"Best" reef location in Cozumel???

Going to Coz next week. Gonna be diving w/ Careyitos Divers. What is/are
the best reefs to be diving on the west side of the island, if it's worth
asking??

Chris

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> Going to Coz next week. Gonna be diving w/ Careyitos Divers. What is/are
> the best reefs to be diving on the west side of the island, if it's worth
> asking??
>
> Chris

They're all good. I like Palancar Tunnels and Santa Rosa Wall. Also, don't
miss a chance to do some shore diving near El Ceiba (name changed, don't
remember what it is now) and Casa del Mar. Not too exciting in daytime,
although it's worth your while if you look for little stuff. At night it
can be spectacular and so easy.

Jeanne

On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 23:12:07 -0500, "Chris H"
<hasek1nospam@airmail.net> wrote:

>Going to Coz next week. Gonna be diving w/ Careyitos Divers. What is/are
>the best reefs to be diving on the west side of the island, if it's worth
>asking??

Over the years I've learned that it doesn't make much difference which
site you dive in Cozumel. Your best dive is always your next one.

You'll be in good hands with Careyitos. Expect as much bottom time as
you can squeeze out of an 80. I did a couple days with them in
February, and the briefing was usually "whatever depth for 70 minutes"
and I don't think Ricardo (the owner and dive leader) was ever back on
the boat in less than 75 minutes.

Tell Ricardo and Tony that "Big Al" says hi.

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Your in good hands, I've been diving with Ricardo Madrigal since 1983, and I
doubt many
dive operators know the reefs better. Say hi to Ricardo and Tony, tell them
I'll see them in 4 weeks!

Mike Hill
Dallas
"Chris H" <hasek1nospam@airmail.net> wrote in message
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> Going to Coz next week. Gonna be diving w/ Careyitos Divers. What is/are
> the best reefs to be diving on the west side of the island, if it's worth
> asking??
>
> Chris
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"Michael Hill" <video@airmail.net> wrote in message news:<c5gv7b$2fo@library1.airnews.net>...

in follow up to Al Rudderham's post in which Al said:

AR> You'll be in good hands with Careyitos. Expect as much bottom time as
AR> you can squeeze out of an 80. I did a couple days with them in
AF> February, and the briefing was usually "whatever depth for 70 minutes"
AR> and I don't think Ricardo (the owner and dive leader) was ever back on
AR> the boat in less than 75 minutes.

> I've been diving with Ricardo Madrigal since 1983, and I doubt many
> dive operators know the reefs better.
>
> Mike Hill

That's the Careyitos dive shop, often confused with the Caballitos
shop because they are both Ca....itos.

I may have dived with Careyitos once years back, but don't recall
having met Ricardo. But heard much about him from DMs and friends
in Cozumel.

"Whatever depth for 70 minutes" I think is meant "whatever MAX depth
for 70 minutes" . Have done MAX depth below 200 fsw, with
regular dive groups, and finish dives over 70 minutes.

You can do that with MANY shops in Cozumel PROVIDED you know the
shops/DMs and THEY know your diving capability.

That's just ANOTHER reason I like Cozumel, my "local" dive location.

-- Bob.

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"Chris H" <hasek1nospam@airmail.net> wrote in message
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> Going to Coz next week. Gonna be diving w/ Careyitos Divers. What is/are
> the best reefs to be diving on the west side of the island, if it's worth
> asking??
>
> Chris
>
Tony at Careyitos will tell ya what's best tailored to you and your
experience...Tell him Jack said hello.Oh, say hi to Ricardo and Cielo too.
Jack

Got back from our cruise to Coz Thurs afternoon. The dive trip w/ Careyitos
was great!! A real quality operation w/ very safe and knowledgeable staff.

First dive was at Punta Sur- huge coral grotto swim-thrus at max 90'. We
stayed down 60 minutes. I think Ricardo is part sea turtle- the guy hardly
ever breathes!! I came up w/ < 500lbs. and he came up w/ 1200lbs!

Second dive was the Paloma reef. We drifted for more than a mile. I stayed
behind Ricardo and tried to mimic his air conservation technique. We logged
80 minutes at max. 50'. I came back w/ 400 lbs. and he still had 1200lbs.!!
Got a glimpse of a nurse shark, saw giant parrot fish, sea turtle, giant
angels and the other typical fishies.

Since my wife is only a snorkeler, Aaron who works for Ricardo, took very
good care of her and put on an impressive skindiving display!

Tony was somewhat shocked that his company is discussed regularly here in
the newsgroups. You shoulda seen his mouth drop when I told him Big Al,
Mike Hill and Jack said "hi"!!! He said, "Man, I had no idea people know
about us on that internet-thing. I'd better watch what I say from here on
out!!" I told him it was nothing but good things.

Thank you all for the good recommendation to go w/ Careyitos Divers.

Chris & Susan Hasek
Plano, Tx

Chris,
Glad to hear you had a good time diving with Careyitos, they are good
people. We are headed down in a couple of weeks, can't wait!

Mike Hill
Richardson, Tx
"Chris H" <hasek1nospam@airmail.net> wrote in message
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> Got back from our cruise to Coz Thurs afternoon. The dive trip w/
Careyitos
> was great!! A real quality operation w/ very safe and knowledgeable
staff.
>
> First dive was at Punta Sur- huge coral grotto swim-thrus at max 90'. We
> stayed down 60 minutes. I think Ricardo is part sea turtle- the guy
hardly
> ever breathes!! I came up w/ < 500lbs. and he came up w/ 1200lbs!
>
> Second dive was the Paloma reef. We drifted for more than a mile. I
stayed
> behind Ricardo and tried to mimic his air conservation technique. We
logged
> 80 minutes at max. 50'. I came back w/ 400 lbs. and he still had
1200lbs.!!
> Got a glimpse of a nurse shark, saw giant parrot fish, sea turtle, giant
> angels and the other typical fishies.
>
> Since my wife is only a snorkeler, Aaron who works for Ricardo, took very
> good care of her and put on an impressive skindiving display!
>
> Tony was somewhat shocked that his company is discussed regularly here in
> the newsgroups. You shoulda seen his mouth drop when I told him Big Al,
> Mike Hill and Jack said "hi"!!! He said, "Man, I had no idea people know
> about us on that internet-thing. I'd better watch what I say from here on
> out!!" I told him it was nothing but good things.
>
> Thank you all for the good recommendation to go w/ Careyitos Divers.
>
> Chris & Susan Hasek
> Plano, Tx
>
>