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Dive Friends Bonaire/N/A: "Three Incredible Shore Dives", Oct, 2018, by David Speer, FL, US ( 1 report). Report 11025.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations	N/A	Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling
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Comments	We had emailed in advance for advice, and they were spot on. We got off the ship with our personal gear (some of our group carried all but tanks and weights, others of us just had dive skins, MFS, and regs with computers in consoles), got a taxi to Hamlet Oasis, and Dive Friends handled the rest. It was incredibly laid back and after necessary paperwork, we geared up for our first dive. We had a couple of snorkelers along, so our first hour-long dive was a survey of the shallow (0-25') a short way each direction from the entry. There was lots to see for everyone once we got about 20 yards past the rocky entrance area. The snorkelers had a great time and divers scoped out where we would concentrate on for our next dives. Back in for snacks, a little up time and fresh tanks and it was back out to the deep (60'-70') water to the left. Lots of fish, everything was right where the guide book said, for another great hour under water! Back in, this time for lunch, then back out for the same thing to the right. I think we actually covered a couple of "dive sites" on that one, because we explored a couple of piles of piped and stuff left over from the oil processing days. Some of our party reported seeing a yellow sea horse, though my buddy and I somehow missed it. Returning was easy due to the old pipeline that comes out from the entry point. Cleanup and packup were easy using their soaking tubs and showers. The Dive Friends folks called us a cab, and we were back at the ship with time to drop our gear and go back out for a few tacky souvenirs to take back to the folks at home. It doesn't get much better than that for diving off a cruise ship.
Websites	Dive Friends Bonaire
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	St Lucia, Cayman Islands, Belize, Florida, West Virginia
Closest Airport		Getting There	Cruise Ship
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	82-°F / 28-°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	80-100 Ft/ 24-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	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	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Dive Friends Bonaire/N/A in Bonaire

Dive Friends Bonaire/N/A: "Three Incredible Shore Dives", Oct, 2018,

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