Dive Review of Saba Divers/Scout's Place in
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Saba Divers/Scout's Place, Sep, 2005, by Sally Mayeux, NM, USA . Report 1945.
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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	Went with a group of 10 experienced divers. Within 24 hours, everyone at Scout's Place (hotel), Saba Divers (dive operation), and restaurant, all owned by Barbara and Wolfgang Tooten, knew each of our names. Hotel (13 rooms) was immaculate. Saba is deep diving, 80-100 feet on first dive of day, very little at less than 50 feet, so free Nitrox was used by all of us. Entire area around Saba is a marine park, with specified moorings; reef is healthy and fish often ignored divers. After the check-out dive, Divemasters (Rodney and Rachel) gave us option of staying with them underwater or exploring on our own. Both were very good at spotting little creatures. Mostly small fish, although we also saw nurse sharks and turtles. Excellent dive briefings before each dive. Gear was rinsed and set up by dive operation daily. Lunch on the boat between dives was fresh and filling (sandwiches, fruit, etc.). Dinner at restaurant well-prepared and varied. Weather was mostly sunny, hot and humid, with some overcast days and showers, causing occasional surface chop.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Bonaire, Bahamas, Cozumel, Hawaii, Utila
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, cloudy	Seas	calm, choppy
Water Temp	83-86°F / 28-30°C	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	60-80 Ft/ 18-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Diving Nitrox, so depth limits were enforced.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
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	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Saba Divers/Scout's Place in Saba

Saba Divers/Scout's Place, Sep, 2005,

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