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Bilikiki, Jun, 2002, by Bill Kimball, az, usa ( 2 reports). Report 44.
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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	we had a wonderfully fun group and the crew and dive masters easily flowed into it's rhythm. 5 dives a day with one "real night dive" after dinner at 8 pm. this is the most luxurious boat for space that i've ever been on. we encountered one exotic subject after another with camouflage and stealth being the order of the day for both offensive and defensive survival. Monty and Michelle were amazing at pointing out creatures that you hadn't even recognized as creatures. with my digital set up i was able to download and view 150 shots after each dive. i have never had subjects that were so willing to be recorded nor so comfortable and obliging around divers. i also came back with 6 hours of underwater video magic and the challenge to edit it down to 25 minutes. attentive crew, plenty to eat(constantly), very clean, smooth ride, innumerable rinse tanks and services (like laundering everyone's skins/wet suits halfway through the trip) that i'd not experienced elsewhere. when the 24 hour flu was passed around the ship i saw a display of prescription antihistamines, cold medications and antibiotics that would have rivaled any pharmaceutical company at a convention. these divers really traveled prepared. someone was even thoughtful enough to bring an inflatable love doll that we all enjoyed....
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	80-82°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	1
Water Visibility	50-150 Ft/ 15-46 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	monitor your computer and use common sense
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	1 or 2	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 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		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	huge areas for photographers including a separate photo room upstairs with a dozen spots to recharge everything you could imagine. light table, slide processing and information so helpful that bordered on instruction/education. Monty repaired flooded housings, loaned lenses to replace ones that went out of commission and would have given you the shirt off his back - except most of the guys and one of the women wore none.

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Dive Review of Bilikiki in Solomon Islands

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Dive Review of Bilikiki in
Solomon Islands