Dive Review of Bubbles Below/Radisson Kauai Beach Resort in
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Bubbles Below/Radisson Kauai Beach Resort, Aug, 2003, by Ed Gross, TX, US . Report 977.
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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	Awesome diving. Niihau world class site. Spectacular volcanic formations. Towards the west side of Niihau, at Niihau Arches, there are some large volcanic rifts that form a large "stadium" - 3 sides enclosed by large, slanted, perfectly flat stone walls. As we entered the stadium, there were 12 to 15 large gray reef sharks, all of which were curious about our presence. The monk seals are friendly and playful. The boat ride back from Niihau is everything they claim it to be. Its a tough ride back, but worth the effort if your bones can stand it. Not for the weak of heart or back. Even better than Niihau were all the large turtles at Shawna's Shelf (sp?). Over 40 table sized turtles at various cleaning stations. One large turtle was sitting in a slight depression as we swam up. After the turtle when to the surface to breathe, I measured the depression - it was over 5 feet across, and the turtle was slight bigger than the depression!!!. Also saw two large white tips (> 5 ft), a reef scorpion fish, and > 1 ft bright blue frog fish on various dives at Kauai. Radisson was a nice place, good for our family. At the time, the 2nd room was free, so the kids had their own room to stay in. Only bad thing about the Radisson was it was on the east side of the island, and all diving leaves from Port Arthur on the west side - usually about a 30 to 45 minute drive. Boat was well equipped, especially for the open ocean crossing to Niihau. Comfortably handles 8 divers, unfortunately, sometimes we were dealing with > 10 divers, which made things a bit crowded. The dive guides were among the best we've had, and I liked their "everyone in and let's meet at the bottom" approach, especially when things were crowded. All the dive masters we had were extremely knowledgeable about the local fauna and flora.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Fiji, Saba, Cozumel, Bonaire, Roatan
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	78-80°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	80-120 Ft/ 24-37 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Stay within visual contact of dive group
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	1 or 2	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	N/A
UW Photo Comments	No rinse tank for cameras, but fresh water hose had ample supply of warm water.

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Dive Review of Bubbles Below/Radisson Kauai Beach Resort in Hawaii/Kauai/Niihau

Bubbles Below/Radisson Kauai Beach Resort, Aug, 2003,

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Dive Review of Bubbles Below/Radisson Kauai Beach Resort in
Hawaii/Kauai/Niihau