Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/17/84; site opus.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!gamma!epsilon!zeta!sabre!petrus!bellcore!decvax!ucbvax!ucdavis!lll-crg!seismo!hao!nbires!opus!atkins From: atkins@opus.UUCP (Brian Atkins) Newsgroups: net.rec.scuba Subject: Re: Cancun-Cozumel Diving? Message-ID: <148@opus.UUCP> Date: Wed, 23-Oct-85 16:14:34 EDT Article-I.D.: opus.148 Posted: Wed Oct 23 16:14:34 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 26-Oct-85 05:03:11 EDT References: <12000004@uiucdcs> Reply-To: atkins@nbires.UUCP (Brian Atkins) Organization: NBI,Inc, Boulder CO Lines: 29 A friend of mine has dived both Cancun and Cozumel, and the later is much better as far as he was concerned. If fact, a rather disturbing thing happened to him in Cancun. He went charter boat diving with about 10-15 other people. Not only were the guides completely unorganized, causing them to get into the water almost 1 hour after dropping anchor, but the dive master also ran out of air at 50 feet!! My friend knows, because he was the master's buddy. Most of the other people were renting boat equipment which did not have octopuses. My friend was the only one that did have one, and the dive master knew it. When his air gave out, he when to by friend and they went up. (At least he didn't panic also!). All in all, my friend has been to Cozumel twice and to Cancun once. He refuses to go back to Cancun, and swears he will never dive there even if he does go back. W.r.t. non-diving activities, Cancun has a much better night (and day) life than Cozumel, which seems to be a rather sleepy place, full of sun, Coronas, and quiet days, rather than discos, taxis and hustle and bustle, which are Cancun's traits. Since I have never been there, but only heard second hand (on numerous occasions, my friend likes to tell his stories) these descriptions, others will have better information on the actual sights and diving experiences. But do beware of diving in Cancun! (Cozumel is supposed to be better w.r.t. conditions and things to see underwater anyway). Brian Atkins ...{attunix, hao, allegra, ucbvax}!nbires!atkins NBI Inc., P.O. Box 9001, Boulder CO 80301 (303) 444-5710