Dive Review of Buddy Dive Dominica in
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Buddy Dive Dominica: "Byddy Dive Dominica/Fort Young Hotel", Jun, 2017, by David J Inman, PA, US ( Contributor 15 reports with 14 Helpful votes). Report 9633 has 2 Helpful votes.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	Buddy Dive has taken over the dive operation at the Fort Young Hotel and does a very good job. They have built on their good reputation from Bonaire and their dive operation is pretty much identical. They operate two roomy dive boats with adequate shade and marine heads. Although the dives are structured for the sake of inexperienced divers, the dive guides quickly realize which divers are experienced and afford them some latitude. Photographers can pretty much do their own thing but they prefer that they loosely stay with the group. The guides are OK at finding interesting animals which I am thankful for because I am challenged in this area. The Fort Young Hotel was an unexpected pleasure. It is built on top of a fort that has a history dating back to the 17th century and changed hands between the British and the French in the 18th century. The hotel has been rebuilt and added onto several times and is a somewhat of a warren of passageways. However it is interesting to see the old construction techniques blended with the new. Worth doing is a tour of the hotel run by the historical society. Photo Gallery: Http://davidinman.smugmug.com
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Numerous Caribbean and Pacific destinations.
Closest Airport		Getting There	15 Lb weight limit for carry on with LIAT flights
Dive Conditions
Weather	rainy, cloudy	Seas	calm, surge
Water Temp	82-83°F / 28-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	25-100 Ft/ 8-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Max depth 100ft, max time 60 min.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
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	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Charging stations are in your hotel room and current is 220V so bring a plug adaptor and make sure all of your chargers are compatible with 220V current. There is a large desk in the room so it is a nice set up for a photographer.

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Dive Review of Buddy Dive Dominica in Dominica

Buddy Dive Dominica: "Byddy Dive Dominica/Fort Young Hotel", Jun, 2017,

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Dive Review of Buddy Dive Dominica in
Dominica