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Dateline CoCo View, Day 2 - Monday May 17
We are here and well in Roatan. As usual, CCV's reps had us out of the airport and at the resort lickety split, TACA even showed up with all of our bags! Off to a great start.
We dined on Spaghetti and Meat Sauce and baked Shrimp platters and finished off with a Tres Leche Cake. Yum.
As we unpacked it began to rain as hard as it can rain- for about an hour. Then it stopped and hasnt rained since!
The Sunday morning orienation dive was quite beautiful as we had 60-80' viz even in the shallows of 3' in front of the resort (and someone was asking about the differences as compared to FIBR- that's a big one). The viz over the PA Wreck was spectacular at about 120'. We saw a 4' Cuda that has taken up residence as wll as the standard Garden Eels. After many divers finished their Front Yard Orienation Dive, we lingered and were joined by Spotted Eagle Rays and as we got shallower, some Squid.
In the afternoon, we packed off to Parrot Tree and saw the standard array of Roatanian SeaHorses. Several were spotted as well as some Nudibranchs.
The night dive, altho inviting from the access of CCV, was limited due to the half price Happy Hour which included not only mixed drinks but halved the price of beers to 75 cents as well. It might also have had something to do with dinner as it included Beef Burgunoin and Baked Fish with a CoCoNut Cream pie topper. We oozed back to the rooms or bar and called it a night.
Monday dawned clear as a bell, so off we went in search of Johns Spot (just E of Mary's Place).
Firs grab breakfast- French toast, sausages, bacon, toasted muffins and bagels, fruit cereal, omelets, pancakes or waffles. Waffles! We must have waffles!
Many Moray Eel sightings, as well as the resident large adult Spotted Drum. On the "drop off" dive from Newmans wall, we spotted Eagle Rays again and the largest juvenile French Angel I have ever seen.
Lunch was some killer Split Pea soup, and chicken or cheese wrapped thingies, with a tortilla wrapper. Lots of salad fixins plus rice and beans, too.
Afternoon dive was Gold Chain- once again, more than a few Morays plus "Herself" taught our group Squid interaction techniques #101. She coaxed a jet of 9 Squidlets to her out-stretched hand and many of the divers had similar good results with her methods. They are victims of their own curiosity- they will come and play voluntarily with your outstretched fingers if given the right coaxing.
The drop off dive was eventful for many as they found Mantis Shrimp in holes (be VERY afraid) and Jawfish, Box Crabs, and Sailfin Blennies.
I am sure that I've missed a lot of stuff, but since I'm going to be here thru the 29th- I'll keep trying to remember the cool stuff.
The place is full, but the boats do not feel crowded, our Chicago group is joined here by Captain Randy of Texas (sans Dee) and functional Divers from Utah.
I have a night dive planned tonight with the infamous "Scutt" of CoCo View. He knows the Front Yard Shore Dive pretty well.
First... dinner.
We are here and well in Roatan. As usual, CCV's reps had us out of the airport and at the resort lickety split, TACA even showed up with all of our bags! Off to a great start.
We dined on Spaghetti and Meat Sauce and baked Shrimp platters and finished off with a Tres Leche Cake. Yum.
As we unpacked it began to rain as hard as it can rain- for about an hour. Then it stopped and hasnt rained since!
The Sunday morning orienation dive was quite beautiful as we had 60-80' viz even in the shallows of 3' in front of the resort (and someone was asking about the differences as compared to FIBR- that's a big one). The viz over the PA Wreck was spectacular at about 120'. We saw a 4' Cuda that has taken up residence as wll as the standard Garden Eels. After many divers finished their Front Yard Orienation Dive, we lingered and were joined by Spotted Eagle Rays and as we got shallower, some Squid.
In the afternoon, we packed off to Parrot Tree and saw the standard array of Roatanian SeaHorses. Several were spotted as well as some Nudibranchs.
The night dive, altho inviting from the access of CCV, was limited due to the half price Happy Hour which included not only mixed drinks but halved the price of beers to 75 cents as well. It might also have had something to do with dinner as it included Beef Burgunoin and Baked Fish with a CoCoNut Cream pie topper. We oozed back to the rooms or bar and called it a night.
Monday dawned clear as a bell, so off we went in search of Johns Spot (just E of Mary's Place).
Firs grab breakfast- French toast, sausages, bacon, toasted muffins and bagels, fruit cereal, omelets, pancakes or waffles. Waffles! We must have waffles!
Many Moray Eel sightings, as well as the resident large adult Spotted Drum. On the "drop off" dive from Newmans wall, we spotted Eagle Rays again and the largest juvenile French Angel I have ever seen.
Lunch was some killer Split Pea soup, and chicken or cheese wrapped thingies, with a tortilla wrapper. Lots of salad fixins plus rice and beans, too.
Afternoon dive was Gold Chain- once again, more than a few Morays plus "Herself" taught our group Squid interaction techniques #101. She coaxed a jet of 9 Squidlets to her out-stretched hand and many of the divers had similar good results with her methods. They are victims of their own curiosity- they will come and play voluntarily with your outstretched fingers if given the right coaxing.
The drop off dive was eventful for many as they found Mantis Shrimp in holes (be VERY afraid) and Jawfish, Box Crabs, and Sailfin Blennies.
I am sure that I've missed a lot of stuff, but since I'm going to be here thru the 29th- I'll keep trying to remember the cool stuff.
The place is full, but the boats do not feel crowded, our Chicago group is joined here by Captain Randy of Texas (sans Dee) and functional Divers from Utah.
I have a night dive planned tonight with the infamous "Scutt" of CoCo View. He knows the Front Yard Shore Dive pretty well.
First... dinner.