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Big Blue Unlimited/Barefoot Palms villa, Aug, 2014, by Michael Traylor, TX, US ( Contributor 15 reports with 2 Helpful votes). Report 7702.
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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	We rented a house about 200 yds from the beach at the east end- of Provo; fixed our meals there; everything is very expensive, including dining and groceries. Big Blue Unlimited is at the east end marina-a boat trip to West Caicos takes 1 1/2 hours. Most rides were 20-30 minutes. In 5 days of diving we went to West Caicos, off the Grace Bay beaches, Northwest Point, and Pine Cay. The largest boat can accommodate 10-12 divers, but the dive deck can get crowded. Divemasters Lynn, Amanda, and Lizzie took care of our gear, switched tanks, and were very informative about Provo and the diving. The dives were guided slowly... One day our five person group went out on a smaller boat w/ outboards. The 2nd dive tanks were stored in lockers and we back-rolled in w/ an exit ladder between the motors. Very enjoyable. The coral was in fair condition and there were some small groupers, several small schools of jacks, occ. turtles, and more reef sharks than I have seen at all of the other Caribbean sites I've visited combined. The most frequent critters seen were Flamingo Tongues and crabs; rare stingrays and no spotted eagle rays. They usually do night dives on Thursdays, but accommodated our group on a Sat. They encourage keeping one's light off as much as possible for night vision; it was a dull dive. In summary: The diving around Provo is typical for the Caribbean w/ concerns about the coral w/ a surprising number of reef sharks seen, why?
Websites	Big Blue Unlimited
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Caymans, Fiji, Bonaire, Costa Rica, Sea of Cortez, Galapagos, Palau, Cozumel, St. Croix, etc.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, cloudy, dry	Seas	calm, no currents
Water Temp	82-82°F / 28-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	40-100 Ft/ 12-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	?
Enforced diving restrictions	Divemaster turns around when someone signals 1/2 Tank; start safety stop w/ 700 psi.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
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
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	No camera rinse tank on the boat.

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Dive Review of Big Blue Unlimited/Barefoot Palms villa in Turks and Caicos/Provo

Big Blue Unlimited/Barefoot Palms villa, Aug, 2014,

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Dive Review of Big Blue Unlimited/Barefoot Palms villa in
Turks and Caicos/Provo