Sunday, Dec. 6 — Checkout / Equipment Validation

Bachelor's Beach
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BNMP site #38 near Belnem, reached by stairs down a low cliff. Sandy plateau leads to a reef at the mooring buoy; mild current, popular for night dives.

Access · EEG Boulevard, Belnem — roadside parking, stairs down to a narrow sand strip.

45–60 ft target; 45–60 minNitrox 32%; MOD 111 ftSI 60–90 min after dive

Camera · 100mm Macro if testing AF/strobes; otherwise wide/standard

Targets · Turtles, rays, juvenile fish, blennies; prioritize confirming housing, strobes

12.1254, -68.2872
La Machaca
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House reef at Captain Don's Habitat in the north. A small local wreck rests around 50 ft close to shore, with resident tarpon and moray eels.

Access · Private — Captain Don's Habitat house reef. Permission required; entry via the resort pier (ladder or jump).

45–60 ft target; 45–60 minNitrox 32%SI 90 min

Camera · Wide-angle preferred; 100mm for wreck details/close subjects

Targets · Tarpon, schooling fish, wreck life, macro around structure

12.1717, -68.2894
Tori's Reef
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Entry via the salt-pond drainage outflow channel. Gradual slope from 6–12m steepens further north; sand patches near the mooring draw turtles and eagle rays.

Access · EEG Boulevard between Salt Pier and White Slave. Park on the shoulder, walk to entry; cross a sandbar to reach the reef.

30–50 ft; 45–60 minNitrox 32%SI ≥2 hr before optional night dive

Camera · 100mm Macro

Targets · Octopus, morays, blennies, small reef fish

12.0704, -68.2808