Dive Review of Costa Rica Adventure Divers/Jinetes de Osa in
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Costa Rica Adventure Divers/Jinetes de Osa, Jun, 2005, by Steven K Blair, OK, United States . Report 1742.
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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
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Comments	We thouroughly enjoyed the resort and diving but wish we had known there was going to be a tropical depression in the area. Probably had 2 meters of rain in 4 days. Staff friendly and helpful although there was a limit to the amount of English spoken by most. All diving was off Cano Island which is 20 miles offshore. Two dives and lunch and then a return to the resort. One anxious day when it was raining so hard we couldn't see the Island. I wasn't sure that Hawaii wasn't going to be our next stop. However, they pulled out the GPS used to locate the dive sites and we were 3 minutes from the Island so all was well. The boat was small (they took 5 divers max and used two boats when 5 actually went). Because of weight restrictions on the flight to Drake Bay (25# max) it is almost impossible to take your own equipment so we used the offered full rental equipment for $20/day. We had no problem with the equipment although if you are a big guy like me you might want to consider your own dive skin as the wet suits were not overly large. (They could fit my size 13 foot with fins though). Water temperature was usually very warm (84 degrees) but there were cold currents encountered on every dive (75 degrees). These were quickly swum (swam?)through so no one got cold wearing minimal wet suits. We saw large schools of fish and 5-6 large White Tip sharks on every dive. Also saw large stingrays and the largest trigger fish I have ever seen. Considering the rain and lack of sunshine, the visibiltiy was better than I had been led to believe with 50' on our first day and 35-40' on our second day. Overall, this is a very primitive area so don't expect luxury. It is located in the middle of a rain forrest and if you go be sure to allow time for some land trips. We went to the Corcovado National park where we saw flocks of Scarlet Macaws, Howler Monkeys, White faced Capuchins, a White faced Coati, Agouti and poison dart frogs. We saw Macaws and White Faced Capuchins outside our room at the resort. Also saw an 18" Jesus Christ Lizard (so-named because they can run across water without breaking the surface tension). On the return trip it was raining and we could not cross a river to reach the airport. The hotel staff jumped through hoops to reschedule a flight for us from another city and then provided the 1 hour 15 minute boat ride (in a driving rainstorm and up a jungle river)to the airport. Plan to be flexible and I think you will enjoy the trip.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Bahamas, Grand Turk, Grand and Little Cayman, St. Lucia, Dominica, Roatan, Guanaja, Utila, Hawaii, Cozumel, Oklahoma, Belize, St. Thomas.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	rainy	Seas	calm, surge
Water Temp	76-84°F / 24-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	2
Water Visibility	35-50 Ft/ 11-15 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Time
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	Schools	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	Small boat with no extra room or flat surfaces for cameras. No processing offered.

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Dive Review of Costa Rica Adventure Divers/Jinetes de Osa in Costa Rica/73003

Costa Rica Adventure Divers/Jinetes de Osa, Jun, 2005,

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Dive Review of Costa Rica Adventure Divers/Jinetes de Osa in
Costa Rica/73003