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Dive Review of Carribean Club-under Buddy Dive/Carribean Club in
Bonaire/NA

Carribean Club-under Buddy Dive/Carribean Club, Aug, 2007,

by Ed Regennitter, Ne, USA . Report 3600.

No photos available at this time

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

Accommodations 4 stars Food 4 stars
Service and Attitude 3 stars Environmental Sensitivity N/A
Dive Operation 2 stars Shore Diving 5 stars
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ N/A
Beginners 5 stars
Advanced 5 stars
Comments The great side is Bonaire is so relaxed, so independant and so free to dive at your own pace and so many diverse opportunities. The bad side would be to know 4 people would have to share 1 bathroom in the bedroom of the other couple. You want to know your travel friends at that point. :) There were problems with the Nitrox testing equipment at Carribean Club and we tested 5 tanks the first day to find 3 with enough air to dive. After that, we used Buddy's drive and dive card and picked up all our tanks at the regular Buddy's shop. We had problems of not getting to eat at the resort the first couple nights, but after talking to Ruud, things settled in great and the food was fantastic. The drinks were some of the best on the island and the staff was good. It appeared there was a learning curve in the waitering staff. Overall, the resort was fantastic for not being directly on the water and I would definately take the calm and peacefulness of it again. We will be returning in December of 2007

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience 501-1000 dives
Where else diving Austrailia, Belize, Utila, Cozumel, Cayman, Florida, South Dakota
Closest Airport Getting There

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny, dry Seas calm, noCurrents
Water Temp 82-86°F / 28-30°C Wetsuit Thickness 0
Water Visibility 65-85 Ft/ 20-26 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile yes
Enforced diving restrictions We did all shore diving during the trip and were only restricted by diving within the Nitrox limits for depth and unlimited bottom times
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? N/A

What I Saw

Sharks None Mantas 1 or 2
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles > 2 Whales None
Corals 4 stars Tropical Fish 4 stars
Small Critters 5 stars Large Fish 2 stars
Large Pelagics 2 stars

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

Subject Matter 5 stars Boat Facilities N/A
Overall rating for UWP's 5 stars Shore Facilities 5 stars
UW Photo Comments diving independantly from shore and unlimited bottom times, made for the best photos ops on any dive trips to date. There were times we never covered 30 yards because of the photo opportunities!
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