where else diving Galapagos, Indonesia, Solomon Islands, NY/NJ Wrecks, NC, Hawaii, Roatan, Beliza, Bahamas, Cozumel, Cayman Islands, Socorro Islands
Closest Airport GSP Getting There Non Stop out of Atlanta

Dive Conditions
Weather sunny, dry Seas calm, no currents
Water Temp 80-82°F / 27-28°C Wetsuit Thickness 3
Water Visibility 70-110 Ft/ 21-34 M

Dive Policy
Dive own profile yes
Enforced diving restrictions Asked to be back on boat at 1 hour in deference to other divers
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? yes

What I Saw
Sharks None Mantas None
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles > 2 Whales None

Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):

Corals 4 stars Tropical Fish 4 stars
Small Critters 5 stars Large Fish 3 stars
Large Pelagics 2 stars

Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Subject Matter 4 stars Boat Facilities 4 stars
Overall rating for UWP's 4 stars Shore Facilities N/A
UW Photo Comments Rince buckets on boat and shore. Take gear back to your room for work storage etc.
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