Many thanks to Marge Lawson for this review of Bari Reef

Reviewer		Site Condition (1=worst, 5=best)
Name:	Marge Lawson	Entry:	5.00
Email:	Click Here	Bottom:	5.00
City:	Klamath Falls, Or (and Bonaire)	Reef:	4.00
State:	Oregon	Animal:	5.00
Country:	USA	Plant:	4.00
Diving:	5 years	Facilities:	5.00
Dives:	1035	Solitude:	3.00
		Roads:	4.00
Evaluation		*Average:	4.48
We came to Bonaire in 2003 and fell in love with the island, the people, and the diving. We returned the next year and bought a townhouse at Sand Dollar Condominium Resorts. One of the selling points was the fact that the number one reef in the Caribbean is right in front of Sand Dollar--Bari Reef. I've now done somewhere around 1000 hours of diving on Bari Reef and never get bored. It's not the prettiest dive on the island, but if you like lots of fish and enjoy fish ID, it doesn't get better than this. We presently (August 2007) have 11 frogfish on Front Porch/Bari Reef. There is a sponge straight out from the dock that is now named after me (Marge's sponge) which I've spent many hours studying. Last year I discovered a very rare Pipehorse living in the sponge along with several Harlequin Pipefish and two different varieties of "unidentified pipefish". There are Mantis Shrimp, Smootheye Blenny, Reef Scorpionfish, etc. also inhabiting that sponge. Other interesting and fairly rare creatures I've sighted on Bari Reef are Coral Scorpionfish, Mushroom Scorpionfish, Yellowhead Pikeblenny (which are near the reef balls), Armina nudibranchs, Flameback Angelfish, Shortnose Batfish, etc. I do occasional dives at other sites, but definitely find Bari Reef more interesting.
		Enjoyment Level
		Snorkel:	5.00
		Beginner:	5.00
		Intermediate:	5.00
		Advanced:	5.00
		Night diving:	5.00

		Seasonal Information
		Season:	Summer
		Year:	2007
		Visibility:	4.00
		Current:	4.00
		Surf:	5.00

Site Review by Marge Lawson Date: 08/07/2007

Site Review by
Marge Lawson
Date: 08/07/2007