Older Divers looking for Re-entry Vacation

[profmason]

Thanks for the recommendations - we were thinking of Little Cayman as a possibility.

We travel to Baja and would really like to visit Cabo Pulmo - can anyone recommend a dive concern there and best times of year.

Excerpt from my Cabo Pulmo short trip report.

Engaged a driver (David) to take me to cabo pulmo. he showed up in CSL at 6AM and got me to the dive shop by 8 (including time to stop for breakfast on the way) Dove with Angel and Carla at Cabo Pulmo Dive house. Carla was great about arranging everything (driver, place to stay, diving) 4 other divers on the boat. Did esperanza, 40' visibility. Meh. Sea life was much like cabo. 2nd Dive at Merros. WOW. This is what I was expecting. Giant schools of jacks plus. Great dive. Comfortable in a 3/2 for all dives in cabo pulmo. Stayed in a 2nd floor apartment arranged by Carla. No AC but Fan. If you are not heat acclimated this is not for you.
Day 8: Dove Shipwreck and El Cantil. 3 other divers on the boat. Great dives! Bull sharks rays, giant schools. Tons of life. Free swimming eels.
Day 9: Dove isolote and Las Navajas. Isolote was not great at depth, but as we came up, the corals and fish showed up 45' visibility. More sharks and rays out at Navajas again 45'. This was the fullest boat, but two DMs for 7 divers (8 divers max on the boat). I guess my three years of high school spanish plus living in LA put me in the native dive briefing group.

Best times of year Sept - November. Warm water and good vis (Board shorts / 3mm). Dec - Feb is cooler waters (5mm - 7mm depending on you) It can get windy Dec - Feb and vis is worse. March - May is also good (water is warming, and vis is good 5mm) June - Aug is miserable on the surface, not as good vis, water temp ok (3mm).

 

[drewh1]

Great report thanks so much. Back in the 80's I used to windsurf down there every winter so I know how windy it can get in Jan, Feb, March. Can be a big swell on the reef. Fun for windsurfing not so much fun for diving.