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Bequia Dive Adventures/Tradewinds by the Sea, Nov, 2005, by Francis & Deb Bollag, NY, USA . Report 2951.
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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	40 minutes by ferry from St. Vincent and an underwater world away: Drift dives along very colorful, sponge-encrusted, volcanic walls; large schools of fish; dense soft corals; huge sponges; larger fish. All in pristine condition. Dive Adventures in Admiralty Bay (the guys with the yellow boats) really cares about their customers. They practice the old Avis slogan: "We're #2. We Try Harder." This is a locally-owned operation and the DM's are full partners: Ron, Laury & Dave. (There's a difference in how owners vs. employees treat clients.) Besides setting up & caring for our gear, they adjusted the dive schedule to fit our needs and even drove us to our hotel when we arrived, lost, at their door. Bequia's 30 dive sites are located on both sides of the bay's exit. Boat runs are usually 15 minutes max. Seas permitting, there are a few magnificent, advanced sites further away. Boats are small and open but feel roomy. There's no dock, requiring a walk through shallow water to board. Small groups -- we had 6 one day -- but mostly it was just a few of us. When we dove 3 tanks, the divemasters switched off and passed a shared computer so they could monitor the limits of all of their clients' profiles. Surface intervals are spent back at the shop where they set up a furnished patio and provide Reef ID books and storage for personal items. The shop is conveniently sandwiched between the best roti (The Green Boley) and the best pizza (Mac's) on the island. They were very generous on the pricing. We started with a small package but continued diving beyond it. As we reached a better package level, they lowered the costs for all of our dives -- including those we'd already paid -- to give us the best deal possible.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Yucatan, Grand Cayman, Dominica, BVI
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, currents
Water Temp	80-82°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	30-50 Ft/ 9-15 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	?
Enforced diving restrictions	None with computer.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	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	Onshore facilities are very good. No camera work on boat, not even a bucket for testing.

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Dive Review of Bequia Dive Adventures/Tradewinds by the Sea in St. Vincent and the Grenadines/Bequia

Bequia Dive Adventures/Tradewinds by the Sea, Nov, 2005,

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Dive Review of Bequia Dive Adventures/Tradewinds by the Sea in
St. Vincent and the Grenadines/Bequia