beachcomber
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Alex, my wife and I will be in PV July 09. What are the chances to do La Corbeteña. We are both DMs with 500 dives.
Scott
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pvscuba
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Hi Scott,
Shouldn't be a problem. We can schedule it and see who wants to come along.
Alex from PVScuba
Shouldn't be a problem. We can schedule it and see who wants to come along.
Alex from PVScuba
Just got back from Puerto Vallarta and had a great time diving with PVscuba. Lot's of fish, octopus, lobster, crabs, eels, eagle rays and interesting rock formations.
Alex has a very professional dive operation without the crowds of the larger tour operators. His boat is very comfortable and fast in the bay. Rames is an excellent divemaster and was a good teacher and guide for my son and me. I completed three specialties during our dives and my non-diving wife was able to come along one day and enjoy a secluded day on the beach at Chocota.
Can't wait to go back.
Alex has a very professional dive operation without the crowds of the larger tour operators. His boat is very comfortable and fast in the bay. Rames is an excellent divemaster and was a good teacher and guide for my son and me. I completed three specialties during our dives and my non-diving wife was able to come along one day and enjoy a secluded day on the beach at Chocota.
Can't wait to go back.
Went diving with PVScuba last Thursday and Saturday. Alex provided the service I wanted-small group of divers. We dove Marietas both days due to visibility issues at other sites. Saw lots of stuff. Definitely recommend them
lwittrock
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My wife and I just got back from Puerto Vallarta diving with PV Scuba and we had a great time! First class run dive center and crew and good diving made for a wonderful vacation. Thank you again Alex for showing us a fantastic time in PV.
See you again soon,
Len
See you again soon,
Len
mckusick
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My godson Glyn and I spent the second week of July in Puerto Vallarta diving with Alex and his team at PVScuba (PVScuba.com). Unlike most of the other dive operators who seem to rotate among just three dive sites, Alex was willing to take us to some of the more distant and challenging dive sites once he had ascertained that we were experienced enough divers to handle them. So, we ended up diving Potrenrillo and Torecilla at El Chimo, La Pared and La Montana at Las Mariates, Caletillas and Colimilla at Las Majahuitas, El Canyon del Diablo and El Bajo del Christo at Los Arcos, two magnificent dives at La Corbeteña, as well as El Morro, Los Anegados, Punta de Mismoloya, and Pared Sur.
The dive boat is fast which meant we could get leisurely starts at 9AM and still get to most dive sites before the other big dive boats that had left considerably earlier. You do not have all the comforts of the bigger boats, but the tradeoff is that you have a small group of divers as opposed to a mob scene of divers, snorkellers, and folks apparently along just to drink and gawk.
Our captain Moses operated the boat with great skill. Our divemaster Ramses knew all of the dive sites very well and provided excellent guidance, yet let us control our pace and was happy to let us go off on our own when we wanted to do so. There was a strong emphasis on safe diving practices at all times without being overbearing or in-your-face about it.
July is in the middle of the rainy season in Puerto Vallarta which means that it rains for about an hour late in the afternoon on most days. But this means that the air temperature remains moderate and the water is much warmer and clearer than in the winter months. So on balance, I recommend diving there in summer.
In many places that we go to dive, we find that the different dive sites are quite similar and your memory of them blurs together after a while. The dive sites at Peurto Vallarta are dramatically different. One day you will be diving around rocks rising up from the ocean floor, the next day you will be diving along a wall that drops off seeming to infinity below, and the day after that you will be out in the ocean exploring a craggy volcanic rock with swim-throughs surrounded by huge fish and sea turtles. In short we felt that we had a real find in both the dive sites that Puerto Vallarta has to offer and the team at PVScuba.
If you are interested in more details of our dives, we have put up our journal entries at PuertoVallarta.
The dive boat is fast which meant we could get leisurely starts at 9AM and still get to most dive sites before the other big dive boats that had left considerably earlier. You do not have all the comforts of the bigger boats, but the tradeoff is that you have a small group of divers as opposed to a mob scene of divers, snorkellers, and folks apparently along just to drink and gawk.
Our captain Moses operated the boat with great skill. Our divemaster Ramses knew all of the dive sites very well and provided excellent guidance, yet let us control our pace and was happy to let us go off on our own when we wanted to do so. There was a strong emphasis on safe diving practices at all times without being overbearing or in-your-face about it.
July is in the middle of the rainy season in Puerto Vallarta which means that it rains for about an hour late in the afternoon on most days. But this means that the air temperature remains moderate and the water is much warmer and clearer than in the winter months. So on balance, I recommend diving there in summer.
In many places that we go to dive, we find that the different dive sites are quite similar and your memory of them blurs together after a while. The dive sites at Peurto Vallarta are dramatically different. One day you will be diving around rocks rising up from the ocean floor, the next day you will be diving along a wall that drops off seeming to infinity below, and the day after that you will be out in the ocean exploring a craggy volcanic rock with swim-throughs surrounded by huge fish and sea turtles. In short we felt that we had a real find in both the dive sites that Puerto Vallarta has to offer and the team at PVScuba.
If you are interested in more details of our dives, we have put up our journal entries at PuertoVallarta.
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pvscuba
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Hi Kirk,
Thanks for that fantastic detailed report that can be seen at PeutoVallarta
Great pictures as well, specially the ones with the nurse sharks!
Hope to see you soon for more diving!
Alex from PVScuba
Thanks for that fantastic detailed report that can be seen at PeutoVallarta
Great pictures as well, specially the ones with the nurse sharks!
Hope to see you soon for more diving!
Alex from PVScuba
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pvscuba
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Dove at Marietas Islands today.
Great viz at depths below 50 ft. Near the surface the water has been murky because of the mud washed down by the rivers during the rains, which is the norm for this time of the year.
Rainy season will be over within the next few days and we're expecting fantastic viz for October and November.
Current temps are in the upper 80s and should remain so through October.
Hope to see you when you visit Puerto Vallarta.
Alex from PVScuba
Great viz at depths below 50 ft. Near the surface the water has been murky because of the mud washed down by the rivers during the rains, which is the norm for this time of the year.
Rainy season will be over within the next few days and we're expecting fantastic viz for October and November.
Current temps are in the upper 80s and should remain so through October.
Hope to see you when you visit Puerto Vallarta.
Alex from PVScuba
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pvscuba
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Dove at Chimo today with the Ballou family that came to town on the cruise ship "Sapphire Princess".
Fantastic dive! Visibility 100ft +. Saw Giant Mantas, turtles, and the works. It rained on us most of the way, but underwater things were awesome!
Come see us when you visit PV!
Alex from PVScuba
Fantastic dive! Visibility 100ft +. Saw Giant Mantas, turtles, and the works. It rained on us most of the way, but underwater things were awesome!
Come see us when you visit PV!
Alex from PVScuba
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Hi Alex,
The good reports continue to roll in about P.V. and pv scuba in particular. I have just sent an email to your web address (Titles Aussie looking to dive) as I will be in PV mid-November on Norwegian Star & hope you guys can look after me.
Look forward to hearing from you.
Keep those dive reports coming in, it makes me even more keen to be headed there.
Cheers from Down Under,
Greg
AUSTRALIA
The good reports continue to roll in about P.V. and pv scuba in particular. I have just sent an email to your web address (Titles Aussie looking to dive) as I will be in PV mid-November on Norwegian Star & hope you guys can look after me.
Look forward to hearing from you.
Keep those dive reports coming in, it makes me even more keen to be headed there.
Cheers from Down Under,
Greg
AUSTRALIA
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