windcatcher
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We have just got back from Santa Catalina, Panama. We had three days of diving in different locations. Fantastic! A lots of different fish. Not rich with corals or plants. Water was 80 degrees even at 90 feet depth.
The only disappointment was the stinging plankton. It looks like pink strings with knots. Everyone got stung. My advice: get full body protection, including gloves and a hood. I've got allergic reaction and it looked like what you get from poison ivy without itching. It got very bad in two days, but luckily, my husband found prednisone (10MG) tablets in our medicine bag. It took me six days to recover from rash on my skin.
So even if you get full body neoprene skin, the plankton still can get your lips and you never know if you are allergic to it, until you get it. Take prednisone (10MG) tablets with you on a trip. It will help.
We have stayed in La Buena Vida Hotel. Nice service, but pricy ($90). I know that you can get new rooms with AC and even closer to the beach for $35/room through Scuba Coiba.
The only disappointment was the stinging plankton. It looks like pink strings with knots. Everyone got stung. My advice: get full body protection, including gloves and a hood. I've got allergic reaction and it looked like what you get from poison ivy without itching. It got very bad in two days, but luckily, my husband found prednisone (10MG) tablets in our medicine bag. It took me six days to recover from rash on my skin.
So even if you get full body neoprene skin, the plankton still can get your lips and you never know if you are allergic to it, until you get it. Take prednisone (10MG) tablets with you on a trip. It will help.
We have stayed in La Buena Vida Hotel. Nice service, but pricy ($90). I know that you can get new rooms with AC and even closer to the beach for $35/room through Scuba Coiba.