Dive Review of Nature Island Divers/Gallette Cottage in
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Nature Island Divers/Gallette Cottage, Mar, 2006, by Dale Treadway, NE, USA ( Reviewer 4 reports). Report 2369.
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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	Getting there from USA requires a lay-over night in San Juan unless you start from the East Coast. Best Western Airport is very convenient with Old San Juan shops & dining worth a few hours. Gallette Cottage is owned by Dive operation and it was fully equiped, clean and located right on the ocean. We had the top level of cottage and lower level was separate. The wave action on the rock coast was loud. We ejoyed but it might bother some. It was an easy 5 minute walk to fishing village of Soufriese / Dive shop and a 15 minute walk south to the fishing village of Scotts Head. This is the less traveled tourist area so few tourist and nice interaction with friendly locals. A highligh of our trip. From airport our taxi stopped in the Capitol of Roseau to purchase stables for breakfast & snacks. Tony's cafe in Surfriese had wonderful fish and fries. Forest Bistro is a "taste of Dominica" experience. In addition there was several cafe's in the village of Scotts Head with fish & chicken as main menu items. The dive operation has great boats that are spacious, great ladders, short times to dive sites and small numbers of divers. Many dive were just wife & I, but never more than 5. They handled & cleaned all dive gear, were safety minded and helpful if needed. Dive briefing was good and then they tended to lead the dive pointing our a few things but mostly letting you do your own dive. With weather conditions in mind they let you choose dive sites. Diving was as good as any Carribean diving except a shortage of large fish. Many schools of smaller fish and all the small tropicals. There was amazing coral color and micro life. Several great wall & pinnacle dives. Nice swim-throughs and cleaning stations. Overall relaxing easy diving. It is not Asian Pacific diving but cheaper and with the right expectations a great trip.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Lembeh Strait, Bali & Komodo Indonesia, Palau, Indonesia, Bvi, Bonire, Cayman Islands, Belize, Cozumel, Nassau, Venezuela
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, rainy, cloudy, dry	Seas	calm, noCurrents
Water Temp	78-79°F / 26-26°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	80-90 Ft/ 24-27 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	None
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
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		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	No water bucket on boat but back to Dive Shop after each dive as only 5 to 10 minutes to dive sites.

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Dive Review of Nature Island Divers/Gallette Cottage in Dominica/Soufriese

Nature Island Divers/Gallette Cottage, Mar, 2006,

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Dive Review of Nature Island Divers/Gallette Cottage in
Dominica/Soufriese