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    CPR - personal lesson learned

    Could any of the medical professionals on this thread recommend an ambu bag for a CPR-trained layperson? Would it be worth carrying one on my boat/in my car and if so, are there features to look for? There's a lot available and i am guessing some are junk. TIA and kudos to the OP.
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    For Sale Southern California 4-Day Trip

    Four day day trip on Santa Barbara Calif-based Truth Aquatics' boat the Vision to Cortes Bank/San Clemente Island July 17-20. The trip costs $795 but I will sell my spot for $595. If you are not familiar with the boat or the destination, let's just say this is one of the best So Cal boats...
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    Truth Aquatics

    I used the credit to sign up for a 4 day trip on the Vision to Cortes Bank/San Clemente Island July 17-20. The trip cost $795 but I will sell my spot for $595. If you are interested, contact me via Gmail at 1jondavies.
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    Truth Aquatics

    <<This post should probably go into the classifieds but since it is very California-specific, I hope the moderators will allow an exception.>> I have $425 worth of rain checks from Truth Aquatics (a nice problem to have!) but none of the trips on their calendar fit well into my schedule...
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    Cozumel in July 2009

    We just got back yesterday -- what an amazing trip! Aside from nine days on Cozumel (flying along the wall at Maracaibo was my highlight), we spent four days on Holbox (whale sharks, golden rays, mobula rays, leaping mantas!, fly fishing etc.) and one at Tulum (cenote diving) and another at...
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    Blue Magic Scuba--Cozumel

    On the strength of the good reviews here, my son and I dove with Blue Magic over the last two weeks (nice to meet you SeanO) and we had a great time. The DMs were great at pointing out wildlife and fun to hang out with between dives. Joyce was a huge help in accommodating our constantly...
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    Shore Diving Cozumel

    I know it's far from the Wyndam, but if you have a car, drive toward town and dive Villa Blanca. You can rent tanks from Dive Paradise on site (if they can find any full ones :shakehead:). We did a couple of night dives there and saw plenty of stuff (snake eel, morays, octos, scorpion fish...
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    Fiesta Americana vs Hotel Cozumel

    Thanks again for all the feedback. We're sticking with HC and we're really looking forward to our stay there (not that I think we'd be unhappy at FA either). Cheers, Jon
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    Fiesta Americana vs Hotel Cozumel

    Thanks all for the info!
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    Sea lice

    So what's a good brand of biofriendly sunscreen that works? Cheers, Jon
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    Fiesta Americana vs Hotel Cozumel

    What's the beach diving and snorkeling like at HC and/or FA? Obviously it won't compare to the offshore sites but it would be a nice diversion for the kids and easy night dives etc. Also, I've read some complaints about loud noise from the pools and bars at HC. Is that less of an issue these...
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    Snorkeling with the whale sharks

    Thanks for the info -- we'll definitely avoid that oh-dark-thirty drive on the backroads. One other option is to stay on Holbox rather than in Cancun (I never was keen about staying in Cancun but it seemed like an easy base of operations on the mainland). I'm thinking of 3-4 days on Holbox...
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    Snorkeling with the whale sharks

    Is it possible to drive up from Cancun early in the morning and catch a boat out to see the sharks? We'll have a rental car. Are there boats that run from Chiquila mainland or do we have to catch the ferry across to Holbox? Any tips on operators would be great. Cheers, Jon
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    Cozumel in July 2009

    I'll be in Cozumel with my wife and kids (13-year-old son, 9 and 5 year-old daughters) July 7-13 and 16-23. We're booked at Hotel Cozumel though I'm still looking at other locations and I haven't finalized a dive op yet. July 13-16 we'll be over in Cancun so we can visit ruins, cenotes and...
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    Family-oriented hotel recommendations

    Sorry to resurrect this long-dormant thread but my family - our kids are 5, 9 and 13 - is planning to travel to Cozumel next month. We're looking at Coral Princess, Hotel Cozumel or Fiesta Americana (not AI). Coral Princess looks best but may be a bit far north for diving? My son (13) and I...
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    2006 North Coast Camp & Dive

    Here's the details on the Spectre trip on Friday 10/13: Anacapa/ Spectre Dive Boat Time: 7:00am Location: Anacapa $78 includes: Lunch Air fills - 3 Dives Boards at 7 am Departs at 8am To book a online trip follow this link. http://www.calboatdiving.com/tripplanner.asp Toll Free...
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    2006 North Coast Camp & Dive

    Here's a report a wrote up for Diver.net. Good to see you guys and hope to see you again! North Coast Bash Report I just got back late last night from Eric Sedletzky's annual North Coast extravaganza. Wow -- what a weekend! We arrived at the Ocean Cove campsite on Thursday just in time...
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    Socal Camp 'n' Dive (Bugs!)

    Jim, troublemakers are most welcome! Let's see if we can get kicked out ... or at least threatened, like last time ;) Glad to hear you Nor Cal guys are coming. It's going to be a blast! I checked into the group campsites and weekends were all booked well in advance. Also, they are not cheap...
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    Socal Camp 'n' Dive (Bugs!)

    We're having another camp-and-dive Oct. 13-15 in Malibu. Many people from the Nor Cal board came down last year and had a great time (even though dive conditions weren't exactly stellar :shakehead ) This year, we're hoping for much better conditions and lobster season will be in full swing by...
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    So Cal Campout

    Everyone, Just a reminder about the Malibu Campout and Dive Party -- it's less that two weeks away, (Oct. 7-9)!! Everybody is welcome to come down, dive, hang-out and have fun for the weekend. We are planning to start the weekend off with some lobster diving on Friday night, possibly...
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