Dive Review of Rich coast/Rocket Frog/Villa del sol in
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Rich coast/Rocket Frog/Villa del sol, May, 2013, by Gary Bohner, Ks, US ( 2 reports). Report 7438.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	It was late may and maybe not the best time of year for diving the Playa Coco area.The water was murky on local dives and vis was low.not many tropicals seen on local dives or anything else for that matter!a couple of nurse sharks were about it! We changed to Rocket Frogs in Playa Ocotal next door town.Arranged to go to Catalina's islands which took a couple of days due to needing enough divers for trip!Catalinas was the best diving of the trip,but not great diving.there were king angel fish trying there best to eat all of sergeant major eggs clustered around rocks.a few big nurse sharks and one huge pacific stingray. Last dive day was a trip to Bat Island which also took several days to arrange due to needing enough divers..this was a 160.00 trip including park fees for two tanks.it is a 60 to 75 minute trip from playa coco area and waters tend to be choppy for a rough ride.Rocket frog has the fastest boat in the area and the largest boat that may cut that time and smoothe the ride also.we were supposed to see mantas and bull sharks!unfortunately the trip was a bust!seen none of this or anything else.wish I could say more good things about the diving,but just can't.Im sure there are better times of the year to dive here according to previous undercurrent articles.The Catalina's showed the best potential for diving on this trip.Maybe more southern itinerary towards Drakes Bay will produce better diving.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Caribbean, Atlantic, Pacific, Indian ocean
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	78-80°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	20-50 Ft/ 6-15 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	?
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals	N/A	Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Rich coast/Rocket Frog/Villa del sol in Costa Rica

Rich coast/Rocket Frog/Villa del sol, May, 2013,

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Dive Review of Rich coast/Rocket Frog/Villa del sol in
Costa Rica