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When searching for the best cocktails, its the voyage that matters not the destination. I personally hope I spend a life time searching and never find the best margarita :) I make pretty good drinks at home. So my favorite part is when I am out and some random dude makes a better cocktail...

This is great stuff! I love tie breakers! Are you all referring to the Welcome to Miami on the East side? Do you just grab a taxi out there for a couple hours?

Hi all, I see this topic discussed as a side topic but never directly. Who has the best margaritas on the island that cocktail perfectionists will enjoy? Any other local non-margarita cocktails I should be trying? I've been to a few bars but certainly not all of them. My personal...

We stay at the Marriot right on site. Not the cheapest BUT you only need to take the airport train. You can go from your hotel door to security in 5 minutes. No buses, shuttles, Ubers to worry about. The also have a very good breakfast. My wife and I get a late night flight on Friday night...

No way you need a wetsuit in Coz in August. Water will be near 85F. I just wear a long sleeve rash guard and a pair of board shorts. Then you need less lead, get better buoyancy, etc. You can subtilty overheat in a wetsuit, especially in August, and this will increase your heart rate and air...

Why do people that have done this dive have to poo-poo the dive? He asked how to do it, help him out instead of throwing shade at the dive because you like other sites.

At this point in the pandemic, likely Mexico assumes that first world tourists would be smart enough to get the vaccine that is available to them prior to traveling. So they believe there is little risk in letting travelers visit... What they don't understand is that half the USA has joined a...

IMO the reefs do not look great but I think that depends on your assessment and what you are looking for. -in May 2021 it was very common to see cyanobacteria, ie. red slime, on rocks and sandy areas. This is an indicator of poor water quality. -This was site dependent, but there is a ton of...

I always think its hilarious they charge people to put luggage under the plane and its free to carry on.

Are you sure? Have you ever got a group of 8 together and asked them to hit a different site? I think you are missing my point as well. If you dive at boutique dive ops you are going to the exact same sites as DD because that is where people want to go. Get on the the boat in the morning...

This is partially true. Many of their DMs are Mexicans. And while their boats are bigger, not sure I would call them cattle boats because people are not crammed on them. You have way more personal space to setup and walk around on their boats than a six pack. It doesnt matter they are...

I've seen 3P, Aldora and Drive with Martin picking up there. The best ops, cough3Pcough, will just take you back to the marina if you dive a more north site and send you back home on a taxi....

Jay - too funny! And aww man busted... I am NOT a cruiser but I really like Thirsty Cougar - when ships are not in port! Their regular margaritas are tasty (not the frozen ones....) and its a nice spot on the water. Does that make me a cruiser-lite? oh nos....

That is really harsh and unsure if that is true. I have stayed in town and stayed in the south and each have their merits. Is the breakfast and lunch better than I eat when at home, yup. Is it a 5 star restaurant, nope. To me the big choice is do you want to stay in a town-environment or...

Agree education is critical and that is why I started this. The southern resorts and cruise ships are not the primary cause here. Either there is an unidentified source south of Cozumel or the Caribbean itself is loaded with nutrients. Since large mats of sargasm are seen when flying over the...

I did not have my camera on this trip. A Few Pics from my April/May trip However, you can see what I am talking about in this tread. Look at the pic of the nurse shark. See the 2 red patches on the sand? Cyanobacteria. The sand is completely covered in other algae as well and that...

So I just returned from a week of diving hitting all the major sites. My last trip was in Nov2019. The reefs were horrifying in 2019 as the corals were bleaching due to the disease. Seeing all those bone white coral skeletons was not great. Fast forward, all those corals are dead and algae...

I always dive with one and, after some time, my wife has started to as well agreeing with my reasons for having one. -Having light for a ledge, a hole or a swim through. -For use as a "laser pointer" if you need to point out something and the other person isnt getting it. Example, you can...

I do not believe most people realize what a perilous time we are in at the moment. The combination of actively circulating virus mixed in with vaccinated people is creating a selective advantage for the variant strains to jump from infected person into vaccinated person and then negate the...

Good news!!!! My wife spent all day Sunday refreshing webpages. Got my first shot of the Pfizer vaccine today and 2nd dose in 3 weeks! The trips is still on! Palancar here I come!