Dive Review of ALDive/Titiwi Inn in
Dominica/Soufriere/Scott's Head

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ALDive/Titiwi Inn, Apr, 2010, by Clem Clapp, AL, US ( Contributor 18 reports with 4 Helpful votes). Report 5472.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	Janet at my B & B recommended AL Dive after Nature Island no-showed me on my first day of diving. NI said they had no record of me even though I had a 20 minute conversation with them regarding rental gear availability, pricing and diving dates confirmation just 7 days prior to arrival. Another couple where I stayed said they had no response from a couple of emails to NI so they ended up with AL Dive as well. AL Dive proved to be a credible and responsible op. They had a rental bc in good repair and it fit well. They went out of their way to make you feel like they appreciated your business. I was the only diver one day and they said that was ok since I purchased a package on the front end. They have an older, center console boat with dual 90 outboards that will take six divers at a max or another or two if they use another boat as a tank tender. The "Vigilant" is an open boat but they can put on a canvas cover if need be. They handle, store and wash your gear throughout the dive week. I only touched mine at suit-up time. AL Dive was located in Loubier, just south of Castle Comfort and the other diver's hotels. Titiwi Inn was just to the north, a one minute drive away. Diving was just a few minutes away from the dock and all done to the south near and around Scott's Head. There was little or no current on all dives. Viz could have been better but was satisfactory. Most of the diving was on large pinnacles with safety stop done on top of the pinnacle on most dives. There was a very good variety of both coral and critters. Nothing large to see except for the turtles which were seen on most dives and routinely on the surface. Saw a nice yellow frog fish on one dive and sea horses(brown, yellow, orange and brown) on 4 dives. One eagle ray was seen as well as several spotted drum of various ages. Lots of urchins on all sites as well as banded coral shrimp and arrow crabs. Watched one trumpetfish buddy hunt with a parrotfish and grab a snack from something the parrot stirred up. I was very satisfied with the diving, AL Dive and Titiwi Inn. My non-diving wife and I agreed that the people we met from one end of the island to the other were the friendliest of any place where we had visited. There were many encounters with them since there were very few road signs and stopping for directions is a routine to be expected. No one ever minded taking their time to speak with us. Never felt safer on any trip although the local drivers could give you an occassional surprise as you negotiated the many switchbacks while driving on the left side of some pretty narrow roads. The north of the island we thought was prettier as we traveled about. We stayed at Calibishie Cove on the windward side for the last few days. Very nice accomodations with a constant breeze from the Atlantic. Nice kayaking on the Hodges River and between the beach and Treasure Island. Reasonably price good food throughout the village and the island. I did not dive to the north around Cabrits or in the central west region. Another couple with whom I dove who did dive the other ares said the diving in the south was better overall diving in their judgement.
Websites	ALDive Titiwi Inn
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Mainly Central America and Caribbean
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, no currents
Water Temp	80-82°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	50-80 Ft/ 15-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Stay above 100' if possible
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	no
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 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	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	na

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Dive Review of ALDive/Titiwi Inn in Dominica/Soufriere/Scott's Head

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Dive Review of ALDive/Titiwi Inn in
Dominica/Soufriere/Scott's Head