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RubberDucky
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Shore diving. I've never snorkeled there myself. It's a nice place to do a practice dive after being out of the water a year or so, same with La Palapita. There isn't a ton of stuff to see, so you're almost forced to focus on your weighting, buoyancy, gear skills, etc.
Now the night diving at Paprika, that was the best one I've ever done (last year). Seeing things you've never seen before is always fun.
Yikes! Maybe because I only drank just a very little? I'm lucky to not be one of those people.. at least not for now!
I know the clinic on 5 well. I've been there for ear problems in the past. You're right about that also being a nice place to go. Dr. Negron at Medica San Miguel is our favorite for ears, however. I wasn't aware of the wide variety of other services they offer (other than the hyperbaric stuff). Thanks for sharing that!
If you know what you're getting, it doesn't seem like a big deal really. I thought I knew what I was getting, but I was in for a surprise. As far as why, it was for a few reasons, not the least of which is that I really could use a new laptop. Sure the one at Office Max in Mexico was priced a little higher than what could be bought in the US, but I only need so much mem, disk space, and CPU power. Spending the equivalent in the US would have just been overkill. It just hadn't occurred to me that the return policy would not be honored (though ultimately it was). Would I do it again? Hell no lol. Let someone else learn from me. Nothing wrong with Office Max at all, just the staff in the one downstairs from Mega (the guy who sold it to me couldn't have cared less when I told him it didn't support English, and the staff would just tell me to come back tomorrow without a clear reason why. No thanks, I'd rather get this settled now please!).
About the GoPro, I found out fast that there's a lot more to buy than just the GoPro. There's the LCD screen (not mandatory, but it's nice to know what you're aiming at). Then there's a red filter. I bought the flip filter from backscatter, which while a brilliant piece of hardware seems a bit overkill in price for diving in Cozumel. The only time I probably wouldn't use it is when snorkeling. Even diving at a depth of 10 feet I'd use the filter, otherwise things just look entirely way too blue, even at that shallow of a depth. There are cheaper filters which I think just snap on and off. I'd imagine their quality is on par with the others. It's just a red piece of plastic, right? Don't forget about the anti fog inserts. Finally, you need to think about how you're going to attach this thing to yourself. Edit: and the 32GB class 10 micro SD card, and an external drive to dump the videos onto in order to free up some space on the SD card.
That said, totally worth having.
I give my mouth a good saltwater rinse now and again too! You're right, that does help somewhat.
As far as drinking underwater, I've read about people doing that with Capri Suns stashed away in a BCD pocket. If you find something that works for you, send me a message!
My dive buddy was hanging around a friend of hers who was sick. Then she got sick. Then I got sick. I don't know what it was, but it was the usual suspects of symptoms: runny nose, sore throat, congestion, coughing, chills, lack of energy, loss of appetite, and some nausea. I'd had a flu shot in December, but I guess this could have been a different strain. Or maybe it was just a cold, or something else. I didn't seek any medical care. My buddy, however, has been a lifelong smoker
and once this thing made its way into her chest it gave her far more severe problems. We only had 3 more full vacation days left, having already spent 10 days there. Diving any of those days would be out of the question for either of us, so we decided to pack up and head for the hills. Life happens, I can't complain. Cozumel will be there next year, and so will I.
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