Site Review by
Seth Bareiss
Date: 07/17/2004
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Reviewer
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Site Condition
(1=worst, 5=best)
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Name:
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Seth Bareiss
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Entry:
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5.00
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Email: |
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Bottom:
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4.00
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City: |
Phuket
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Reef:
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5.00
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State: |
Phuket
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Animal:
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5.00
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Country:
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Thailand
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Plant:
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1.00
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| Diving:
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18 years |
Facilities: |
5.00
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Dives:
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2000 |
Solitude:
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2.00
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Roads:
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5.00
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Evaluation |
*Average: |
4.06 |
| Facilities are great-- short walk from parking, benches, shade, stinky bathroom, and shower. Maybe no phone. Many homeless camp there, and break-ins DO happen, so bring a land-lubber to watch the car & enjoy the sun. The beach is made of big rocks and medium-size stones. Chest-high waves assault you & wreck viz at the entry, so inflate vest to half-full, wade out in pairs to chest-height, THEN don fins & swim out on your back with regulator in place. Excellent place for a night dive, if you stick near the artificial reef/ pipes. Lots of humpback cowries live in the pipes, and many empty shell-fragments can be found in front of the pipes...along with morays. Advanced divers may enjoy tumble-gliding in the pipe exhaust, but don't try it if equalizing & buddy separation freak you. Lots of flat sandy patches amid corals, for Open-Water SCUBA skills. No depths over 25'~30'. Good viz (30'-ish) year-round. |
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Enjoyment Level |
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Snorkel:
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4.00
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Beginner:
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5.00
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Intermediate:
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4.00
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Advanced:
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5.00
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Night diving:
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5.00
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Seasonal Information
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Season:
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Winter
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Year: |
1995 |
| Visibility: |
5.00 |
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Current:
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1.00
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Surf:
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4.00 |
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