Dive Review of Bubbles Below/Point at Poipu in
Hawaii/Kauai (Poipu)

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Bubbles Below/Point at Poipu, Jan, 2011, by Robert Halem, CA, US ( Contributor 18 reports with 3 Helpful votes). Report 5896.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations	N/A	Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
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Comments	Bubbles Below is my favorite Kauai operator. I love their environmental sensitivity and their focus on the critters. Several years ago I did my Advanced training with them and this year I used Bubbles Below for the ocean portion of the certification for my daughter-in-law. I am used to Monterey training where the goal is to get the student in the water, do the required skills and get them out before the freeze. This was totally different! Linda Marsh, the owner, conducted the course one-on-one. The four dives (two shore, two boat) were basically normal fish viewing dives. From time to time, Linda would stop the tour, conduct a test of a required skill, and then continue the tour. At the end my daughter-in-law ended up with four interesting dives, seeing a lot of fish and turtles and a C-card. It couldn't be better! I went along and enjoyed the dives, took some pictures and enjoyed watching the experience. I also went on another dive while there. Linda wasn't along (she was doing another trip) but the DM Travis showed the same level of concern for safety, the environment and passenger comfort. All in all, I strongly recommend Bubbles Below.
Websites	Bubbles Below
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Monterey, Florida, Cancun, Italy, Catalina, Kona
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, no currents
Water Temp	77-79°F / 25-26°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	30-90 Ft/ 9-27 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Follow the DM on a tour until 700psi. Experienced divers were free to go on their own if desired.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
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	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Nothing specific on boat, but crew was sensitive and handed down camera after diver entered water and took it before exit.

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Dive Review of Bubbles Below/Point at Poipu in Hawaii/Kauai (Poipu)

Bubbles Below/Point at Poipu, Jan, 2011,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

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Reporter and Travel

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Bubbles Below/Point at Poipu in
Hawaii/Kauai (Poipu)