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DIVE DOMINICA/CASTLE COMFORT, Jun, 2003, by JOHN SWEENEY, TX, USA . Report 778.
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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
Advanced
Comments	BEAUTIFUL RAINFORESTS & SOME OF THE BEST DIVING WE'VE EVER DONE.NOT MUCH BIG STUFF (OTHER THAN A SPOTTED SNAKE EEL & SOME LARGE TURTLES).VARIETY OF CORAL & MACRO-LIFE WAS EXCEPTIONAL.MANY FROGFISH,SEAHORSES,SCORPION FISH,CRABS & LOTS OF SMALL CRITTERS PROVIDED OUTSTANDING PHOTO-OP'S.DEREK AT DIVE DOMINICA WAS ACCOMMODATING & HELPFUL,AS WAS DIVE STAFF.DIVE BOATS WERE EXCELLENT-A COUPLE DAYS TOOK 12 - 14 DIVERS & WERE A LITTLE CROWDED.CASTLE COMFORT ROOMS & FOOD WERE GOOD,NOT FANCY,BUT A NICE LOCAL FEEL.USED KEN'S HINTERLAND TOURS FOR HIKES & TRANSPORTATION-RECOMMENDED.DRIVING ON THE UNMARKED 1 1/2LANE WIDE MOUNTAIN ROADS OURSELVES WOULD HAVE BEEN A HASSLE - EACH ONCOMING CAR INVOLVED A MINI-GAME OF "CHICKEN"TO SEE WHO WOULD PULL TO THE SIDE FIRST.3 NIGHTS AT PAPILLOTE WILDERNESS RETREAT-A LITTLE MORE RUSTIC THAN EXPECTED,BUT A BEAUTIFUL,RELAXING PLACE.DOMINICA IS TOUGH TO GET TO IN 1 DAY-OVERNIGHT IN MIAMI OR PUERTO RICO.IF OVERNIGHTING IN MIAMI,RECOMMEND THE MIAMI INT.AIRPORT HOTEL LOCATED IN TERMINAL E.NICE,SUPER-CONVENIENT & WELL-INSULATED FROM AIRPORT NOISE. U/W PHOTOGRAPHERS - IF YOU DON'T HAVE A MACRO LENS,BUY ONE FOR THIS TRIP!!
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	BONAIRE, CAYMANS, CURACAO, GRAND TURK, HONDURAS, HAWAII, BELIZE, SALT CAY
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	cloudy	Seas	calm, noCurrents
Water Temp	81-84°F / 27-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	2
Water Visibility	50-80 Ft/ 15-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	NO TIME RESTRICTIONS
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	Schools	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		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
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Dive Review of DIVE DOMINICA/CASTLE COMFORT in Dominica

DIVE DOMINICA/CASTLE COMFORT, Jun, 2003,

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Dive Review of DIVE DOMINICA/CASTLE COMFORT in
Dominica