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| Posted On: | 24-Apr-2003 |
| From: | margaret smith [masmith0.....ca] |
| Subject: | Re: [roatan] Re: Recommendations for apartmenthouse in Roatan - West |
We just got back from 2 weeks of diving at the Bay Island Beach Resort in Sandy Bay (www.bibr.com) We stayed there, so our diving was included. But some other people joined us on occasion, so I assume you can still dive there and just pay per dive. Like everyone has told you, diving is pretty cheap anywhere. They do 2 tank dives starting at 8:30 a.m. and one tank at 2:00. We did 29 dives in 2 weeks and only went to the same dive site 3 times, mostly because of a few days of bad weather and strong currents. Otherwise they would gladly have taken us anywhere we wanted. The dive masters there are very knowledgeable. Also, I believe Mary's place cost $25 to dive (was included in our resort package) but this was my understanding. You only have to get on the boat at 500 psi. So you can stay down as long as you're capable. You also can go down whenever you're ready, and don't have to stick with dive master if you don't want to. Hope this helps! p.s. my husband and I did the first 4 dives as our OW dives, and we stayed down an hour and 10 mins one dive. We also dived with a group of 6 experienced divers for 3 days, and they were the worst divers we ever encountered. It's not the experience, it's the discipline. i.e., if the boat leaves at 8:30, don't be there at 8:40. When you get to the site, have your tanks built and your suits on ready to go. Listen to the divemaster give the orientation to the site etc etc. ----- Original Message ----- From: dvleemin To: roatan.....com Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2003 3:43 PM Subject: [roatan] Re: Recommendations for apartment/house in Roatan - West coast Hi, You said 'chamber use availible'. I'm assuming that if I get DCI I'll be able to use the chamber regardless of who I'm diving with. I have DAN insurance, so cost is not an issue. We would like a dive shop that is willing to go to different sites, such as Mary's Place, and the East side sites. We don't want to get stuck with a shop that will only go to a few of the sites, and wants every diver up after 45 minutes. We're expereinced divers and would like some flexibility. Any shops that tend to cater to this type of diver? The last thing I want is to be on a cattle boat with a bunch of OW students. Darryl --- In roatan.....com, wrote: > Best grocery store-or largest one-- is Eldons in French Harbor--but that's > not near West End. Down there you'd go to Woody's--small, but has some > things--or into Coxen Hole to Warren's--larger-- with most things -- just > not as usually as well stocked as Eldons. Cost is similar in all of them. > Groceries here are more expensive than stateside--more like 7/11 store > prices. > > A hint: Don't go cheap when buying meat--wash all veggies--also buy bottled > water to drink and/or at least ask about your tap water. > > Diving costs about the same around the island. More dives -- sold in > packages of several -- are cheaper. There are tons of dive shops and tons of > people with good/bad to say about each. Larger resorts tend to have more > people per boat--but also may have more experienced dive staff, better > serviced compressors to fill tanks and chamber use available --just in case. > A filled 20 person dive boat is still quite rare around here I'd think. > > Do some East End diving if you can--is more pristine. > > Assume nothing when diving -- any place in the world -- any time -- and > you'll do fine. > > With dives in the $25 range or less, Roatan is a VERY inexpensive place to > dive. > > If you're mostly diving, a day rental one day auto to see a bit of the > island and grocery shop is maybe all you'll need. Or, if you're Ok with a > bit of Spanish, a taxi may work out too. Is always best to know where > you're going when you get in a taxi. Not all taxi drivers know how to get to > all places -- though they may say they do. > > A hint: > Walking the highway after dark alone is NOT a good idea. > > Dive safe! If you mess up, there are recompression chambers at AKR and > Fantasy Island resorts. > > Waylon and Sandy Sims > Coral Beach Inn's Photos are available at: > http://members.aol.com/athundersm/photos.htm > Note: E-mail is NOT perfect. Please never assume we have received your > message unless you get a response from us. We answer ALL E-mail daily. > PS Asking about staying with us gets you put onto our newsletter list. If > you want off just say so. No problem. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: dvleemin [mailto:dvleemin.......] > Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2003 8:20 AM > To: roatan.....com > Subject: [roatan] Reccomendations for apartment/house in Roatan - West > coast > > > Hi, > My wife and I are thinking of going down to Roatan in September, and > are planning on renting an apartment or house. Probably in the West > Bay/West End/Sandy Bay area. I would like to hear some > reccommendations, as there are so many to choose from. > > Would you reccommend renting a car down there? We're going primarily > to dive. > > What are grocery prices like? Where is the best place to shop for > groveries? > > Thanks, > > Darryl > > > > > > > Get A Free Psychic Reading! Your Online Answer To Life's Important Questions. | |
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