Dive Review of Bubbles Below in
Hawaii/Kauai

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Bubbles Below, Sep, 2008, by Danny & Doreen Scott, HI, USA ( 2 reports). Report 4757.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations	N/A	Food	N/A
Service and Attitude	N/A	Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	Linda, the owner of Bubbles Below, is a very warm and friendly gal who took good care of everyone on the boat. We took her boat to Ni'ihau, "The Forbidden Island" of Hawaii (so named because it's forbidden to step foot on the island BUT you can dive next to it!) We wanted to dive with Monk Seals, who reside around Ni'ihau. Linda and her crew knew exactly where to take us, and on our first dive, we were able to get very close to several very-large Monk Seals. These seals pur like cats underwater, and their sounds are very loud and pleasant. One seal was asleep underwater on its back, a fabulous sight! The divemaster also knew exactly where to take us to see yellow anthias, one of our favorite fish. The crew were fun, upbeat, and made the experience even more wonderful. Lunch was a wonderful gourmet pizza and fabulous salad. Linda kept the pizza warm by carrying it on the boat's engine -- clever! The ride back from Ni'ihau to Kuaui is best described as "challenging." It was over an hour of extremely rough chop -- and we're highly experienced with rough boat crossings. Not recommended for those prone to sea-sickness, that's for sure! Nearly everyone on the boat was lying down to avoid being bounced around. It was a real endurance test, and makes us think-twice before returning to Ni'ihau . . . We'd definitely return to Bubbles Below for diving around Kuaui, and we'd love to dive with them in Ni'ihau again . . .if only there were a more comfortable way to return back to Kuaui.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	[Unspecified]
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	78-82°F / 26-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	75-100 Ft/ 23-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals	N/A	Tropical Fish	N/A
Small Critters	N/A	Large Fish	N/A
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Bubbles Below in Hawaii/Kauai

Bubbles Below, Sep, 2008,

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Dive Review of Bubbles Below in
Hawaii/Kauai