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Well, I meet the requirements… let me think about having a romantic relationship with a 74 year-old burgler and I'll get back to you. :D PS: by any chance, do you own a diveshop ? :blinking:

Very surprised by your post. I stayed two months on the island a year ago (December, then February), had previously lived and traveled in other areas of Mexico, and really loved Cozumel. Yes, the waterfront in town and the plaza are a nightmare (by my standards) when the cruise ship tourists are...

I have Photoshop, but mainly use it to adjust color levels, which can't be done effectively with Picasa, especially for UW pics. However, if all the OP wants is to put a © with his name on his photos, I wouldn't recommand buying a software just for that.

Picasa has that function. It allows you to keep your pics organized on your computer (like iPhoto), to upload folders of pictures on the dedicated Picasa website to share with family, friends, everyone on the Internet or nobody (your choice), makes it easy to upload pics on Facebook, creates...

Word of caution : wear a Hazmat suit while French hunting. We only shower every other year, remember. :eyebrow:

Damn ! If I hadn't been offended by your comment about hunting the French in another thread, I'd agree with you… ;)

Funny, I read the exact opposite. Like "you've gone through hell in the past, now isn't it time you go do something fun ?"

I am deeply offended by this ad which implies that Normandy isn't nice… Seriously, besides the fact that there seems to be a missing word ("Isn't it nice…") in the banner, I don't see anything wrong with it. Just my 0,02 €

There are many good dive ops with small boats in Cozumel. Since you will be coming from the mainland by ferry, you probably want to choose a dive op that picks up in town, so you can walk there and save on traveling time/taxi costs. Aldora (the only op I tried on the island — loved them)...

Smoking is not longer allowed in French cafés, restaurants, clubs, etc, except outdoors. Many hotels are also 100% non smoking. Considering booking a flight to DR now… ;) As long as they ban itsy bitsy bikinis as well……… No reason why you guys would be able to check out...

Sorry you had a bad vacation. Maybe the people at your resort were indeed rude. Or maybe they were just acting "normal" according to their culture… Or maybe they started acting "normal" according to their culture and then, being offended by your reaction (considered "normal" by you and...

Sincères condoléances. Comme d'autres membres du forum, je pense que vous aurez plus d'informations en vous rendant sur place. Par ailleurs, si votre frère était un plongeur certifié en France, il se peut qu'il ait souscrit une assurance via la fédération française. Si c'est le cas, ils...

I will, but not "tonight". Almost 7 am here, heeeww, gotta catch some zzz… You wrote in a previous post "in my opinion there are numerous times when kneeling is very appropriate during a dive." Since this thread was about newly certified divers, their safety, their training, and since I...

None of the articles specifically say "he was diving" or "he was snorkelling". And the people he was taking pictures of are referred to as "tourists". I just found an article from Thursday's paper that leads me to believe he was snorkeling/free diving. In short, the story says the searches had...

I was thinking "kind of round shaped box". So, is the "big metal box" what you guys call the Thithlegorm ? Or the nickname of a local pub ? ;)

Unfortunately no, according to Por Esto. The story in this Friday's edition says searches have been stopped. Authorities have alerted all boats on Cozumel and on the mainland to keep an eye out should the body turn up. Because of the weather conditions, currents have been pretty...

Thanks for the answer. I'm still not convinced. First picture : I have no idea what it represents. I sure wouldn't hover for half an hour (yawning shark pic) and kneeling was appropriate for the octopus shot, but those are hardly what I would call numerous reasons to kneel, even for a...

:confused: Are you OK ? Hope "big metal box" isn't a metaphore for chamber. Take care, I like reading your day reports

What "numerous times" are you referring too ? Can you please elaborate and give specific examples ? I sometimes kneel in the sand if I want to stop drifting in strong current and not exert myself (although I prefer to take cover behind a structure and/or stick a finger in the bottom to secure...

While Padi clearly states on its Website that the OWD course is based on performance and that students progress at their own pace, it also clearly states that the minimum requirements are 5 sessions in confined water, 4 in OW and that those can take as little as 3 or 4 days. Even with twice that...