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I have been on 2 LOB trips to Socorro, both in the Nov-Dec time frame. Water temps were 78-80F. At 4 dives per day, I was very comfortable in 5mm suit and booties. I also added a Lavacore hooded vest and did not use gloves. I brought my 3mm suit on the first trip but did not use it. Water...

We paid a bit more in August 2021 for SEA - MIA - BON. Just dropped $1400 a ticket to Roatan for August 2022. Price does include seat upgrades and refundable tickets. Prior to Covid, it was cheaper to fly the Philippines from Seattle than many locations in the Caribbean.

My American Airlines flight DFW > RTB on Sunday, April 24 was was switched to MIA > RTB. It appears American dropped their Sunday flight from DFW.

I keep drone/accessories in a single case and carry-on. I try not to buck the system when out of the country so choose to leave the drone at home when not legal to fly.

Considered taking my Mavic to Socorro but worried about getting hassled at airport.

I have a DJI drone. I checked the Mexican drone regulations and came away with impression that unless your a Mexican citizen, flying a drone in Mexico is not legal. Would anybody care when your on a liveaboard, probably not.

I use the an Aqualung BCD with the sure lock weight system. There is what I call a false/soft "click" during installation which leads them falling out. My wife has lost an Aqualung pouch and I was on a boat were another diver lost one. I travel with a spare. When intalling, I listen/feel for...

Even though my December 2021 Socorro trip was somewhat of a bust (see my post above), I did manage to get some footage during the 12 dives we were able to get in. We missed three dives at Roca Partida and did not make it to the Boiler at San Benedicto, the best sites during my 2019 trip.

I believe it was the divers dive insurance (required by Nautilus) that refused to pay for the airlift leaving me to believe that it was not dive related.

A few things. Yes, fewer divers on the Quino was a big plus. On the Belle Amie we had one diver, unfortunately in my "group", who chased after the animals with his camera on multiple dives. He single handedly chase away a whole pod of dolphins in seconds. The same diver would disappear and...

Yes. We spent one full day, after one of four scheduled dives, taking the ailing diver from Roca Partida to Socorro for medical aid/airlift, an eight hour trip. We spent all of the following day sitting at the naval station waiting on an airlift. The airlift didn't arrive until the day after...

I was on the Belle Amie to Socorro December 15 - 23, 2021. There was a medical emergency on board resulting in two missed days of diving out of five. What a sh$t-show! From what we were told, first insurance wouldn't cover airlift and then there was difficulty locating a pilot/airplane...

Maybe they can use some of that money to do some road work:)

We were staying at Sand Dollar in A-3, very close to Dive Friends. For most of our stay we were the only ones staying in building A. Sand Dollar as a whole was a ghost town. Kinda surprising because Buddy and Captain Don's looked busy.

Wife and I dove Bari Reef one night during our August 18-28th trip. As soon as we hit the water a single large tarpon arrived and by the end of the dive there were three. A little unnerving at first, then entertaining and then annoying. They were using our lights to hunt. Focusing on...

My wife and I just returned from a 10 night Bonaire trip, August 18 - 28. This was our second visit to Bonaire, first was spring of 2017. We stayed at Sand Dollar via VRBO and rented from Dive Friends. Sand Dollar was a ghost town, which was to our liking. While all of our dive were from...

I agree. The number of dumb f^cks in the USA is astounding.

See for yourself. Tropical Tidbits

Not worth arguing with the mudman, he knows all and will always try and get the last word!

Even if the US government were to try and implement a vaccine passport I would be shocked if it could be done in short order, say a year. I work for the federal government and can say that nothing happens in a timely manner. I recently renewed my passport and it took 3 months! Plus, a vaccine...