Infantry_169
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We've been back for awhile now, long enough to recover and reflect on our first ever dive trip to Cozumel. We dove with BlueXTsea and I will definitely recommend them and dive with them again in the future.
The first three days were literally blown out of the water by Norte's. Christi tried to get my wife and I on a Aldora boat, but they were full and the dive site itself was beyond our experience levels. So, we instead used the time for a little R&R, shopping and to obtain our Nitrox certifications. Finally the weather gods smiled upon us and we got to do what we came for and that is dive. The water temperatures were around 78-79 degrees and the seas fairly calm. The air temperature during the surface intervals was a little colder I guess than is the norm - I heard one of the maid say it was the coldest period of her life
- but nothing major in my book. Some of the sites we dove included Chankanaab, Paradise Reef, Mountains of Dalila and the Santa Rosa wall.
We saw a lot of sea creatures and other life which was very beautiful. This pleased my wife a great deal. However, our main goal soon became mastering some of the more important fundamentals of diving, chief among them -buoyancy. Our DM for our stay was Arturo. He is a very knowledgeable and patient instructor and I would not hesitate to recommend him. The progress we made in our diving with his instruction was phenomenal to say the least. He never got bored teaching, or impatient with our mistakes - yes there were many - and his ability to find a way to make the intangible tangible is incredible. He is also a regular MacGyver when working to solve equipment problems and once when couldn't, he had the boat Captain call in to request a replacement be brought out to us by the other boat. In fact all of the BlueXTsea staff were very courteous and professional, going above and beyond to make our trip both enjoyable and highly rewarding.
We stayed at the Casa Mexicana. Simply put it was incredible and we will definitely stay there again. You cannot go wrong with this hotel. The hotel is immaculately clean and the staff are incredibly friendly and helpful on most any matter you can think of. The rooms are spacious and include everything you need for a comfortable stay: bed, bathroom, tv and desk. Wireless internet is free of charge so bring your laptop. Otherwise they have a computer room in the lobby. The rooms were always well maintained and when we returned from our dives the maid had always made an animal from towels on our bed. The stay includes breakfast and it is absolutely tremendous. Eggs to order and all the other traditional breakfast staples, also fresh fruit, and an assortment of other delicious goodies await your culinary appetites. You can't beat the price and the location, walking distance to most everything in town. The pool isn't luxurious but if you are reading this then you are a diver and if you want a grand pool with a waitstaff bringing you drinks, then well this isn't your place, but if you want a nice clean place to crash between dives then check it out. I personally found it more enjoyable than the 5 Star Resort we went to later in the week for a wedding.
Finally, someone on ScubaBoard, which Christi allowed them to remain anonymous , purchased an additional dive for me, to you whomever you are, thanks.
The first three days were literally blown out of the water by Norte's. Christi tried to get my wife and I on a Aldora boat, but they were full and the dive site itself was beyond our experience levels. So, we instead used the time for a little R&R, shopping and to obtain our Nitrox certifications. Finally the weather gods smiled upon us and we got to do what we came for and that is dive. The water temperatures were around 78-79 degrees and the seas fairly calm. The air temperature during the surface intervals was a little colder I guess than is the norm - I heard one of the maid say it was the coldest period of her life
- but nothing major in my book. Some of the sites we dove included Chankanaab, Paradise Reef, Mountains of Dalila and the Santa Rosa wall. We saw a lot of sea creatures and other life which was very beautiful. This pleased my wife a great deal. However, our main goal soon became mastering some of the more important fundamentals of diving, chief among them -buoyancy. Our DM for our stay was Arturo. He is a very knowledgeable and patient instructor and I would not hesitate to recommend him. The progress we made in our diving with his instruction was phenomenal to say the least. He never got bored teaching, or impatient with our mistakes - yes there were many - and his ability to find a way to make the intangible tangible is incredible. He is also a regular MacGyver when working to solve equipment problems and once when couldn't, he had the boat Captain call in to request a replacement be brought out to us by the other boat. In fact all of the BlueXTsea staff were very courteous and professional, going above and beyond to make our trip both enjoyable and highly rewarding.
We stayed at the Casa Mexicana. Simply put it was incredible and we will definitely stay there again. You cannot go wrong with this hotel. The hotel is immaculately clean and the staff are incredibly friendly and helpful on most any matter you can think of. The rooms are spacious and include everything you need for a comfortable stay: bed, bathroom, tv and desk. Wireless internet is free of charge so bring your laptop. Otherwise they have a computer room in the lobby. The rooms were always well maintained and when we returned from our dives the maid had always made an animal from towels on our bed. The stay includes breakfast and it is absolutely tremendous. Eggs to order and all the other traditional breakfast staples, also fresh fruit, and an assortment of other delicious goodies await your culinary appetites. You can't beat the price and the location, walking distance to most everything in town. The pool isn't luxurious but if you are reading this then you are a diver and if you want a grand pool with a waitstaff bringing you drinks, then well this isn't your place, but if you want a nice clean place to crash between dives then check it out. I personally found it more enjoyable than the 5 Star Resort we went to later in the week for a wedding.
Finally, someone on ScubaBoard, which Christi allowed them to remain anonymous , purchased an additional dive for me, to you whomever you are, thanks.
