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There are thousands of people going through San Jose del Cabo airport every day who are not divers or serious photographers. I doubt the few who are deciding to avoid Cabo would make any difference to the resorts and the liveaboards are small potatoes.

I always rent an SUV for the trip to Cabo Pulmo. The last time there I rented a pickup which was even better. You can do it in a car but you risk damaging the undercarriage, particularly if you don't usually drive on ungraded dirt roads. The road is always rough. I have never found it...

I think you're right in that some of this falls on the shop, but maybe it's more a lack of oversight. The instructor was new and showed a lack of skills/experience in teaching, organization and preparation. He/she seemed OK dealing with issues during the actual dive. Probably needed to do a...

Iodine or alcohol are fine to clean the healthy skin around the wound but not the injured area itself as they kill tissue and cause pain. If you need to clean the wound use water, as long as it's purified. If you're concerned about infection you can apply polysporin or something similar...

I can only go by personal experience. I have pain in both knees at times when I'm walking. Downhill is the worst. Both have been sprained and one was a complete rupture. Knee pain is quite common in a person my age (68) with arthritis and old injuries that have healed but left scar tissue...

I like the scenes in some movies where divers enter the water head first.

As far as learning what questions to ask you're starting off right. Follow the threads that interest you and you'll start to figure out what you need to know. Don't be afraid to ask questions when they come up. The vast majority of people here are very helpful.

What is hovering?

Why do some of us "defend" Shearwater....because they make good computers and provide outstanding service. There are a few other companies who do the same with their own specific products. I want all of them to stay in business so the next time I need something they're there. Case in point...

Yes please do. I noticed that Phil didn't write his normal introductory column in the last Diver magazine but thought he was just doing something else. I didn't know him personally but as a fellow North Vancouverite am very sad.

As another poster said, just make sure it's a digestive system bug rather than something more serious and then get on the plane.

That could be my personal motto, although I'm getting a bit more selective as I age.

Maybe you have "phone users ear", where your brain remembers all the times your CEL phone has vibrated and plays it back to you....kind of like tinnitus, but not as annoying. :yeahbaby:

Do you know what the design differences are that make some Full Face Snorkels better for CO2 elimination ?

I don't recall needing a light at Coron, but maybe you're going into the wrecks and we only did a few, what I would call swimthroughs. There's certainly plenty to see without penetrating the wrecks and, of course, a light is always useful. It's not great vis around the wrecks, but not bad...

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Makes sense. Do you think that PADI should teach redundancy, maybe how to rig and carry a pony, or a brief introduction to doubles or sidemount and do away with CESA ?

Although I did a CESA in my OW course as a requirement for certification I've never had to do one while diving. Just wondering if you have and what the circumstances were that necessitated that action.

Please keep in mind that doing your OW in a drysuit, with extra weight and in cold water is more difficult than in the tropics, for example. My wife and I had to do two extra dives to pass. I bolted towards the surface when I couldn't recover my reg and she had trouble removing and...

It sounds to me like you asked your instructors the right questions and correctly suggested things that you thought were causing problems. Given that these were your first open water dives, I think you did very well. It sounds to me like you'll be a good diver with practice. You'll also be...