blue steal
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Well back home, gear rinsed and dried, regulators sent in for service and back to work .
Stayed 10 days with the Blue Angel and did 23 dives. Dove most spots except furthest south and north.
Water temp was at the coolest 82 and the warmest 84. My 1mm Akona fullsuit was fine for me.
Currents were for the most part very light.
Lots of turtles, nurse sharks, black tips, and all the other critters.
SI's were right at an hour and we always stopped at a beach somewhere for these.
DM's were great and dive times for AL80's were shortest 50 minutes (Columbia deep), and up to 70 minutes for boat dives, and up to 90 minutes for the shore dives.
Did quite a few afternoon dives with a spear sling and killed lionfish 1-2 on each dive. The number of lionfish from the BA down to Villiblanca is only a few and they are quite small.
The diveop is run by Martin and he does a good job of matching people.
I did pressure checks on all my tanks and they were always 3000-3400psi.
Nitrox percentages were close to what was marked on the tanks, except on one marked 37% was actually 32%, probably a mislabeled tank.
The captains are quick to switch out your tanks between dives, very quick indeed.
The restaurant food is quite good and there is evening entertainment that is very pleasant.
BA has kayaks available and it was fun to take these out for a paddle.
Did some bike riding down south, the road is smooth and not much traffic in the early morning hours.
The rooms are spartan, but very clean, maids are great.
If I had one complaint here it would be the water pressure on the 4th floor was not very strong and on the weekends it seems the hot water was lacking.
Balconies all face the ocean and there is room to hang your wet stuff there, or if you prefer there are lockers.
Rinse tanks are good size, nice shower next to them. Tanks are available for shore dives.
Very friendly place and easy to get to know your fellow divers as well as the staff.
Front desk folks are very helpful for taxis, change, information, etc..
Heck they even offered to drive me down to el cid with my gear and just drift dive back.
Ok, that's it I'm missing COZ already and can't wait to return.:depressed:
Stayed 10 days with the Blue Angel and did 23 dives. Dove most spots except furthest south and north.
Water temp was at the coolest 82 and the warmest 84. My 1mm Akona fullsuit was fine for me.
Currents were for the most part very light.
Lots of turtles, nurse sharks, black tips, and all the other critters.
SI's were right at an hour and we always stopped at a beach somewhere for these.
DM's were great and dive times for AL80's were shortest 50 minutes (Columbia deep), and up to 70 minutes for boat dives, and up to 90 minutes for the shore dives.
Did quite a few afternoon dives with a spear sling and killed lionfish 1-2 on each dive. The number of lionfish from the BA down to Villiblanca is only a few and they are quite small.
The diveop is run by Martin and he does a good job of matching people.
I did pressure checks on all my tanks and they were always 3000-3400psi.
Nitrox percentages were close to what was marked on the tanks, except on one marked 37% was actually 32%, probably a mislabeled tank.
The captains are quick to switch out your tanks between dives, very quick indeed.
The restaurant food is quite good and there is evening entertainment that is very pleasant.
BA has kayaks available and it was fun to take these out for a paddle.
Did some bike riding down south, the road is smooth and not much traffic in the early morning hours.
The rooms are spartan, but very clean, maids are great.
If I had one complaint here it would be the water pressure on the 4th floor was not very strong and on the weekends it seems the hot water was lacking.
Balconies all face the ocean and there is room to hang your wet stuff there, or if you prefer there are lockers.
Rinse tanks are good size, nice shower next to them. Tanks are available for shore dives.
Very friendly place and easy to get to know your fellow divers as well as the staff.
Front desk folks are very helpful for taxis, change, information, etc..
Heck they even offered to drive me down to el cid with my gear and just drift dive back.
Ok, that's it I'm missing COZ already and can't wait to return.:depressed: