mcohen1021
Contributor
Ive never stayed up north, but if I did, why not use Aldora? They arent that far south of you I think. I like to stay slightly south of town - Usually I get a condo @ Palmar.
As far as sites, the last few times I've dove Punta Tunich, Tormentos and Yucab, the currents have been a bit strong, but it changes often. Sometimes the currents are even flowing south, which is weird. While you can see just about anything on Paso de Cedral (free swimming green eels, turtles, eagle rays, sharks), its relatively flat and nowhere to hide to slow down if the current is strong. Those sites, I would recommend doing after you have a few dives under your belt.
With any wall dives, stay close to the wall, but not so close you're hitting/bumping into it. With reef dives, use the coral formations to hide in behind them to slow your dive down.
I also had the chance to dive the C53 wreck - that might be a nice option for you because the boat is moored and you can use the mooring line to do go down. The day we did it in November, there was a surface current so it was nice to have the line.
As far as sites, the last few times I've dove Punta Tunich, Tormentos and Yucab, the currents have been a bit strong, but it changes often. Sometimes the currents are even flowing south, which is weird. While you can see just about anything on Paso de Cedral (free swimming green eels, turtles, eagle rays, sharks), its relatively flat and nowhere to hide to slow down if the current is strong. Those sites, I would recommend doing after you have a few dives under your belt.
With any wall dives, stay close to the wall, but not so close you're hitting/bumping into it. With reef dives, use the coral formations to hide in behind them to slow your dive down.
I also had the chance to dive the C53 wreck - that might be a nice option for you because the boat is moored and you can use the mooring line to do go down. The day we did it in November, there was a surface current so it was nice to have the line.
