ocdiver1
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Good to hear Mike..now that I'm thinking about it we pmed about them before when you were asking for info
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You can probably always find someone cheaper, it will be a you get what you pay for, cheaper will always equal a smaller boat. It's open ocean, biggest boat you can get is well, well worth it for comfort in the conditions that exist out there and can change so quickly. Small panga equals a long slow ride and a nasty ride. The size of the boat will dictate how fast you can go as the waves will beat the living hell out of you the faster you go. There were 52 boats at the whale shark site when we did it, we saw a large variety of sized boats there, from tiny pangas who you felt sorry for, all the way up to the big sea worthy boats we were on.
Keep in mind anything you do on the water around Isla Mujeres, be it diving, whale shark snorkeling, or sport fishing, is going to be like being on the east side of Cozumel, not the serene protected west side of Cozumel where everyone is used to the glass like conditions. You're basically on unprotected ocean waters for anything associated with Isla Mujeres. Boat size is really something to always consider for anything you do there.
That's a good point, Mike. Now, can you recommend a nice company, that is not in a big hurry and has bigger boats (or, at least not the smaller ones)?
Great vid, John. Looks like a great time.
The music did seem a little out of whack.
'Last Kiss' and some of your more mellow stylings would go with this vid a lot better than the "head bang" stuff you used for the opening.
Whale shark tour operator recommendations?