Dive Review of Papa Hogs/Reef Residencias - At Home in Cozml in
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Papa Hogs/Reef Residencias - At Home in Cozml, Sep, 2006, by Bob Sugarman, Fl, USA . Report 2885.
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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
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
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Comments	Papa Hogs is a first class operation. Each morning, a small six-pack, with a captain & divemaster, would pick us up at the dock about a quarter mile from our condo. For 5 of the 6 days, only the 4 of us in our group were on the boat. Our nitrox tanks, BCs, and regs were all set up, having been rinsed and stored from the day before. We asked that Sergio be our divemaster all week and the request was cheerully honored. Sergio asked where we wanted to dive each day and if we didn't have a preference, he suggested a nice variety of sites. Not much in the way of briefings but he led us on each drift, looking out for us and showing us things of interest. We could dive our own profiles or follow him and the captain was always quick to spot us and pick us up, asking us to doff our BCs in the water and hoisting them up before we climbed the ladder. Surface intervals were on the beach and lasted about an hour. The reefs below 30 feet are still covered with sand from 2005 Hurricane Wilma but the color and fish life at shallow depths were plentiful. Saw several tutles, lots of cudas, a few nurse sharks, plentiful rays, and a few sightings, thanks to Sergio, of the endemic splendid toadfish. I would definitely return to Papa Hogs in a few years after the currents sweep the sand off the reefs. Residencias Reef is a fairly isolated but luxurious condo 10 minute drive from town -- definintely need to rent a car. The condos are large, equipped with everything (ours #5240 even had golf clubs, beach rafts, and bottled water) with great beach views, but ask for one with English rather than Spanish satellite TV. Also inquire about any construction or power outages planned, as we had one day without power and hadn't been advised in advance (altho our rent for that day was refunded.) The beach and grounds are groomed each day and the pool large. Each evening we drove into town and ate tasty grilled fresh seafood at restaurants receommended by Divemaster Sergio. It was offseason when we went in September, so it wasn't crowded although the town fills up when the mega cruise ships dock, but they were gone by dinner time. A nice week of attractive, pleasant but unexciting diving (except for one day when Sergio took us for an exhilirating drift in a strong current that was as exciting as a theme park roller coaster -- we were all smiles afterwards) with full service and comfortable accomodations.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Cancun, Riviera Maya, Great Barrier Reef, Hawaii, Bahamas, Caymans, Grand Turk, Florida Keys, Miami & Ft. Lauderdale
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	cloudy	Seas	calm, surge
Water Temp	83-84°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	0-0 Ft/ 0-0 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	700 psi upon ascent
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		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	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Papa Hogs/Reef Residencias - At Home in Cozml in Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan

Papa Hogs/Reef Residencias - At Home in Cozml, Sep, 2006,

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Dive Review of Papa Hogs/Reef Residencias - At Home in Cozml in
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan