07 Apr 2008 01:57:49

Timo

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Hello everyone, We're planning a trip to Costa Rica in November 2008. I saw some older discussions where people talk about diving in Costa Rica. Have any of you had any recent (2007 or 2008) diving trips in Puerto Viejo or on Ca=F1o Island. We want to have 1 day of diving in Puerto Viejo and then a few days later from Dominical a dive on Ca=F1o Island. Any good recommendations, dive schools, dive operations, some experiences there? So long I found a few http://www.reefrunnerdivers.net/, http://www.los-delfines-watersports.com/,http://www.greencoast.com/. We did not find any in Dominical who dive Ca=F1o island, maybe we should use the recommendations from our hotel (http://www.villasriomar.com/). Thanks. All info would be gr8tly appreciated. Timo Webmaster van http://users.telenet.be/EefEnTimo/ Webmaster of http://users.telenet.be/EefEnTimo/01/ Timo De Smedt en Eef Bellon

07 Apr 2008 09:05:58

Jer

Re: Diving in Puerto Viejo and =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Ca=F1o_Island_?=

Timo wrote: > Hello everyone, > We're planning a trip to Costa Rica in November 2008. I saw some older > discussions where people talk about diving in Costa Rica. Have any of > you had any recent (2007 or 2008) diving trips in Puerto Viejo or on > Ca=F1o Island. We want to have 1 day of diving in Puerto Viejo and then= > a few days later from Dominical a dive on Ca=F1o Island. > Any good recommendations, dive schools, dive operations, some > experiences there? > So long I found a few http://www.reefrunnerdivers.net/, > http://www.los-delfines-watersports.com/,http://www.greencoast.com/. > We did not find any in Dominical who dive Ca=F1o island, maybe we shoul= d > use the recommendations from our hotel (http://www.villasriomar.com/). >=20 > Thanks. All info would be gr8tly appreciated. >=20 > Timo >=20 I and a friend were in the Cano area Sept '07. We stayed at the Drake=20 Bay resort (resort =3D that's a stretch) for a week, and despite the=20 copious rain, got in a couple of days diving on Cano. Drake Bay is a=20 staple for our overnight requirements, and Cano didn't disappoint.=20 Besides the typical sea mount critters, we saw the absolutely largest=20 sting rays ever - dropped in 70' right on top of them. Overcast sky,=20 early morning, dim shadows at first, I thought they were eagle rays,=20 then no... maybe mantas, then uh... STINGRAYS!! Holy Barbs Batman!!=20 Kayaks, mangroves, hiking, horses, and lots and lots of rain. Rental gear available, diving on Cano can be challenging, strong=20 currents, rough surface at times, but the island is another great place=20 for a hike during an SI and bag lunch. Be sure to sign in at the ranger = station on the north side before getting wet. --=20 jer email reply - I am not a 'ten'