Finally getting around to posting. Here's what was going on underwater (mostly):
Cozumel February 2008
Need I say more?
Okay, here's a little more:
Second trip to Coz. First was in 2006 with Scuba Club Cozumel in March 2006 - this time with Fiesta Americana.
Both are fine places to stay - personally, I'd probably choose SCC if I were not going with an organized trip which made the selection for me. The rest of my family isn't the diving or drink and sit around the pool type. FA all inclusive includes alcohol, has a glorious pool, but is not within walking distance of San Miguel. The food at FA is more more tailored to North American tastes.
We really enjoyed the local cuisine at SCC, and while I was diving, the rest of my family wandered into town for the day. I also appreciated the balcony gear hangers at SCC, and the somewhat more intimate atmosphere - it either is or feels like - a smaller place.
As for diving, we got diving more tailored to our group at FA (but I was also a single diver at SCC). Once we proved ourselves, we pretty much got to choose where to dive. We did the wreck twice, and Devil's Throat, as well as the standard drift diving. Shore diving was very nice and relaxing (once we got access to air worked out. The scorpionfish and flounder in my slideshow wer from the shore area. Lots of juveniles of all sorts, two different morays. I also did dusk and night dives.
Sorry - no photos from the more exotic dives - too much task loading for me to take a camera on those dives at my level of diving skill, so the pictures of those dives exist in my memory only.
Cozumel February 2008
Need I say more?
Okay, here's a little more:
Second trip to Coz. First was in 2006 with Scuba Club Cozumel in March 2006 - this time with Fiesta Americana.
Both are fine places to stay - personally, I'd probably choose SCC if I were not going with an organized trip which made the selection for me. The rest of my family isn't the diving or drink and sit around the pool type. FA all inclusive includes alcohol, has a glorious pool, but is not within walking distance of San Miguel. The food at FA is more more tailored to North American tastes.
We really enjoyed the local cuisine at SCC, and while I was diving, the rest of my family wandered into town for the day. I also appreciated the balcony gear hangers at SCC, and the somewhat more intimate atmosphere - it either is or feels like - a smaller place.
As for diving, we got diving more tailored to our group at FA (but I was also a single diver at SCC). Once we proved ourselves, we pretty much got to choose where to dive. We did the wreck twice, and Devil's Throat, as well as the standard drift diving. Shore diving was very nice and relaxing (once we got access to air worked out. The scorpionfish and flounder in my slideshow wer from the shore area. Lots of juveniles of all sorts, two different morays. I also did dusk and night dives.
Sorry - no photos from the more exotic dives - too much task loading for me to take a camera on those dives at my level of diving skill, so the pictures of those dives exist in my memory only.