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Oh, and given that your from LA, Mexico is the obvious choice of "gateway" countries. Do some homework and I'm sure you'll be pleased.

Go! As Vlad said, not a step to be taken too lightly, but I thought well worth minimal odds of facing trouble. The key, to my mind, is to have as much knowledge as possible going in. Check out Lonely Planet/ Cuba , and their guide book, just for starters. I plan on going back often, but I'm...

Hi Blue, I would ask "cancun mark" for advice, he lives in Cancun, and works at Aquaworld there. I think he'll give you sound advice, and honest assessments on the subject. PM him when you get a chance.

I plan on pursuing my DM in Utila, or Roatan, the bay islands of Honduras.

Thanks Mike, great report.

From what I've gathered third hand, at Lonely Planet's Thorntree Cuba Branch, the Mich. couple you refer to were offered the opportunity to settle pre-trial for $1,000.00. It seems they refused on moral/religious grounds, and ended up paying significantly more as a result. I wish I could say I...

Right you are Mike, I made almost all my exchanges at banks. I'm not sure which merchants, hotels, etc. currently are, or are not accepting US$, as Riverdiver alluded to. But I can assure you that banks still accept them, as does the money exchange at Marti Airport(Havana). OOOOHHH. I...

If you don't like Venezuela, your sure to reject Cuba, huh? According to DrBill, there used to be live-aboards diving Cuba, operating out of Mexico. I thought I should mention the option. It does fit much of your criteria. The legal issues associated with operating in Cuban waters are...

LOL, probably record time :shakehead Going Tuesday? I couldn't be more jealous. I can't get there 'til April. Buy someone a bottle for me, will ya?

I was in Cuba from mid October to mid December. Started out diving in Varadero, but the Nortes started up so I headed to the south coast. I really enjoyed both Faro Luna and Trinidad. This is not accurate, many tourists in Cuba had their phones with them. When you get there you can buy...

Who to dive with is not a big consideration, as all three shops in Varadero are affiliated, and the workers move back and forth on a daily basis. Prices improve with quantity, so buy the max (10 dives I think). One little note of caution, I was in Varadero from Oct.20th to Nov.10th, when...

I'm considering getting my DM cert in Utila this May, but I'm concerned about Utila's rep for training "so many, so cheaply". Does this make DMs trained in Utila less employable? I figure my skills, and experience are the most important considerations for a potential employer. But, if I don't...

MY 2004 DIVING STATS Number of Dives:45 Total Bottom Time: no clue, but (45x50minute average=) 37 Hrs. Maximum Depth: 37m Coldest Water Dived:28C Warmest Water Diver:30C Dive Location Farthest From My Home:Cuba, S coast 2004 New Certification / Education:OWD,ACUC Favorite...

I'm with you Cap.

Great stories Tom, both this and your previous. I can taste the beer. I can feel the salt crystalizing on my skin. Thanks a million! Just the reminder I need on a cold, cold winter night. aaahhhhh...

Thanks Murph, good suggestion, I hope RonFrank knows of a respectable Tropical Plastic Fish Store on the front range somewhere. Preferably one that sells farm cultivated plastic fish, there's few enough Plastic Tropicals in the wild as it is, I'd hate to encourage poaching of the remaining...

Thanks for the warm welcomes and the tip on the "Bon"-voyage. Bonaire sounds good, but I'm already headed to Utila this spring.

WP, "Colorado's Favorite"... 'course after 17 yrs I can only think of it as "Colorado's Coldest" :D:wink:

Hi all, here I am in beautiful Colorado, living at a ski resort, surrounded by national parks and forests. Sadly this just isn't enough anymore. Scuba diving did this to me. Now all I can think about is getting south, and getting wet! Reef, fish, reef, fish, reef, fish, reef, fish...