Name of Dive Shop at the Fiesta Americana Hotel in Cozumel

"pirate" <chuck@chopf.com> wrote

>> I live near Brownsville, TX (Matamoros, Mexico). I was just wondering
>> about a drive to your location. Have you met folks coming to you in
>> this manner? That is: driving from Texas to Playa del Carmen.
>>
>> Wayne
> Plaza Las Glorias is now the Moon Palace Cozumel. Chedraui is usually
> our second stop when we get to the island - have to stock up on
> groceries. We thought about driving one of our cars to the island and
> leaving it there in our driveway - we have a house www.casaquetzal.com
> - but it is a long drive from Dallas and there are some parts of Mexico
> that I would not feel real safe driving thru.
>
> Despite what the cruise directors are telling people:
> 1) there is no curfew on the island
> 2) the reefs are in pretty good shape
> 3) the wreck is bent but not broken
> 4) it is safe to get off the main street
> 5) the restaurants are safe

I've known Chuck and his wife since before he purchased his house on
Cozumel, let alone refurbished it. Chuck is 100% dependable.

The house looks good Chuck. You've updated your website since I first saw
it. Is everything back together since Wilma?

Lee

"pirate" <chuck@chopf.com> wrote:

>Plaza Las Glorias is now the Moon Palace Cozumel.

Unless there has been a very recent name change it is the Cozumel
Palace.

http://www.palaceresorts.com/Resorts...lace/Index.asp

http://tinyurl.com/q2dza

Ron Lee

Hi! Yes, springdiver, you've got three Crossings: Laredo, Reinosa y
Matamoros. The last two are the best, and you can aim to cross them
after a good night sleep at Corpus Christi, trying to make it all the
way to sleep at Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas (if you crossed by
matamoros)
Next morning, this is when you can decide, wheather you want to do the
long shot to make it to Puerto de Veracruz, or split in two and only
drive to Tampico and only to Veracruz the next day... From there you
aim to Villa Hermosa Tabasco to sleep. Next morning, Drive across the
south of the state of Campeche all the way to Chetumal, then take
north to riviera maya...





SpringDiver ha escrito:

> On 16 Jul 2006 06:21:55 -0700, "scubacenote" <scubacenote@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> >
> >Hi Sy!
> >
> >This is Armando Elizalde, director of www.scubacenote.com. I would need
> >to confirm, but I believe that the name of the marina infront of Fiesta
> >Americana Cozumel is "marina sport"... I live in Playa del Carmen, the
> >mainland. I am dedicated to do cavern diving tours in the famous and
> >unique "cenotes" a very popular diving tour you shouldn't miss! fresh
> >crystal clear water, that gives you the feeling of flying between the
> >stalactites, stalagmites and colums. Amazing light efects and
> >fossiliced coral. And sicnce it is in the jungle, there are no boats
> >involved... Save $: Don't buy it in the dive shops, go straight to the
> >source! the diveshops will send you to me any way! I Could pick u up at
> >the ferry, compare prices! My E-mail: scubacenote@hotmail.com
> >shallow and easy and safe, maximum 4 divers per full cavern diving
> >instructor; always within the natural light and never trhough narrow
> >tunels... check my web site above.
> >You need to have at least entry level certification eg. PADI open
> >water, or equivalent.
> >sincerely Armando.
> >
> >
> >
> >sytech@yahoo.com wrote:
> >> Does anyone have the name of the Dive shop at the Fiesta Americana
> >> Hotel in Cozumel?
> >>
> >> Also can anyone recommend SSI or NAUI Training Centers there?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Sy
> >>
> >> --
> >> Please post and reply to sytech@yahoo.com
> Armando;
>
> I live near Brownsville, TX (Matamoros, Mexico). I was just wondering
> about a drive to your location. Have you met folks coming to you in
> this manner? That is: driving from Texas to Playa del Carmen.
>
> Wayne

> I've known Chuck and his wife since before he purchased his house on
> Cozumel, let alone refurbished it. Chuck is 100% dependable.
>
> The house looks good Chuck. You've updated your website since I first saw
> it. Is everything back together since Wilma?
>
> Lee
Emily knocked a garden wall down. We rebuilt it. Wilma knocked it and
another down, stripped the garden of everything, put about 20
centimeters of water inside the house. With no power the pool got very
nasty (we now have a generator). All told about 20K worth of damage
and the insurance company finally paid off about 14 of it. All back in
order. There are DVD's for sale in various places around the island
that document Wilma. One of them has footage taken during the storm.
Pretty scary.

CH

On 16 Jul 2006 16:07:49 -0700, "scubacenote" <scubacenote@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>Hi! Yes, springdiver, you've got three Crossings: Laredo, Reinosa y
>Matamoros. The last two are the best, and you can aim to cross them
>after a good night sleep at Corpus Christi, trying to make it all the
>way to sleep at Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas (if you crossed by
>matamoros)
>Next morning, this is when you can decide, wheather you want to do the
>long shot to make it to Puerto de Veracruz, or split in two and only
>drive to Tampico and only to Veracruz the next day... From there you
>aim to Villa Hermosa Tabasco to sleep. Next morning, Drive across the
>south of the state of Campeche all the way to Chetumal, then take
>north to riviera maya...
>
Thanks Armando.
>
>
>
>
>SpringDiver ha escrito:
>
>> On 16 Jul 2006 06:21:55 -0700, "scubacenote" <scubacenote@hotmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >
>> >Hi Sy!
>> >
>> >This is Armando Elizalde, director of www.scubacenote.com. I would need
>> >to confirm, but I believe that the name of the marina infront of Fiesta
>> >Americana Cozumel is "marina sport"... I live in Playa del Carmen, the
>> >mainland. I am dedicated to do cavern diving tours in the famous and
>> >unique "cenotes" a very popular diving tour you shouldn't miss! fresh
>> >crystal clear water, that gives you the feeling of flying between the
>> >stalactites, stalagmites and colums. Amazing light efects and
>> >fossiliced coral. And sicnce it is in the jungle, there are no boats
>> >involved... Save $: Don't buy it in the dive shops, go straight to the
>> >source! the diveshops will send you to me any way! I Could pick u up at
>> >the ferry, compare prices! My E-mail: scubacenote@hotmail.com
>> >shallow and easy and safe, maximum 4 divers per full cavern diving
>> >instructor; always within the natural light and never trhough narrow
>> >tunels... check my web site above.
>> >You need to have at least entry level certification eg. PADI open
>> >water, or equivalent.
>> >sincerely Armando.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >sytech@yahoo.com wrote:
>> >> Does anyone have the name of the Dive shop at the Fiesta Americana
>> >> Hotel in Cozumel?
>> >>
>> >> Also can anyone recommend SSI or NAUI Training Centers there?
>> >>
>> >> Thanks,
>> >>
>> >> Sy
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Please post and reply to sytech@yahoo.com
>> Armando;
>>
>> I live near Brownsville, TX (Matamoros, Mexico). I was just wondering
>> about a drive to your location. Have you met folks coming to you in
>> this manner? That is: driving from Texas to Playa del Carmen.
>>
>> Wayne

pirate wrote

> There are DVD's for sale in various places around the island
> that document Wilma. One of them has footage taken during the storm.
> Pretty scary.

Thanks, but no thanks. We had our own close encounter with Wilma. My loss
was not as great as yours, but only because I replaced my roof last
hurricane season.

Lee

> That's what I was afraid of. Matamoros comes to mind with regard to
> places with unsavory characters. It's probably better to spring for
> the airfare. Thanks.
>
> Wayne
I saw an article on CNN today that said the Mexican army has moved into
the state of Tabasco to quell drug gang related violence and there are
still rebels in Chiapas. To get from Brownsville to to Playa, you have
to cross one or both. Given the state of political unrest (that may
last another 6 years until the next election) I am going to be careful
about driving around in Mexico - particularly with a US license plate
on the car. Remember too that your US insurance does not (generally)
cover you in Mexico and if you are in an accident it is Napoleonic code
and they will lock you up until you pay any damages.

CH

On 17 Jul 2006 17:04:25 -0700, "pirate" <chuck@chopf.com> wrote:

>> That's what I was afraid of. Matamoros comes to mind with regard to
>> places with unsavory characters. It's probably better to spring for
>> the airfare. Thanks.
>>
>> Wayne
>I saw an article on CNN today that said the Mexican army has moved into
>the state of Tabasco to quell drug gang related violence and there are
>still rebels in Chiapas. To get from Brownsville to to Playa, you have
>to cross one or both. Given the state of political unrest (that may
>last another 6 years until the next election) I am going to be careful
>about driving around in Mexico - particularly with a US license plate
>on the car. Remember too that your US insurance does not (generally)
>cover you in Mexico and if you are in an accident it is Napoleonic code
>and they will lock you up until you pay any damages.
>
>CH

Yeah. Just a thought. I guess Progresso is as far into Mexico that
I'll be going.

On 17 Jul 2006 17:04:25 -0700, "pirate" <chuck@chopf.com> wrote:
> I saw an article on CNN today that said the Mexican army has moved into
> the state of Tabasco to quell drug gang related violence and there are
> still rebels in Chiapas. To get from Brownsville to to Playa, you have
> to cross one or both. Given the state of political unrest (that may
> last another 6 years until the next election) I am going to be careful
> about driving around in Mexico - particularly with a US license plate
> on the car. Remember too that your US insurance does not (generally)
> cover you in Mexico and if you are in an accident it is Napoleonic code
> and they will lock you up until you pay any damages.

And even worse, you can't bring your guns across the border to help in
the negotiations...

> Yeah. Just a thought. I guess Progresso is as far into Mexico that
> I'll be going.
Go ahead. Pull the other one. Progreso is on the N shore of the
Yucatan just N of Merida. Go that far you might as well go the rest of
the way.