Dive Review of Ocean Explorers/Divi Little Bay in
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Ocean Explorers/Divi Little Bay, Nov, 2010, by Thomas Wiles, ME, US ( Reviewer 3 reports). Report 5771.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations	N/A	Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling
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Comments	The following list of things may bother many people and that's why I've included them. Let it be known, it didn't bother me in the least. I'm not a whining diva, who complains about every little thing, but I know that many people would want to know the following: There was no camera table or fresh water for cameras, while on the boat. There was no dock, so we had to wade to the boat, a few feet. This may deter some, but didn't bother me a bit. No towels on boat. Had bottles of water for us, but no snacks. Boats were small, carrying only about 5-6 divers.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Bonaire, Aruba, Cozumel, Cayman Brac, Little Cayman, Grand Cayman, St Croix, Bahamas, Dominica, Roatan, Utila, Marathon Key, USA
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	rainy, cloudy	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	79-82°F / 26-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	50-75 Ft/ 15-23 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	No more than 110 feet down,
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	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
UW Photo Comments	Just got back from St. Maarten. Stayed at Divi Little Bay, which was wonderful and dove with Ocean Explorers. Lu and Jef, co-owners are terrific people. Jef is the most learned DM I've ever dove with. Tomas was passing by at quite a distance, so vis was not as good as usual. I had always heard diving in St Maarten was not good. Well, while they done have great big schools of fish, they do have the things I wants to see. We saw turtles, eagle rays, sting rays lots of spotted eels, a nurse shark, crabs, lobsters, scrawled filefish, morays and lots of wrecks. No doubt about it, we will go back and definitely dive Ocean Explorers. Note one thing...although they took our BC/tank to the boat and back, we did have to wade a bit through the water with our fins and mask, to get on the boat. There was no dock, but that didn't bother us a bit, as they were very helpful getting us to the boat and helping us up the ladder, and again, at the end of the dive, there was always someone to help us wade from the boat to the shore. I never did think to ask if they had a dock, before Hurricane Earl made a mess of their place. I guess the wading , a bit to the boat, didn't faze me, and I'm 59 years old. They have a drying shed, so you can leave all your stuff there until the next day. They are not open Sunday, which really surprised me. However, the good WAY out weighed the tiny inconvenience of wading and not being able to dive on Sunday. These people are kind, helpful, smart, accommodating and just comfortable to be around. I give them highest marks and can't wait to go back!

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Dive Review of Ocean Explorers/Divi Little Bay in St. Maarten

Ocean Explorers/Divi Little Bay, Nov, 2010,

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Dive Review of Ocean Explorers/Divi Little Bay in
St. Maarten