Dive Review of Indgo Dive/Mariners Hotel in
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Indgo Dive/Mariners Hotel, May, 2010, by Roberto Labrador, NY, US ( Reviewer 3 reports with 1 Helpful vote). Report 5501 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	So I landed for the first time on St Vincent in the late evening. One problem though, my bags seemed to go on to some other lovely island destination. And there I am, huffing and puffing without a change of clothes and no dive gear. Then I hear my name being called out from the crowd. It’s Kay from Indigo Dive. She takes the lead in helping me solve my immediate problems; she calls my hotel (Mariners Hotel), advises them to my situation and arranges some toiletries and a late meal. She was very helpful and put me in a taxi (on her by the way) and a better state of mind. Off to my lodgings where I settled in for the night. The next day, right on time, I found a dive boat keeping station just off the beach. The Indigo Dive crew were mostly twenty-somethings and all very polite, helpful good humored. Thus started four days of diving, usually two dives a day, with a third dive upon request. My bags came in the next day and Kay promptly ran me up to the airport to collect them. Each dive briefing was clear and concise with a lot of info on what critters to expect. Dive profiles were established and off we went. Kay was a gem at finding small critters, some in odd places, some hiding from me in plain sight. I found marine life that I’m still looking up the names of! The corals were lush even though they weren’t large, a lot of pink and fan coral. What surprised me was the amount of juvenile fish. I have never seen so many baby Drummer Fish in one area. That’s good to see, the place was positively “alive” If you’re bringing a camera be share to bring you macro lens, you’ll kick yourself for not bringing it. For a place that’s known for it’s small critters, there were a heck of a lot of fish. I dove one wreck (name escapes me), nice, fairly intact small freighter, a really nice dive. A must see is the site called Japanese Gardens, truly lovely. A sandy bottom at about forty feet that looks as if it had been raked by a Zen Buddhist monk. As I swam along, I came upon a bunch of “islands” of coral and concentrated life. Each one of these little oases reminded me of bonzi trees, awesome. Also make sure to dive The Bat cave. In between dives there were snacks and beverages onboard along with fresh fruit. I didn’t have to lift a thing, tanks were changed for me and each day my gear was broken down and washed in fresh water. I found it set up on the boat ready for me the next day. “Come as a client, leave as a friend”, that what Kay said to me on our first meeting. She was right. I had a great time, saw a lot of cool stuff and had a good laugh or two. I think this was a great value and I’d dive with them again in a heartbeat. Note: St Vincent is a pretty, small, quiet Island. If you looking for nightlife, this ain’t the place for you.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	0-25 dives
Where else diving	Bahamas, Barbados, St Maarten, Saba, Key Largo, St Lucia, St Corix, Bermuda, Bonaire, St Vincent
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, surge
Water Temp	82-85°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	50-65 Ft/ 15-20 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	?
Enforced diving restrictions	General guidelines were set, some sites were a bit advanced so adherence to them was stressed, otherwise dive master allowed of latitude.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	no
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish	N/A
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Bring your macro lens.

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Dive Review of Indgo Dive/Mariners Hotel in St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Indgo Dive/Mariners Hotel, May, 2010,

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Dive Review of Indgo Dive/Mariners Hotel in
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