Dive Review of deep Blue, in
Honduras/utila, roatan (westside)

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deep Blue,, Aug, 2004, by bill mashek, ca, sonoma . Report 1762.
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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
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Value for $$	N/A
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Comments	[None This was my third trip to Utila--I really love this place, but it is not for everyone. Utila is the smallest of 3 islands It can be reached by ferry or air transport from La Ceiba. You can also fly to San Pedro Sula. I combined diving with Spanish school through Central American Spanish School. They also have a school on Roatan, La Cieba, and Copan. Spending 4-6 hours per day diving and 4 hours per day in class kept me out of trouble during my stay. This time I dived with Deep Blue. These folks were great. Small groups, mellow and extremely competant instructors as dive guides. Some of the sites we dived were spotted bay, west end CJs Drop off, Blackfish Point, Joshua’s Swash, Great Wall, Black Bird Point and Black Hills. The North side is interesting diving but not any better than the south side. The visibility ranged from 60 to 100ft. Depths were 40 – 90ft. Most dives are wall dives except for Black Hills which is an incredible sea mount. Corals and sea life are prolific in Utila. We saw, lobsters, big crabs, mature Spotted Drum, Blow Fish, Puffer Fish, Porcupine fish, Burr Fish, Frog Fish, lots of Jacks, Stone fish several turtles, several moreys, eagle rays, lots of interesting corals including sea fans and barrel sponges. All the dives were excellent. Three out of 5 days of diving Utila we dove with Whale Sharks. Utila is the only dive destination I know of, where you can just about be guaranteed a Whale Shark episode between mid February to April. I would highly recommend Deep Blue Roatan: Roatan and Utila are only a few miles apart geographically but a world of difference. The diving is similar but everything else is different. Lots of Americans on Roatan, the cruise ships come here 2 times per week and everything gets a little crazy during that time. Lodging, food, diving are all more expensive, yet not any better than Utila. Certain people are attracted to Roatan and others to Utila. I am with Utila. There is a lot of development on Roatan and property values have skyrocketed. Diving I had been in contact and reserved my diving with Sureno del Mar but when I arrived, they said they had no opening for me. Subsequently, I found Coconut Tree Divers. They were very accommodating. All and all, Roatan was OK, I will probably never go there again. However, I would recommend staying at an all inclusive such as Coco View Resort, Anthonys Key, etc. Roatan has a great airport. I flew directly from Roatan to San Pedro Sula, and finely home. For all the info you need about utila and links to rafting (1/2 hour from la cieba is great rafting and kayaking--class III-V) see: [aboututila.com link]
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	caribean, mexico, east and west, all over california, san juan islands b.c. and washington state, thailand, central america, florida.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, rainy, dry	Seas	calm, choppy, surge
Water Temp	78-0°F / 26--18°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	80-100 Ft/ 24-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	1 or 2	Whale Sharks	> 2
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	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	The person that owns the cinema in Utila, made an underwater movie while diving with deep blue. He got some great whale shark pictures.

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Dive Review of deep Blue, in Honduras/utila, roatan (westside)

deep Blue,, Aug, 2004,

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Dive Review of deep Blue, in
Honduras/utila, roatan (westside)