waynel
Contributor
Many, many thanks to Christi for making the "special dive trip" with my adult daughter happen. She and her fiance were staying at Cozumel Palace, and arrived three days before I checked into Hotel Barracuda. My daughter, while 34 years old, is still very much a procrastinator. They were diving with the op at Palace and I was trying to get her and her fiance to dive one day with me on a BlueXT boat. They always rent gear. Well, I was frantically trying to get my daughter to get the forms to Christi and gear requirements, etc. And Christi was just so patient with all of us. And the dive was so special to us because my daughter and I were the last people to dive with my wife when she passed three years ago. In fact, when we did the dive we had a little "ceremony" on Tormentos. Thank you so much Christi! You are a sweetheart. And Pedro and Martin? Outstanding guides! So polite, so tolerant (my daughter's fiance is a newbie). What I really liked about both of them is that for the last three dives of my trip there were only three divers but we were all heavily experienced. Point being is that they understood our skill level and acted accordingly. I've been in that situation where the guide gets pissed off if you don't signal him exactly what air you have left instead of just an "ok." And do it two or three times on a dive...and if you're looking for something, they let you know on the boat "you must watch me." Decades ago, when I was new, I never took my eyes off the guide...but now? My point is...both Martin and Pedro can so accurately assess each diver on the first dive that they know exactly what level of "attention" they need to pay to each diver. That my friends, is the perfect guide. Christi, don't lose those two guys. Because I dove with Rick and Jane, two of your repeats and I can see why they dive with your op. I'm there to dive and explore not have a guide treat me like every newbie and telling me how much weight I need. If you're AOW or above, or if you have a newbie diving with you (like I did) BlueXT Sea is a great op to consider. I'll be back in Coz for Carnival (if not sooner). Christi, we'll have that coffee then.