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no easy answer. best boat is cocos. sea hunter. cocos given hammerheads white tips. great location. maybe mantas silky whale sharks plus who knows. socorro area. mantas. friendly dolphin encounter given. also. whale sharks in the early part season,hammerheads not likely large schools but small groups, humpback whales in the winter though mainly seen on surface and heard uw. bottom line both great. nowdays socorro is better bargain. cocos much more money. i love the sea hunter but i think more bang for your bucks in socorro. big difference in what you see depending on when you go for socorro

I recently was told about a petition asking protection for the Hannan area of Cozumel- the Micro Atoles.This area is on the east side of Cozumel towards the north end of the island, just down from the Mayan site El Castillo. Its for President Calderon of Mexico. Personally I like the idea since Hannan is one of the most special places I know of on Cozumel. There actually was an article in the National Geographic News letter about this area http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/20...8/cozumel-2013/ So if you like the please sign the petition. http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/cozumel/ http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/20...8/cozumel-2013/ http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/cozumel/

Best time varies depending on what you want to see. I like the first trips when they open up in Nov. Likely encounters with whale sharks, mantas, hammerheads etc and the water is still warm (low 80-high 70's though you might hit some thermoclines). Getting in Jan onward you will see the humpback whales from the boat and if lucky while diving though I think thats not too common. Of course hearing them underwater is nice. Water is cooler at this time. You will also have encounters with mantas dolphin and various species of sharks. I can't talk about the spring months since i never was there then.

very nice. the music on dos ojos is perfect.

So which ever way I go apple vs pc it would be a stand alone unit dedicated to vidio editing, correct? I am sure i will have sticker shock but I am leaning toward an apple system since we plan on changing over from pc to windows down the line. that said what apple system would you recomend-realize i never have used an apple and know zero about them other than a great rep.

I have been working with a sony HDR-HC1 video camera for a number of years. It can shoot in HDV but the edit system I have been using for over 10 years (applied majic screenplay) only works with DV format. From some vidios I have seen shot in HDV it seems the quality is much better. So if I am going to change over I need to figure out what type of edit system to go with. Suggestions?? Stand alone PC or Mac? Thanks.

The Argo is the Sea Hunter groups newest boat. So I imagine you would have the same experience levels for the crew etc. From what Ive read its a newer and nicer version of the Sea Hunter or Undersea Hunter just a bit more expensive. Never been on the Argo though have done trips on the Sea Hunter and Undersea Hunter some years ago.

though i have never done this you might want to look into doing the whale sharks out from Isla Mujers. Its blue water as opposed to gulf of mexico green. http://www.islawhalesharks.com/ when i did this out of Holbox we went with Marvin tours and it was fine. You had as much time as you wanted in the water. This was a few years back so I don't know how it is now. The web site I have is www.marvintours.com We just arrived on Holbox and looked him up. I imagine its a little different now since that was 5 or so years back.

solmar now has nitrox. That was a big change for the best

for what its worth. Just had a report from the last trip the Solmar did. Rather cold water for this time of year 79 on the surface. Six whale sharks on Roca Partida, 30+ silvertips etc etc (roca partida). Sounds good. We are on the Nov 13 trip this week.

never been on the explorer but have done a number of trips on the Solmar. I have been very impressed with the make over of the operation once the new owner took over. The rooms are small but its a very well run operation with most of the crew having many years working on the boat. I think the dive operation has much more experience in those waters than the explorer. Regardless of which you pick its a very fine place to dive. You never know what you might see (ran into a pod of orcas years ago on the return to Cabo)

Its been quite a few years since I was in Cocos but back 10 or so years ago I always felt that Jan Feb were nice times to be there "dry season" so to speak. I first went to Cocos back in may of 94. Grest action but i only saw the sun once. Later trips we did Jan etc and i liked it since there was a bit more sun though the action was maybe a little slower. So if I was ever to go back i would vote for Jan or Feb. New years sounds like fun.

thanks but its not my camera. its for a local dive guide here on Cozumel who wants something easy to carry. He had a Cannon set up but the housing leaked and that was the end of the camera. While the cannon system worked he was very happy with it.

i went ahead an ordered the fe 3010. Looks good. the older version was always shown as backorder. dan

Thanks I will scratch Intova off the list.