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Afternoon Dives and Eastside Diving
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What an offer.
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Hurray! I'll have to keep an ear out to know when it goes.
AZjohn
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Dave,
When you started your other thread about this $35 afternoon dive i was your number one supporter and signed up right away for it for my trip Nov 23-27 (this was a month or two ago). Wish you can honor the deal for those of us that already booked the afternoon dives with you.
Thanks,
John
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OK, till the end of November, How's that.
Dave
Dave
fire_diver
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Is diving the east side only available during the nortes or can it be done any time?
Well, when the Norte makes the westside rough, the east side gets smooth and vis versa. I know the day we were ready, the norte backed off enough to open the west side, to the east side trip didn't happen. I believe that's the only time.
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Normally the east side is open during a north/northwest wind. If it is north/north east maybe not. A few degrees of wind direction makes the difference. A classic strong norte usually lets us dive the east side. However, in the summer months and when we have calm winds allow us to take boats around the north end on occasion. But in any case one needs to check in with Aldora before the opportunity so that you want to dive the east side—the logistics are very difficult for us. But if you ask those who have been there, they can confirm it is a VERY special dive.
Dave Dillehay
Dave Dillehay
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Thanks, I guess it will be a matter luck for the timing of a vacation and the arrival of a norte to combine. What months are typically best for have a strong norte come through?
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January is by far the best (or worst) depending on what you want. I remember one January, I think 2002, when the port was closed for 20 out of 31 days. That was the impetus for us to explore the east side and figure out ways for our customers to dive "no matter what". Late December and all of March are nearly the same. As I write, a light Norte is hitting Houston and is expected to hit Cozumel when I arrive there tomorrow. My guess is it will not close the port, given how weak it is here.
Dave Dillehay
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1. Go to http://www.everythingcozumel.com/
2. Click on Live Cozumel Weather
3. On header click on “more” for a pull-down menu
4. Click on “Historical Weather”
5. Fill in the box for Cozumel, then fill in any date in the past
6. On the new page view, click “custom” and the type in the range of dates you want to see regarding past weather info. You’ll get some great hourly/daily rain, temperature, wind direction and wind speed historical data that you can use to help plan your visit.
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