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I don't buy that. That timetable is what is required for most cases to go away. I am confident that my two cases of food poisoning happened within a few hours of ingesting the offending food.
You probably got lucky. Mayo in Mexico.... not gonna do that. I pretty much avoid mayo in any 'iffy' location anywhere in the world.
I think the old it takes 48 hours to show up is a wives tale, sure there are some less virulent viruses that take longer to effect you and show the symptoms, but others can give you symptoms within an hour or two, SA - staphycoccus something or other, can get you quickly and it's available on under cooked meats and lots of creamy dishes or sauces (Mayo), all it takes is one sneeze or unwashed hand to contaminate the food after its been cooked or prepared, reused (bowls of condiments) and if you have a particularly weak constitution you're going to be feeling nasty and probably puking in an hour or two, having nasty stomach aches for a little while, but luckily that one goes away pretty quickly.
The reason is that they were losing a lot of weights. They still have weights on the boat for divers they pick up at other locations, but they don't carry near as many as they used to. You can still get a couple more pounds if you need it. I was there in late April - early May and it wasn't a big deal.
As to the original question, yes, Blue Angel is still a great place to stay and dive. Jorge and Cervando and Pony have all moved to Tres Pelicanos to hang with Jeanie after her split with the BA organization, but the new folks are fine. Jose and Matt (from Chicago) are still at BA, though Matt (from Canada) and his wife have gone back to the Great White North. See ya, hoser!
Yes.Shoot, Matt (wasn't it Atkins?) from Canada left for home? That's too bad, I liked Matt a lot and wish him the best. I hadn't heard of this news. Anyone know why?
Plus there's lots of mayo in Canada and the frigid air keeps it refrigerated no matter how long you leave it outside.
Shoot, Matt (wasn't it Atkins?) from Canada left for home? That's too bad, I liked Matt a lot and wish him the best. I hadn't heard of this news. Anyone know why?
We've covered "local food" in Cozumel in another thread - it's not that easy to find and it's certainly not the stuff served at BA. If you mean Mexican food, that's a broad brush. And does gringo comida include pizza, sushi, and Chinese?Throwing my oar into the food poisoning debate- I have eaten often at Blue Angel and it was great.
A general rule for eating in any country- eat the local food not their attempts at gringo comida.
The fish tacos at BA are among the best on the island.
We've covered "local food" in Cozumel in another thread - it's not that easy to find and it's certainly not the stuff served at BA. If you mean Mexican food, that's a broad brush. And does gringo comida include pizza, sushi, and Chinese?
Your general rule would instruct tourists to the U.S. to avoid pizza in NYC, sushi in L.A., and that ridiculous stuff they call Tex-Mex in Texas.
Anyone who would try to argue that pizza is not local food in NYC is just looking for an argument for the sake of it. I'll pass.