Diving from S. of Cancun

I've got a big family reunion type trip coming up to a resort just south of
Cancun. I love Coz but noticed the ferries from Playa don't leave until 8AM
making a full day dive trip tight on time to get to a dive shop.

How is the diving from Cancun or south of Cancun. Any recommendations are
appreciated. I'm spoiled with Coz and don't want to dive just for the sake
of diving off the mainland if it ain't similar quality.


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I'm Gumby dammit!

On Wed, 17 Aug 2005 16:07:36 -0400, "Gumby" <gumby@flexiblepeople.net>
wrote:

>I've got a big family reunion type trip coming up to a resort just south of
>Cancun. I love Coz but noticed the ferries from Playa don't leave until 8AM
>making a full day dive trip tight on time to get to a dive shop.
>
>How is the diving from Cancun or south of Cancun. Any recommendations are
>appreciated. I'm spoiled with Coz and don't want to dive just for the sake
>of diving off the mainland if it ain't similar quality.

I've heard that the diving isn't bad out of Puerto Morelos.

I believe that some of the Coz dive ops coordinate with the ferry
schedule. I've been picked up right from the deck of the ferry by the
dive op in the morning. Of course that was the ferry operated by
Aquaworld out of Puerto Aventuras and an AW dive boat in Coz so
perhaps that might alter circumstances.


JF

"John Francis" <jofrancis@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> I've heard that the diving isn't bad out of Puerto Morelos.

Then you didn't read my trip report. It's similar enough to diving wrecks
off S. Florida, but it sure ain't Cozumel.

Greg Mossman wrote:
> It sucks. Try www.seahorsecozumel.com for a good dive op that doesn't start
> until 10 a.m. and they'll even meet you at the ferry dock so you don't get
> lost.

Get lost in *Cozumel*? You've got to be kidding... The island isn't
large enough to get lost in... If you somehow manage to get lost there,
I suspect that you probably shouldn't be trusted out alone anyway...

Greg Mossman wrote:
> "Gumby" <gumby@flexiblepeople.net> wrote in message
> news:9OMMe.1133$EZ5.615@fe08.lga...
>> I've got a big family reunion type trip coming up to a resort just
>> south of Cancun. I love Coz but noticed the ferries from Playa don't
>> leave until 8AM making a full day dive trip tight on time to get to
>> a dive shop. How is the diving from Cancun or south of Cancun. Any
>> recommendations are appreciated. I'm spoiled with Coz and don't want
>> to dive just for the sake of diving off the mainland if it ain't
>> similar quality.
>
> It sucks. Try www.seahorsecozumel.com for a good dive op that
> doesn't start until 10 a.m. and they'll even meet you at the ferry
> dock so you don't get lost.

Mucho gracias. That's exactly the type of recomendation I was looking for.

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On Wed, 17 Aug 2005 14:00:39 -0700, "Greg Mossman" <mossman@qnet.com>
wrote:

>"John Francis" <jofrancis@gmail.com> wrote in message
>news:rk67g15mor005gvndisgs847bceh9n6hvf@4ax.com.. .
>
>> I've heard that the diving isn't bad out of Puerto Morelos.
>
>Then you didn't read my trip report. It's similar enough to diving wrecks
>off S. Florida, but it sure ain't Cozumel.
>
I haven't dived south of Cancun except Coz and the cenotes. It was
hearsay. I hear people knock Cancun diving but for the occasional type
diver who only gets out once a year or so it's pretty and quite easy.
The winds in January when we're there frequently close the port but
there's always the cenotes.

JF

"What embitters the world is not excess of criticism,
but an absence of self-criticism." - G.K.Chesterton

On Wed, 17 Aug 2005 19:02:41 -0400, "Gumby" <gumby@flexiblepeople.net>
wrote:

>Greg Mossman wrote:
>> "Gumby" <gumby@flexiblepeople.net> wrote in message
>> news:9OMMe.1133$EZ5.615@fe08.lga...
>>> I've got a big family reunion type trip coming up to a resort just
>>> south of Cancun. I love Coz but noticed the ferries from Playa don't
>>> leave until 8AM making a full day dive trip tight on time to get to
>>> a dive shop. How is the diving from Cancun or south of Cancun. Any
>>> recommendations are appreciated. I'm spoiled with Coz and don't want
>>> to dive just for the sake of diving off the mainland if it ain't
>>> similar quality.
>>
>> It sucks. Try www.seahorsecozumel.com for a good dive op that
>> doesn't start until 10 a.m. and they'll even meet you at the ferry
>> dock so you don't get lost.
>
>Mucho gracias. That's exactly the type of recomendation I was looking for.

Have you tried the cenotes (caverns) yet? How close will you be to
Akumal or Puerto Aventuras?

JF


"What embitters the world is not excess of criticism,
but an absence of self-criticism." - G.K.Chesterton

Gumby wrote:

> I've got a big family reunion type trip coming up to a resort just south of
> Cancun. I love Coz but noticed the ferries from Playa don't leave until 8AM
> making a full day dive trip tight on time to get to a dive shop.
>
> How is the diving from Cancun or south of Cancun. Any recommendations are
> appreciated. I'm spoiled with Coz and don't want to dive just for the sake
> of diving off the mainland if it ain't similar quality.
>
>
go to Coz

Thus spake "Grumman-581" <grumman581@gmail.com> :

>Greg Mossman wrote:
>> It sucks. Try www.seahorsecozumel.com for a good dive op that doesn't start
>> until 10 a.m. and they'll even meet you at the ferry dock so you don't get
>> lost.
>
>Get lost in *Cozumel*? You've got to be kidding... The island isn't
>large enough to get lost in... If you somehow manage to get lost there,
>I suspect that you probably shouldn't be trusted out alone anyway...

got lost in Cozumel once. Was very drunk and couldn't find the men's
room, but I did find the lady's room. Went back and found the men's
room, there were more chicks in there than in their own place.

I miss the old C&C.

--
dillon

Pain is Nature's way of saying "that was stupid"

"Dillon Pyron" <dmpyronINVALID@austin.rr.com> wrote in message
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> Thus spake "Grumman-581" <grumman581@gmail.com> :
>
> >Greg Mossman wrote:
> >> It sucks. Try www.seahorsecozumel.com for a good dive op that doesn't
start
> >> until 10 a.m. and they'll even meet you at the ferry dock so you don't
get
> >> lost.
> >
> >Get lost in *Cozumel*? You've got to be kidding... The island isn't
> >large enough to get lost in... If you somehow manage to get lost there,
> >I suspect that you probably shouldn't be trusted out alone anyway...
>
> got lost in Cozumel once. Was very drunk and couldn't find the men's
> room, but I did find the lady's room. Went back and found the men's
> room, there were more chicks in there than in their own place.
>
> I miss the old C&C.

LOL, I was going to tell a Coz tequila story, but yours is probably better.
On the other hand, your story didn't have a trampoline or a hurricane in it.

Oh well . . . I'm going to take all the benefit from your story because
Vince said it's OK and expected for me to do that.