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Hi Cheryl. I did not associate you with your SB handle! OMG...in water recompression...There are four chambers on this island and people still do it.

Hi, Don. I had a great time over my years with the Red Cross and, after my departure, it was by pure coincidence that I was able to take part in building the hospital. The work continues to gobble days, weeks, months and I love it. That jbjclj is recovered and actually enjoyed his hospital stay...

Hello everyone. Regarding the tour, you may phone to warn us that you are coming (local# 872-1340) or just walk in and ask reception for a tour. Bring your questions! All Best, Deb

No one said that.

While no thermocline, there are areas below where cooler, fresh water from shore flows and you can feel the temperature difference if you travel through those -- they are small, only momentarily cool and easily avoided. Generally during December, the surface is a bit cooler than the bottom due...

This is not a tour of the best Eastern Caribe dive destinations; however, it offers many other facets of nature to explore. IMO, I would research diving in St. Lucia -- via forums here & elsewhere. (Cruise Critic? Trip Advisor? Undercurrent?)

Angelita -- best known for its hydrogen sulfate layer -- is south of Tulum. It's a lovely area and the pool is a jungle spa -- very peaceful. The cenote itself has sheer walls and lots of vegetative matter. Watch your computer as you can go very deep here without realizing it. If you can put...

Don't know the source of this information -- I was very surprised by it! Aqua Safari's boats have capacity for 8 - 18 divers depending on the boat and there is no room to fit tanks for more. Aqua Safari has been operating in Cozumel since 1966 -- many of us at SB and many of the dive pros on the...

This is a good example of a "regional characteristic" and one reason that it's important to mention location when asking for an ID on the forum. Bonaire has many goldentails with small, widely spaced freckles. Here in Cozumel, the freckles are closer together and larger. They look like different...

Not a Secretary. One that is seen more rarely here: Spineyhead.

Lower one looks like a Greenblotch Parrotfish to me.

It's a Schoolmaster in "copper phase." giffenk said it: Yellow fins. Schoolmasters can get surprisingly large...

For those staying in or near town during the Festival weeks: Don't worry about the explosions before dawn & at dusk ...

I can only speak from my experience. Every case I've worked has been different -- as were the individuals suffering from the disease. Unless we're dealing with an AGE from a documented rapid ascent or a coronary event or other unusual circumstance, determining an individual cause runs from...

Re the CAT scan: Had the bubble gotten large enough and stayed long enough to abrade a vertebra, the scar would appear on an image of your spine and the damage would likely have been much more long lasting. If a bubble pressed on the nerve sheath or on a vertebra for an instant and then rolled...

That you experienced both weakness/paralysis and numbness appears to me as a nerve bubble or bubbles, not circulatory-system bubbles per a PFO. If you want to get the test to rule out a PFO, that is never a bad idea; however, I personally don't think that is the issue here. No, I'm not a doctor...

It's naive to say that this behavior is limited to Cozumel or to Mexico. There are many websites devoted to finding mules for merchandise imports to other countries all around the globe and none mention declaring and paying duty at entry. In fact, some inform on how to beat the duty...

Are you traveling solo? The franchise is $300 per person and you can combine the individual allowances for the members of a single family. Usually, the allowance is increased to $1000 per person before the holidays so that Christmas presents can be brought in. If your trip is late Nov-early...

If diving is your passion, you owe it to yourself to learn what Cozumel offers. Buceo Playa Palancar will take you to the correct sites. Other ops can also take you to those sites and that would require the time commitment. Honestly, Cozumel is not exactly "Mexico" even though it is located in...

See Playa Palancar - Rancho Dalila Palancar - COZUMEL There's contact info there.