$800 for 4 2 tank dives? Should have been good diving!2 days of 2 morning dives for 2 people. We cancelled the 3rd day. The numbers I posted was their breakdown. It was 8 tanks, sorry I was tired.
What happened to Cozumel?
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Your words: "You forgot about the damage done to the reefs by the onslaught of hoardes [sic] of divers on a daily basis who make contact with the reef, sometimes violently, kicking coral with their fins and breaking it off or grabbing onto it because they can't control their buoyancy or don't know how to properly handle a swift current." The only thing you didn't say was that you witnessed it.
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StreetDoctor
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No $800 for 4 dives for 2 people. Also thanks to @The Chairman for reviving my old name!
The ambiguity, I believe, is what you mean by "4 dives". Are you counting trips on a boat or tanks in the water? $100 per diver per two tank outing is a little steep but not all that unusual, but $100 per tank is way out of line. Also, are you renting equipment?
It seems that more damage was done by hurricanes than by humans.
I think that comparing 2000s to 2020s diving anywhere in the Caribbean will get a similar response. I dove Pennekamp in 1977 and refuse to return as I'm much happier with my memory of what it was as to today's reality. About the only place that I'd say has improved vis a vis 00s to today is the Great Lakes. Say what you will about the zebra mussels, but the lil'bastards really filter the water and allow for some viz.
Brodydog
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Maybe I missed it in your post, but did the dive op state that there would be an analyzer on board? I never assume there will be one.
Nitrox could never have less O2 than air, could it? I dive nitrox as if it were air and I don't dive deep enough any more that O2 even at 36% would be toxic. I used to analyze and tag nitrox tanks but I don't any more, and I often go out on a boat loaded with nitrox tanks where no one else is checking them, either.
2 x 4 is still 8 isn't it?
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