Well, just came home from Coz on Saturday took a day to relax and one work day to relize that I need another vacation. This was our second trip to Coz this year, so it was interesting to see how the reefs and Coz in general are rebuilding. This trip we stayed at the Vista Del Mar Hotel and dove with Blue XT-Sea Diving.First the hotel, very neat and well kept. The Vista Del Mar is located next to McDonalds and Aqua Safari in downtown San Miguel. One of the best features of this hotel was no taxi rides to eat, wow is that nice. Hotel rooms where big and comfortable. Another great feature, we had hotandcold water(as you may be able to tell last hotel had some issues). Free breakfast every morning delivered between 7:24 and 7:30am. We had an ocean front room so street noise was audible but really didn't bother us much. The bed was hard but I selpt like a rock. Plenty of room on the balcony to hang any thing that had to dry. Great hotel would recommend them in a heartbeat!!!
The weather this trip was not bad. Mornings were always sunny or partly cloudly with no rain. Afternoons had a rain storm every day ether the north end or south end of the island. The storms would not last long and would clear up right after they were done.
Blue XT-Sea, what can you say but WOW!!! Christy runs a great dive operation. Boats run well are on time or early, never late to pick you up. Have never had boat captians that were so helpful and always smilling. If I didn't know any better I think they like their job and enjoy meeting people. I have always have had DM's that enjoy diving but Adan and Mago (the boat captains) were above and beyond. As for the DM's we had Arturo (4 days) and Jackie(sp) (2 days). Both are excellent DM's always trying to find what you request to see as well as the smallest critters. Both were excited to dive every day. Both wanted all the divers input as to where we were to dive that day. Blue XT-Sea is most defenitely worth diving with.
The diving itself, vis was lower than in April of it rained every afternoon. The amount of juvnile critters was amazing, in April we would look in holes this time there were thousands of juvnile fish in clouds filling the holes. In April ther were many more large fish, Sharks, spotted rays and Tarpon for example but this trip there was so much more marine life. The corals from April to now are very different for example, in April we dove Palancar caves I didn't think much of it, this trip there was new growth all over it, made for a much more enjoyable dive. Found this to be the case all over the Cozumel reefs.
Last but not least would like to say Hi to all the SBers we met while diving with Blue XT-Sea. It was great to meet good people and dinners were a ball, Thanks for a great week!!
P.S. Jake you only have three weeks of diving left, then back to reality:mooner:
Tom
We really enjoyed meeting you and your wife and the dinners with everyone as well. I must second that it was great meeting all the other SB'ers down in Coz. I think everyone we met that week diving with Christi's group was from Scuba Board. So I wonder if Jake is getting to that "ow no its almost time to leave" yet? Must be rough diving every day for weeks. We only got one week :shakehead 
