Diving for first time in Roatan

El Stroko Guapo wrote:
> chilly wrote:
>> "harvey" <chandler7600m> wrote in message
>> news:58f8d4b8-5705-4d9e-93b6-7353f3823bd8@s50g2000hsb..com...
>>
>>> Roatan can be pretty advanced diving.
>>
>>
>> Really? Where were you doing all this "pretty advanced diving" off of
>> Roatan?
>
> The best Roatan diving is from about 150' to about 220'. It's been a
> long time since I was there, and maybe access to trimix is better now.
> My hundred or so dives there were all on air.
>
> On the CocoView side, there is a shelf at about 200' that is really
> spectacular. On the Anthony's side there are fantastic lava flows that
> swoop down from about 100' to beyond 240', which is where we always
> turned around. It would be fun to follow them down another hundred feet
> or so, but that would be considered pretty advanced diving.
>
> esg

You turned at 240' ??
The lava flows were so incredible at 400' that I thought i was
hallucinating.

chilly wrote:
>> "Duane" <renault@shaw.ca> wrote in message
>> news:76wfk.112380$gc5.26563@pd7urf2no...
>>> Mark and Andrea at Native Sons for me if you do use them. Have a great
>> trip.
>>
>
> Is Andrea a tall slim blonde woman? If so, also, can't go wrong there.
> She's excellent.
>
>
Andrea is medium height and not slim, has shorter blond hair and is from
East Germany originally so she has an accent. But you can't go wrong
with her either. You may be thinking of Michelle.

"Duane" <renault@shaw.ca> wrote in message
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> chilly wrote:
> >> "Duane" <renault@shaw.ca> wrote in message
> >> news:76wfk.112380$gc5.26563@pd7urf2no...
> >>> Mark and Andrea at Native Sons for me if you do use them. Have a great
> >> trip.
> >>
> >
> > Is Andrea a tall slim blonde woman? If so, also, can't go wrong there.
> > She's excellent.
> >
> >
> Andrea is medium height and not slim, has shorter blond hair and is from
> East Germany originally so she has an accent. But you can't go wrong
> with her either. You may be thinking of Michelle.

No, I'm thinking of Andrea.

But the Andrea I was thinking of is Austrian or something like that. She's
tall to me, since I'm only 5'3". Regardless, she's about 5'7" and slim,
probably around 40 years old.

There was another lovely young gal, kinda chunky, almost white blonde hair,
might be 5'4". She'd left the island, but who knows, maybe she came back.
Excellent person, excellent diver, can't go wrong there either.

"Dan Bracuk" <bracuk@pathcom.com> wrote in message
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> "chilly" <slarson@shaw.canada> pounded away at his keyboard resulting
> in:
> :
> :Is Andrea a tall slim blonde woman? If so, also, can't go wrong there.
>
>
> You sure you're not a guy?

I'm sure. Are you? I thought we were talking about who to dive with.
Didn't realize male or female came into the matter.

"harvey" <chandler7600m> wrote in message
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On Jul 17, 2:07 am, "chilly" <slar...@shaw.canada> wrote:
> "harvey" <chandler7...m> wrote in message
>
> news:58f8d4b8-5705-4d9e-93b6-7353f3823bd8@s50g2000hsb..com...
>
>
>
> > Roatan can be pretty advanced diving.
>
= Really? Where were you doing all this "pretty advanced diving" off
of
= Roatan?

>My Bad, totally forgot;
>Roatan is all 22 feet deep,
> flat, sandy bottom

Wow, you did some really lousy dives off Roatan.

Me, I did all the advanced dives, including a couple of wrecks, Hole in the
Wall and the Bear Cave.

Hmm, let's see . . log book says . . oh wait, I don't keep a log book
anymore. Let's just do the math. 100+ days over a number of trips and
seasons, 3 to 5 dives a day, with a few days off for bad behaviour comes to,
um, well, lessee, that comes to . . . .I've done a few dives off of Roatan.



no drift diving,
No currents
no overhead environments




>
> (snip)
>
> > - but they do have a chamber there, as well as a medical staff,
>
> > and it's doubtless not just for decoration.
>
> No, it isn't. It's for the lobster divers.
>
> :^)

JUST ??
( No Comment )

>
> > It's truly great diving down there, but go down there prepared.
>
> > resort courses are great, unless something goes terribly wrong.
>
> > Take all the pool / classroom work up here first.
>
> Normally, I recommend taking your diving course at home, and as you said
(or
> someone said) taking the time to let it all sink in (no pun intended).
> Scuba is a safe activity if you take your training seriously.
>
> That doesn't mean that if you intend to take a vacation to learn to dive,
> that one can't learn to dive on vacation. Seems to me, that if that is a
> person's intent, then Roatan is an excellent choice.


Old Diver
Bold Diver

- But not both

Diver Beware . .

"Duane" <renault@shaw.ca> wrote in message
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> chilly wrote:
> >> "Duane" <renault@shaw.ca> wrote in message
> >> news:76wfk.112380$gc5.26563@pd7urf2no...
> >>> Mark and Andrea at Native Sons for me if you do use them. Have a great
> >> trip.
> >>
> >
> > Is Andrea a tall slim blonde woman? If so, also, can't go wrong there.
> > She's excellent.
> >
> >
> Andrea is medium height and not slim, has shorter blond hair and is from
> East Germany originally so she has an accent. But you can't go wrong
> with her either. You may be thinking of Michelle.

I wasn't thinking of Michelle. Is Andrea the gal that ran Luna Beach for a
while?

If so, then that's the Andrea I was thinking of.

Isn't Michelle a young Australian girl? I sent in her PADI instructor
papers for her.

"daffy" <daffy1123@excite.com> wrote in message
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> On Jul 16, 5:38 pm, "chilly" <slar...@shaw.canada> wrote:
> >
> > Native Sons will treat you right. You might also consider Coconut Tree.
> >
> > Where are you planning on staying?
>
> Probably Chillies; a friend of mine stayed there recently and
> recommended it highly. Plus they're run by Native Sons.

I've never stayed at Chillies but haven't heard any seriously bad reports.
Native Sons always gets high marks.

> > Best of luck with the weather at that time of year. I'm sure you know
what
> > I mean by that.
>
> I assume you're talking about hurricanes?

Yes, that's what I meant.

> > Ask me anything and I'll do my best to answer. I've got a 100+ dives
off of
> > Roatan, both in the water and in the dives Greg was referring to. :^)
>
> OK, here's probably the most important thing I need to know right now:
> Having never even touched SCUBA equipment before, Is it realistic to
> expect that I can learn the sport over the course of a four-day open
> water certification course?

Well, as I said in another post, I'd normally not recommend 4 days. But it
is doable. And if you only have 4 days, then Roatan is the place . . .
assuming the weather co-operates.

Damn, I'm jonesin' for the island.

Just got back from Belize. For some reason, I just don't feel like I can
*be* here at home.

On Jul 18, 3:19 am, Duane <rena...@shaw.ca> wrote:
> Andrea is medium height and not slim, has shorter blond hair and is from
> East Germany originally so she has an accent.

Does she hang out with Max Mosley?

V.

On Jul 19, 1:07 pm, "chilly" <slar...@shaw.canada> wrote:
> > > Is Andrea a tall slim blonde woman?  If so, also, can't go wrong there.
> > > She's excellent.

> > Andrea is medium height and not slim, has shorter blond hair and is from
> > East Germany originally so she has an accent. But you can't go wrong
> > with her either. You may be thinking of Michelle.

> Isn't Michelle a young Australian girl?

Ok, enough of this fruitless guessing. We need pictures. In bikinis
or without. Purely to resolve this confusion. Of course. No other
reason... well, other than helping beginners. We want to help
beginners, dont we?

So, who's got photos?

V.

"VK" <vandit.kalia@> wrote in message
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On Jul 18, 3:19 am, Duane <rena...@shaw.ca> wrote:
> Andrea is medium height and not slim, has shorter blond hair and is from
> >East Germany originally so she has an accent.

>Does she hang out with Max Mosley?

I can't remember her man's name. But I do believe they were on Koh Tao for
quite a while. Do you know them?