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In these shots from October you can see the finger corals that have mostly all been bleached- some deeper reefs were not this bad but there were two other kinds of corals that were not doing well either. There is a trip report thread a few days back that had some very detailed pictures of the...

I left a few days before this. We had one week of bad conditions from Oct 14-21 where the port was closed two days and then open two days but prob should have been closed - the result being two small boats flipped while coming around the cruise ships dumping a bunch of snorkelers into the sea...

Thank you- great detailed article about SCTLD.

Thanks for keeping us riding along all trip! That cozumel weather has been a big player in the dive schedule lately for sure.

My guy made a joke about 'you don't have like a bag full of Viagra you're bringing back or anything?' I said no and then immediately thought of the single bottle of Flexeril in my backpack. The guilt and shame was real. hahah. JUST KEEP WALKING AND BE NORMAL>>>>> :wink:

I don't know if it's been addressed in the forum but there is a bit of a surprise at the airport since February. The area from where you grab your bags and head to the green/red button all the way until you are outside is a different layout now. Once you get your passport stamped (no forms on...

I would love to understand the difference between SCTLD (which we saw in Bonaire on brain corals and other hard corals) and the bleaching I just saw in October in Cozumel. SCTLD was explained as a disease that starts as a spot and spreads on a coral until the coral dies killing both algae and...

Just sent a message to Waidroka as it looks like a really great option and chops a bit off the commute from LAX vs going all the way to Beqa.

It's for this April 2024 and I've got a slot at Beqa lined up. Booking.com is showing one room left at both VoliVoli and at Taveuni Dive resort (paradise is full) as well as Garden Isle Resort. I've contacted the properties directly to ask as I prefer to book direct if I can. The LAX to NAN...

It was your review that made me want to go there! There is a lot of 'beqa ain't great and the shark dive is fake/unnatural' but yours was so positive that it made me change my mind. I've not been diving anywhere but California, Hawaii, Cozumel and Bonaire in 30 years so it's all going to be...

Hey all, So me and my dive buddy have made the decision to go to Fiji and spend 6 nights at Beqa and do the shark feed plus reef dives. After that we want to transfer to another location and are choosing VoliVoli or Taveuni. I wanted to ask about timeline and preferences...we have 15 calendar...

Captain Jose got us home!!!

I'm so sorry for the people that have lost their entire trip this week to the Nortes!!! I was just there for two weeks and lost two days the first week, but had great conditions for nearly all of the dives. Coral bleaching is evident in your video but much of what you show is exactly what I...

Sorry for anyone left high and dry today. Have fun exploring or going to the museum or a beach club!

Downloaded dive computer today. Not a bad way to spend a couple weeks.

The gusts are strong but the direction bodes well for diving being open (at least in my experiences) but some of the southern sites might be closed (from Palancar south). Will be interesting to see how it plays out once it arrives. Two weeks ago the wind was similar strength and as long as it...

I honestly couldn’t say. I was never awake past 11pm and I know they were def still going strong. Someone else staying on the upper floors said ‘it went on pretty late’. 😂

I always try and get the first floor rooms so once we close the slider it’s really quiet downstairs. The music was pretty late one night but it didn’t bother us at all.

Had a great two week stay at the Blue Angel and spent today cleaning and stowing gear and going over some photos. I lost two days to nortes the first week but was able to dive every other day I was there. I dove with both the house op at the Blue Angel and with our buddy Jorge (Cubano) on both...

The coral was really bad I agree. It seemed to be limited to three kinds of coral (Finger, lettuce, and one of the soft corals) at the moment and they are still extending their polyps even though they are bleached. The locals I talked to are optimistic for a recovery if the temps go down over...