ms@dvamc.UUCP (07/15/83)
Time to resurrect scuba... I was getting chilled just reading the past
entries on diving in Canada and in the Pacific. A friend and I are
seriously thinking about a dive trip to an island area, such as
Jamaica, Bahamas, Virgins, Bermuda, etc. or even Cozumel. Does
anyone have any personal experience in these areas or even hearsay?
Here's your chance to give advice.
>From some of the best wreck diving anywhere... N. Carolina
Marc Sabransky
decvax![mcnc,duke]!dvamc!ms
Durham VA Medical Center
Durham, NC
bunje@uw-beaver (Carl Bunje) (07/19/83)
My brother has a time share in Cancun where he claims the diving is good but no exceptional. Being from Seattle, I'm sure its better than just OK. He did rave, however, about Couzmal(sp?). I gather you can rent a boat, either a group with guide or on your own. If on your own you'll have to trust the boat not to abandon you out there. Not that it happens a lot, but you never know. Tell us something about the wreck diving in NC. Maybe a few anecdotes? Carl Bunje.
rusty@crystal.ARPA (Russel Sandberg) (07/20/83)
Several of us from Wisconsin took a trip to Cozumel this spring. It was FANTASTIC! We stayed at the La Ceiba hotel which was small, reasonably priced and very clean. The whole trip consisted of 7 days, 6 nights, 5 days of boat diving. Each day of diving included two dives and lunch. We also made one night dive. Total cost including air fare was about $650. Food, drink and souvenirs came to about $200. Diving was through Aqua Safari in Cozumel. Highlights of the diving: - water temp was 80 degrees every day, down to 100 ft! - visibility was about 100 ft. - constant 2 mph current was perfect for drift diving - beautiful coral formations, for example, San Fransisco reef was about 2 miles with a flat top at 30 ft., one side dropped to sand bottom at 60 ft., the other side dropping to 200 ft. The only problems were adjusting to the "manana" attitude. Plane, hotel and diving reservations were all screwed up and it was impossible to pin anyone down to a certain time.