West coast SCUBA?
Hey Everyone, We are trying to decide if we should carry our SCUBA gear with us on our first Mexico RV trip. I was set on carrying it along until I started looking at the diving available. I am ...
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Desert Captain wrote:
I spent 7 months on my 34' sailboat cruising the Baja and west coast of Mexico. Diving on the outside of the Baja is cold (like southern CA), until you get south of Bahia Santa Maria. The west coast was OK but not much to write home about but.... the Sea of Cortez is nothing short of amazing. I didn't have a compressor but carried 3 tanks one of which was always held in reserve in case of boat problems that required dive time.
I had a friend who was a master free diver and he patiently introduced me to the sport with some success. Spent far more time free diving than with tanks and that would be my recommendation for anyone traveling by RV. Scuba requires an inordinate amount of gear and frankly the diving is better (visibility and temperature wise), in 35' or less which is well within the range of most folks who free dive.
:C
You are fortunate. I would love to learn more about freediving. It would expand dive opportunities exponentially. If your friend offers lessons please put me in touch with him.
