Dive Review of Provo Turtle Divers in
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Provo Turtle Divers, Mar, 2005, by James Bayley, MA, USA . Report 1621.
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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	We have been diving off and on in Provo since the early 1980's and helped find some of the original dive sites. Diving with Art Pickerings Provo Turtle Divers had always been the best. Sadly, I report that sometime recently, he sold his operation and now works as a fill-in. The new owners have changed his personal attention type of diving and now run a cattle car, high volume, tourist oriented dive operation. I am an instructor with >1000 dives and my sons are new to diving. None of us had a good time. The "dive guides" treated me as a novice, requiring me to check out and prove my abilities. They failed to lead the dive, never pointed out any critters, supervised too many divers, and actually yelled at my sons for not paying attention, when they in fact were nowhere to be seen. I had to confront one of the "guides" when she inappropriately criticized my son for her lack of supervision. The only good thing I have to say about Provo Turtle Divers is that the management was prompt in their response to my criticism and fired her on the spot. On a more broad note, Provo is not what it was. Development is rampant. Traffic jams are commonplace. People are surly. If any readers are thinking of going back to Provo after an absence, I urge them to go elsewhere. Diving in Provo will be a big disappointmnent.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Cayman, Seychelles, Cozumel, BVI, Bonaire, all over
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	rainy, cloudy	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	78-0°F / 26--18°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	0-0 Ft/ 0-0 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	100 ft.
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	N/A	Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Provo Turtle Divers in Fiji and Tuvalu

Provo Turtle Divers, Mar, 2005,

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Dive Review of Provo Turtle Divers in
Fiji and Tuvalu