cfelliot
Contributor
We were at CoCoView the week of 10/25-11/1. This was our second trip having gone this past April too! Obviously we had a great time in April or we would not have re-booked so soon.
We traveled with a group of 17 through our LDS here in Maine, Aqua Diving Academy. We were all on the same boat together along with our DM Eddie and Captain Jorge. We also had Eddie and Jorge in April and requested them for this trip. Great guys!
The weather was horrible. Roatan has been having a heavy and early stormy season this year. Did it make for a bad time? Not at all! Except for slightly damper wetsuits in the afternoon and the need for a wind breaker on the boat between dives, it was an outstanding time. It may be that were from Maine and are used to crap dive conditions, but the worst day in Roatan is sure better than most days at home underwater! And, Im there to dive, whats a little more water! I am going to get a second wetsuit because I do hate putting on the damp Pamper in the afternoon.
Many of our dives turned into drift dives. On one morning dive we did a drift across 3 normal sites. Starting at 40 ft. Point we ended up at Gold Chain crossing Valley of the Kings.
The wreck of the Prince Albert in the front yard varied from a milk-out approaching from Newmans Wall to clear as a bell! One afternoon was even clearer than any day I remember in April. It was also very clear on Wednesday night when we did a night dive! Several times the current was fairly strong at the bend of the wall coming in CoCoView Wall. Tip on something to look at here – when you come in this wall, near the end, stop at the gap where the large pillars of wall stretch from 50 ft to less than 10 ft. and just marvel at the view. As I absorbed this spectacle, I felt like Rocky at the top of the stairs in Philly. I was just thinking This is the reason I dive!
We stayed in C4 which I over the water with a deck in the front. Most of our group was between C1 and C8 so there was a lot of between the decks conversation. Clean room and tons of space to unpack to.
CoCoView is like going to camp to me. Its a little bit rough (I dont mean dirty). It feels like you are really getting away from all that stuff that youre taking a vacation to get away from! The staff is great! Ive never been to a place before where not only did the management greet you on arriving, but they also came and said goodbye as you boarded the launch to leave the resort.
If its a Sandals you want you may not be happy here! The focus is DIVING and a lot of it! I did 26 dives and my wife did 24. Water temp was around 82!
Total clothes consisted of: 6 tee shirts; 4 pairs of shorts; 4 short sleeve shirts; 2 bathing suits; a rain slicker; underwear and the Crocs I put on when I left the house! You dont need much and youll just be re-packing clean clothes when you leave. I only wear the shorts and shirt for dinner. The majority of the day is bathing suit and tee shirt.
One thing I did this trip is take the photography course from Tim in the Dive Shop. My work improved tremendously from the coaching!
Lastly, DEET DEET DEET! I got eaten alive the last night sitting out on our deck. My legs look like I have chicken pox!
I will append pictures to this post in a few days!
Chuck
We traveled with a group of 17 through our LDS here in Maine, Aqua Diving Academy. We were all on the same boat together along with our DM Eddie and Captain Jorge. We also had Eddie and Jorge in April and requested them for this trip. Great guys!
The weather was horrible. Roatan has been having a heavy and early stormy season this year. Did it make for a bad time? Not at all! Except for slightly damper wetsuits in the afternoon and the need for a wind breaker on the boat between dives, it was an outstanding time. It may be that were from Maine and are used to crap dive conditions, but the worst day in Roatan is sure better than most days at home underwater! And, Im there to dive, whats a little more water! I am going to get a second wetsuit because I do hate putting on the damp Pamper in the afternoon.
Many of our dives turned into drift dives. On one morning dive we did a drift across 3 normal sites. Starting at 40 ft. Point we ended up at Gold Chain crossing Valley of the Kings.
The wreck of the Prince Albert in the front yard varied from a milk-out approaching from Newmans Wall to clear as a bell! One afternoon was even clearer than any day I remember in April. It was also very clear on Wednesday night when we did a night dive! Several times the current was fairly strong at the bend of the wall coming in CoCoView Wall. Tip on something to look at here – when you come in this wall, near the end, stop at the gap where the large pillars of wall stretch from 50 ft to less than 10 ft. and just marvel at the view. As I absorbed this spectacle, I felt like Rocky at the top of the stairs in Philly. I was just thinking This is the reason I dive!
We stayed in C4 which I over the water with a deck in the front. Most of our group was between C1 and C8 so there was a lot of between the decks conversation. Clean room and tons of space to unpack to.
CoCoView is like going to camp to me. Its a little bit rough (I dont mean dirty). It feels like you are really getting away from all that stuff that youre taking a vacation to get away from! The staff is great! Ive never been to a place before where not only did the management greet you on arriving, but they also came and said goodbye as you boarded the launch to leave the resort.
If its a Sandals you want you may not be happy here! The focus is DIVING and a lot of it! I did 26 dives and my wife did 24. Water temp was around 82!
Total clothes consisted of: 6 tee shirts; 4 pairs of shorts; 4 short sleeve shirts; 2 bathing suits; a rain slicker; underwear and the Crocs I put on when I left the house! You dont need much and youll just be re-packing clean clothes when you leave. I only wear the shorts and shirt for dinner. The majority of the day is bathing suit and tee shirt.
One thing I did this trip is take the photography course from Tim in the Dive Shop. My work improved tremendously from the coaching!
Lastly, DEET DEET DEET! I got eaten alive the last night sitting out on our deck. My legs look like I have chicken pox!
I will append pictures to this post in a few days!
Chuck
Thanks for the report. Just put the deposit down for August 1 - 8. I can't wait.
