Dive Review of SolmarV in
Mexico (Western)/ between Lapaz and Cabo

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SolmarV, Jul, 2005, by james Rieter, nevada, USA . Report 2175.
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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	Betty and I arrived 4 days early to Cabo and stayed at the Solmar Hotel. The Solmar is walking distance from town and sits on a near empty white sand beach facing the Pacific Ocean. Great food, nice pool and room. If you want to see coral, go to the Caribbean. If you want to see fish come to the Sea of Cortez. Rooms are very small on the SolmarV and were in and upgraded room. Something I was very upset about was that we would have to ask for snacks between dives and sometimes did not get them or they would arrive during the next dive! I literally had to ask all 3 of the DMs what was going on with the food and finally I had to go bitch to the cook on the 2nd day. We should not have to beg for food on a high end live aboard. The rest of food was just ok. The dive crew was not too bad as DMs, nice group of guys. Two Pangas are in the water at all times when divers are in the water to keep an eye out for you and pick you up if you prefer a ride back to the boat. Betty loved the chase of a pod of pilot whales that they first thought were dolphins on one of the pangas. We also spent most of a glorious day diving with sea lions. Was very much hoping to see a hammerhead, did not happen.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Belize, Martinque, California, Cancoon, Cenote's and Lake Mead
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	76-82°F / 24-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	25-75 Ft/ 8-23 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	basics
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	>2
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	With a full boat we had a lot of equipment, we all worked together well so room was adequate.

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Dive Review of SolmarV in Mexico (Western)/ between Lapaz and Cabo

SolmarV, Jul, 2005,

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Dive Review of SolmarV in
Mexico (Western)/ between Lapaz and Cabo