We just wrapped up a stellar 5 nights/4 days of diving in Cozumel. Through Christi we chose the hotel package, staying at Casa Mexicana (Christi got us a beautiful 5th floor room). Casa is about a block from the dock and no more than a 5 minute walk. The hotel employees are more than helpful and always smiling. Take it from a clean freak...this hotel was *spotless*. Christi is so on top of her business. Neglecting to remember I needed to check in at her shop the night before our first dive (which happened to be a Sunday and the shop is closed), I was wondering how we'd touch base with her. In steps the psychic friend's network...aka Christi. Our hotel phone rings and she tells us to meet her at the shop with our gear in half an hour. The dive boat left the dock promptly at 8:00am each day. Our equipment was set up on the boat each morning and rinsed and hung to dry each night. Mago was our captain and Pedro Pablo our divemaster. The two of them share some hilarious jokes and have wonderful, contagious positive energy. They make a great team. Mago keeps close track of us and each time the first group surfaced I'd look up and check and he was right there with the boat. This operation is exceptional in that you are able to dive by your computer. This is *not* a 80-feet-for-25-minutes operation. Christi caters not only to beginning divers but also experienced divers who can stay down for 75 minutes. Pedro is the best divemaster I have been with. He doesn't just tell you what to do; he asks you "why". For instance, "Why do you need 14 pounds to sink?" The answer, "You start out with a dry wetsuit." It sounds like common sense but I doubt most instructors bother to discuss this with their students. My husband went from 14 pounds to 4 thanks to Pedro. Pedro is calm and professional and friendly and competent--the ideal divemaster in my mind. The divesites were mindblowing and the life abundant. My husband and I can hardly wait to return. Oh, and don't forget to ask Mago to do some magic tricks for you! **Christi, thank you so very much for all of your assistance and for the operation you run!**
Heidi & Will
