steveann
Contributor
Hi all, I know this has been hashed, rehashed, and re-rehashed on this board, but I have some questions that I haven't been able to find the answers to, and I was hoping you all could answer them, or at least point me in the right direction.
For some background information, my wife and I, along with 12 of our friends will be going to Roatan for a week, starting July 22 (my birthday, whee! Happy Birthday to me!) We are of varying skill levels, from a Tech Instructor to a brand new newbie doing his first dives after open water, if not getting himself certified down there. Two of the fourteen will also be under ten years old (they get to go to Kids Camp). We're
looking for a good time, both above and below the water. Some of us will undoubtably be doing more diving than others, and the shore diving is an interest to some of us (3 dives a day just might not be good enough for me sometime). We'll be looking to do some dives as a group, but also dives as singles/couples/sub-groups also.
Okay, enough info on us, now for my questions...
1. For those of you have been to AKR, is there anything you would have brought if you knew then what you know now about the place?
2. Nitrox fills, are they extra? Is there a weekly package for them? Do they even exist? Are they worth it?
3. Shore diving at the resort. I read a bit about it on several threads and websites, but I would be grateful for some more in depth info about it, like where do you enter from, tips on navigating (heard it can be tricky to find your way to the exit point), cool stuff to see, etc. Any info/advice would be most appreciated.
4. Any tips on how to make the most of the trip? Any cool little unknown dive sites, land trips, things to do?
5. Any tips/tricks for the boat dives? Any must do dives? Any dives you could skip?
6. For Kids Camp veterans, any info/tips for this? Any cool familiy activities to do?
7. Anything outside the resort that is a must not miss experience?
8. Any tips on getting decent airfare to the island? Dang airlines and their extra gas taxes.
As I think of more questions, I'll continue to post in here, especially as the replies come in. But before that happens, I would like to thank you for your help, and hope that this helps more than just myself.
For some background information, my wife and I, along with 12 of our friends will be going to Roatan for a week, starting July 22 (my birthday, whee! Happy Birthday to me!) We are of varying skill levels, from a Tech Instructor to a brand new newbie doing his first dives after open water, if not getting himself certified down there. Two of the fourteen will also be under ten years old (they get to go to Kids Camp). We're
looking for a good time, both above and below the water. Some of us will undoubtably be doing more diving than others, and the shore diving is an interest to some of us (3 dives a day just might not be good enough for me sometime). We'll be looking to do some dives as a group, but also dives as singles/couples/sub-groups also.
Okay, enough info on us, now for my questions...
1. For those of you have been to AKR, is there anything you would have brought if you knew then what you know now about the place?
2. Nitrox fills, are they extra? Is there a weekly package for them? Do they even exist? Are they worth it?
3. Shore diving at the resort. I read a bit about it on several threads and websites, but I would be grateful for some more in depth info about it, like where do you enter from, tips on navigating (heard it can be tricky to find your way to the exit point), cool stuff to see, etc. Any info/advice would be most appreciated.
4. Any tips on how to make the most of the trip? Any cool little unknown dive sites, land trips, things to do?
5. Any tips/tricks for the boat dives? Any must do dives? Any dives you could skip?
6. For Kids Camp veterans, any info/tips for this? Any cool familiy activities to do?
7. Anything outside the resort that is a must not miss experience?
8. Any tips on getting decent airfare to the island? Dang airlines and their extra gas taxes.
As I think of more questions, I'll continue to post in here, especially as the replies come in. But before that happens, I would like to thank you for your help, and hope that this helps more than just myself.