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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5
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Food |
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Service and Attitude |
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Environmental Sensitivity |
N/A |
Dive Operation |
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Shore Diving |
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Snorkeling |
N/A |
Overall Rating |
Value for $$ |
N/A |
Beginners |
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Advanced |
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Comments |
This is diving for advanced divers, all dives were on the continental shelf located 5-6 miles off shore. Wall starts at 50-60' so you are more concerned with bottom time then air consumption. (No swimming up the coral to 30-40' to complete the dive), its to deep. Some days it was a real challenge to get back on the boat in the 5-7' swells.Most dives are 40-45 minutes followed by a 5min safety stop in the water colum. Visibility was not great due to swells coming out of the south, have never seen so many seasick people before on a dive boat. First time we dove using Doc's Proplugs, they worked great. The corals/sponges/seafans are in great shape here and some of the sponges were the biggest we've ever seen. Not a lot of fish but a good variety. Resort is quaint older house that has been added to over the years. Dive boat and shop are at the dock at resort and can store your equipment in their dive locker. The night we arrived, it was late and office was closed but security guard took care of us, put us in the standard room we had booked, then changed his mind and moved us to a nicer room, following day the owner contacted us and told us since we were staying so long (10 days) he would upgrade us to one of the beach side suites for the rest of our stay! On site restaurant is good but very expensive, only ate there twice. Since your in town, lots of local restaurants within easy walking distance and much more reasonable. Don't miss the trip out to the Biolum. Bay, its only $5 per person and is amazing to see the water glow and the fish flashing through the water leaving blue/green vapor trails. When we booked this trip we knew it would be hard to get to as dive operation on opposite end of island from San Juan and opposite coast. Rented a car for the 10 days as was the same as taking a commuter flight to and from the area and this way we were able to travel around the island while not diving and enjoy the beaches and parks. |
Reporter and Travel |
Dive Experience |
Over 1000 dives |
Where else diving |
[Unspecified] |
Closest Airport |
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Getting There |
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Dive Conditions |
Weather |
sunny, windy |
Seas |
choppy, currents |
Water Temp |
80-83°F / 27-28°C |
Wetsuit Thickness |
2 |
Water Visibility |
30-75 Ft/ 9-23 M
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Dive Policy |
Dive own profile |
yes |
Enforced diving restrictions |
5 minutes safety stops on all dives
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Liveaboard? |
no |
Nitrox Available? |
N/A |
What I Saw |
Sharks |
1 or 2 |
Mantas |
1 or 2 |
Dolphins |
None |
Whale Sharks |
None |
Turtles |
1 or 2 |
Whales |
None |
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
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Corals |
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Tropical Fish |
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Small Critters |
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Large Fish |
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Large Pelagics |
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Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5
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Subject Matter |
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Boat Facilities |
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Overall rating for UWP's |
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Shore Facilities |
N/A |
UW Photo Comments |
took 3 days to get them to put a bucket on the boat for cameras and no facility on boat for working on them. |