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  1. George Monnat Jr

    Best U.S. Cell Carrier in Cozumel

    Hey all. AT&T has terrible service in Cozumel (no data, $10/day/line for voice and text), and we're looking to switch. Are you happy with your non-AT&T cell phone plan in Cozumel? If yes, what is it?
  2. George Monnat Jr

    Planning First Trip to Catalina

    Hi all, A friend of mine who lives in San Diego and I are planning our first trip to Catalina in the middle of June. We'll be bringing all gear, including drysuits, except tanks and weights and hopefully staying on the island. I found this thread, but it's been 10 years since it was updated...
  3. George Monnat Jr

    Second Cozumel Trip 18-22 March 2019

    This second trip was so much better than the first one last November, mainly because this time we knew what to expect and the port stayed open. We flew into Cancun on our direct Austin->Cancun flight (not missing it this time) on Monday, March 18th morning then dove twice on Tuesday, Wednesday...
  4. George Monnat Jr

    Best Hotel for Non-Diver Friends

    I looked for a thread on this and found one that's almost 5-years old. We have friends (couple, no children) who don't dive (it's a little sad) and love our stories, but we've only stayed at Villa Aldora. Any suggestions? Thanks.
  5. George Monnat Jr

    Coz Week of March 18th, 2019

    Hey experts on the island, we'll be diving there Tuesday the 19th through Thursday the 21st. It's our 2nd trip with the 1st being all El Norte. How are things looking for weather and Spring Breakers?
  6. George Monnat Jr

    Looks Like I'll Be Buying New Wet Suits

    Scientists test a shark bite-resistant wetsuit
  7. George Monnat Jr

    Reason To Make Bag Drag from Cancun to Cozumel for Diving

    From this article: GRAPHIC — Cancun Wraps 2018 with At Least 540 Homicides ... Local Homicide Cases Per Year 2018 — 540 (as of December 28) 2017 — 227 2016 — 61 2015 — 37 2014 — 21 The ongoing violence is attributed to the cartel wars between the CJNG, Los Zetas, Gulf, and independent...
  8. George Monnat Jr

    Diving the Comal River in New Braunfels on December 29th and/or 30th

    An instructor friend of mine is having to do his class on Saturday/Sunday December 29th/30th at Prince Solms Park. He hasn't been diving in the Comal before, so after his class on one of or both days we plan on drifting downstream for fun dives. Anyone is welcome to join us. If anyone's...
  9. George Monnat Jr

    Fifth Best Restaurant on the Planet in Cancun?

    The 2018 Travellers' Choice Restaurants Awards lists: 5. Restaurante Benazuza, Cancun, Mexico Has anyone eaten there?
  10. George Monnat Jr

    First Cozumel Trip 15-18 November 2018

    Part I: This tale is to remind me of my hard-learned lessons and maybe help someone else going to Cozumel for the first time. This ended up being long, so if it’s too long; didn’t read (TL;DR), you can just read the Lessons Learned bits (or not) – I appreciate any corrections or further...
  11. George Monnat Jr

    Texas LCRA Lakes Temporarily Closed 10/15/18 Until Further Notice

    One of the Scubaland instructors just sent this out.
  12. George Monnat Jr

    Finally Get to Go to Cancun / Cozumel

    Due to family obligations, I've had to spend my vacation time and money going to Oahu. There's good diving there, but I've already got 100s of dives around that island. It looks like for my next birthday in a month or so I may get to finally go to Cancun and/or Cozumel. I say Cancun...
  13. George Monnat Jr

    East Texas Diving This Weekend (10/5-10/7/18)

    Me and a buddy are looking to dive in the East Texas spots where we haven't been. I'm a DM, and I don't like having to answer, "Never been there," when asked about a dive site. The only Texas places I've been north of Houston and east of I-35 is Athens. We're thinking Blue Lagoon north of...
  14. George Monnat Jr

    Hello Scuba World!

    Hi ScubaBoard, I first got certified PADI OW in Pearl Harbor 1992. Our submarine was scheduled to spend time in Guam, and one of my fellow submariner's previous life was as a cruise-ship PADI instructor. We questioned his sanity for the job change, but we had him certify us. I then dove in...
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