Hello RoatanMan,
It has been a busy week but now I have the chance to say thanks for your comments about the Atlantis Hotel. I personally could stay just about anywhere but, with the sizable group that I will take, this hotel sounds like it would be the best choice.
Seemed ideal, of all of them, for this need.
Have you done any current dives there?
Everything was a current dive. In front of the hotel wasn't a screamer, but with a five foot tidal change, it could be 1 to 1.5 mph on certain areas, notably to the East at the points.
Batangas Channel was a jet ride, not much to see, but quite a flyer! 3-3.5 mph. Zoom.
We rented scooters for one dive and absolutely went bersek re-enacting the scene from Thunderball. After the DM got over it, he engaged us in playing "chicken" as well as "bumper cars"!
Please tell me about Isla Verde and which are your favorite dive sites there when you have a chance.
On the far S East end- moored to a concrete piling in the middle of the off shore area- amidst a swirling boil of converging currents. Not for the stupid.
On the SW corner, a serries of parallel chutes (mini walls) lots of excitement with current, but very shallow. A lot more room for error, but a good training dive.
Again thanks!
tarzana
