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    cozumel taxi costs

    I've taken that taxi ride many times (last this past August) from Casa Mexicana to Old Caleta which is right next to Fonatur--I just walk across the street to a waiting taxi--always between 110 to as much as 135 pesos. Always ask before getting in the taxi
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    Cabo Airport + Housings Tax - Domestic Arrivals?

    Yep it's the luck of the draw on wheather or not you get the red or green light. I was red lighted on one trip and directed to another line to be searched. Before both my bags went through the scanner she asked if I had a camera and housing--I had a small SealIfe micro with no housing which I...
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    Socorro in Dec 2023

    It's all the luck of the draw wheather or not you get searched or not. You push a button and see if a red or green light turns on-if red you'll be directed to another line to be searched--if green you go right on through with no search---what type of bags you have makes no difference. Yes...
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    Socorro in Dec 2023

    I will be on the Belle Amie next month (May) for my third trip to Socorro. My other trips were both in December and both great--water temps a little warmer and only used a 3 mm suit. As far as the camera equipment goes you better hope you don't get red lighted when you exit customs. If you do...
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    Another Socorro trip video - 11/25 to 12/4/19

    Concerning wetsuit thickness--I've been to Socorro twice both times the first week in December. Both times I wore a full 3mm suit with a 2mm vest underneath. First trip water temps were 78-80 no problems never really was cold. Second trip water averaged 77 everyday with a few thermoclines...
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    August 2022 Roll Call

    August 20th to 27th--Casa Mexicana--Dive with Cristina--solo. Worried I may be diving alone all week--that sucks.
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    Sea Life Micro 2 Won't Charge

    wish I had seen your post when you first posted it. Same camera and same problem here. Contacted Sealife and they told me to try certain procedures all which failed. They asked me to send them the camera and the charging cord and they would look at it. Within a week they contacted me and and...
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    Question Fun Azul Valentina

    I was in Socorro the first week in December 2020 and water temp was 81 degrees F at almost every site. Yes you are going to run into a few thermoclines but they are usually brief. I dived in just a full 3mm suit. Some folks were diving in 3mm shorties. I never felt cold on any of my dives...
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    November Roll Call

    Nov 7th to 14th, Hotel Mexicana. Dive with Cristina, then a trip over to Playa to do some cenote cavern diving with my friends from CenoteXperience.
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    July Roll Call

    July 21st to the 28th--Casa Mexicana--hope the elevators aren't broke again or the escalator--damned nuisance. Diving with Dive with Cristina. Then crossing over to Playa to do some cavern diving with my friends from CenoteXperience.
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    Secrets pier destroyed

    Seeing that it's rebuilt is good news for me---I'll be staying at Sunscape next week (April 14-21st) and my dive op can pick me up there like they have in the past. Just hoping they haven't raised the dock fee up from the previous $2 a day usage fee.
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    April 2021 Roll Call

    April 14th to the 22nd. Sunscape Resort---Dive with Cristina and some cavern diving with CenoteXperience.
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    Covid's impact on your diving ...

    Cozumel in April--Canceled 45 day trip to the Philippines in May with a live aboard to Tubbataha Reef canceled. Had to fight like hell to get my airfare refunded from Asiana airlines with the help of DOT. Dived Cozumel in August Dived Cozumel this November Leave for Socorro tomorrow morning...
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    Global entry into please

    I renewed mine online also in September--no changes to my information. It took until February to receive a reply that I was conditionally approved and would need to have a interview to finish the process for renewal. But of course the sweet and sour sniffles had struck by then and no...
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    Global entry into please

    I just went through this process 10 days ago in Denver after returning from Cozumel. As I was collecting my bags I asked the Immigration officer if or where I can do a interview on arrival---he just asked me if I was conditional approved which I was. He directed me back to a immigration kiosk...
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    Windy Weather

    Yep sitting in my room too, only have two more days to be able to get my first dives in this trip in Cozumel - hoping for the best tomorrow - but it's about time for another Caribe burger lol
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    Windy Weather

    Wednesday Nov. 11, fourth day of port closures. Wind has died down quite a bit so hopeful for tomorrow. Like to thank the whole team at CenoteXperience for squeezing me in for two days of cenote diving. Sunday we dived Angelita and Carwash. Angelita is similar to The Pit if you've dived it...
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    Windy Weather

    Monday morning, Nov 9th, 7:30 am, port is closed, dived cenotes yesterday it was beautiful on the mainland. Crossing on the ferry both ways was very calm, go figure. May need to contact CenoteXperience to dive with them again tomorrow if the port is closed again.
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    Current Taxi rates to town from the southern hotel zone

    The last time I stayed at Sunscape (August 2020) the fare to the airport was 350 pesos---the same as it was when I stayed their in 2019. I leave for Coz in the morning but staying at Casa Mexicana which wasn't open the last time I visited in August. Plan on walking from the airport to Diego's...
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