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Dive Review of Captain Don's Habitat in
Bonaire

Captain Don's Habitat, Jun, 2005,

by Carole Mouton, TX, USA . Report 1997.

No photos available at this time

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

Accommodations 5 stars Food 3 stars
Service and Attitude 3 stars Environmental Sensitivity N/A
Dive Operation 3 stars Shore Diving 5 stars
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ N/A
Beginners 4 stars
Advanced 3 stars
Comments The advertised internet service is provided by an outside vender. My computer had an Airport Card for wirlless service, so all I needed was the password to access the local network. The provider required me to meet him in person to establish service, but did not show up at the agreed upon time. His only regularly scheduled times to be in the office were during scheduled boat dives, so I never was able to get the service. I bought time on the resort's antiquated computers which were so slow I could only get off two email messages in 30 minutes. I was shut down without warning and messages being sent were lost.

I entered the slide show contest but couldn't be there in person as our night dive at the Salt Pier had been rescheduled for that evening. I won, but never received any prize. When I came to the dive office the next day, I was told that the manager had to give me the prize, but he was not there the three times I came by the dive office. My flight home was the next morning; I left my email and snail mail addresses, but I was never contacted.

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience 251-500 dives
Where else diving Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, Bahamas, Turks and Caicos, Channel Islands, Palau, Truk Lagoon, Wakatobi, Aquarena Springs
Closest Airport Getting There

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny, windy, dry Seas calm, surge, noCurrents
Water Temp 0-83°F / -18-28°C Wetsuit Thickness 3
Water Visibility 50-100 Ft/ 15-30 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile yes
Enforced diving restrictions Shore diving - none.
Boat diving - time limits (50 - 60 min.)
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? N/A

What I Saw

Sharks None Mantas None
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles None Whales None
Corals 3 stars Tropical Fish 4 stars
Small Critters 4 stars Large Fish 3 stars
Large Pelagics 2 stars

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

Subject Matter N/A Boat Facilities 2 stars
Overall rating for UWP's N/A Shore Facilities 2 stars
UW Photo Comments There were camera rinse buckets on both boats and near the gear rinse tanks on shore. Since I have a digital camera, those are the only facilities I used.
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