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are also welcome to take duty free alcohol if you don't consume it in the dining area. It was easy to find our hosts; Muriel and Carl, waiting for us at the airport to transport us in comfortable vehicles to their resort for our 8-day stay. On the way we passed a not too impressive stack of rocks with a marker indicating we were crossing the international time zone! Reaching the resort we were directed to our rooms which we found to be quite spacious, very functional with good facilities: an ensuite, lounge, mini fridge, kettle, coffee and tea and multiple power points. There is a daily laundry service which justified us skimping on clothes in favour of dive and camera gear. The resort’s Salty Fox Bar and Grill’ is located poolside, which is very convenient for those afternoon drinks and a bit of a dip. We found our meals were well prepared and nicely presented by friendly staff. There was also a vegan and vegetarian menu and plenty of fruit. Over the week however, we found the menu a little short on variety and hope you like chicken and/or fish. The evening meals were often accompanied by music supplied by a local singer/guitarist which was a very nice touch. We found the cost of the Nitrox fills at $30 AUD per dive over-the-top compared to other destinations. Nevertheless, since several of our dives were planned

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DIVE LOG Australasia #405 - April ‘24